In July 1977 Mount Isa residents turned out in droves for the first Campbell Miles Wheels of Progress Festival. Operations at Queensland Phosphate Ltd’s Phosphate Hill near Duchess stopped in June when Acting Prime Minister Doug Anthony told 200 miners that parent company BH South did not want to continue mining due to massive freight charges and low phosphate quality. The number of women on Mount Isa City Council increased to three on March 29, 1976 when deputy mayor Edna Medley was joined by Pat Conroy and Maire Koski in council. Please note: All comments made or shown here are bound by the With the hospitals lifts out of order a 45-year-old patient collapsed and died of a heart attack when he tried to walk three flights of stairs.Later that year the city elected a new council with The tumultuous events of the Whitlam government did not really affect the Kennedy electorate with Bob Katter Snr being re-elected for the fourth successive time in December 1975.The 1976 summer brought the usual monsoon season to the north-west with Burketown particularly affected when 500mm of rain was dumped on the region in a week. At the time authorities were building Lake Julius and with only a skeleton wall in place it was reaching its storage capacity of 123,000 litres amid fears it might burst its banks. The museum under Rotary Hill held a historical record of Mount Isa’s past as well as “an accurate insight into the North West’s future”.1976 also saw the introduction of greyhound racing to Buchanan Park.In July 1977 Mount Isa residents turned out in droves for the first Campbell Miles Wheels of Progress Festival. The Speer Creek murders horrified Mount Isa in October 1978. The Mount Isa Civic Centre offers a range of products and services, with a diverse range of spaces available to suit each individuals particular needs. Transport Minister Max Hodges officially opened the festival at Centennial Park which featured more than a million dollar’s worth of machinery and equipment.That year’s rodeo was almost threatened by vandalism to the Kruttschnitt grounds with “hooligans” smashing electrical equipment and damaging children’s amusements stalls. Their plane was refueling in the Isa as they headed to Kuala Lumpur for the funeral of Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Ruzuk. In March talks between federal and state representatives broke down over who would pay $30m for the dam.Mount Isa had its moment in the political sun in early 1976 barely a month after the Dismissal election when new Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser and the man he deposed Gough Whitlam were seen smiling and joking together at the airport. For then 80-year-old Laura Johnson it was the realisation of a dream after fighting long battles with councils, politicians and even the prime minister to secure aged care facilities for the pioneers of the North West. There was controversy on January 3, 1978 when the first Aboriginal federal Senator Neville Bonner was refused service in Mount Isa’s Boyd Hotel with staff telling him “we’re not allowed to serve dark people here”. In September Wanderers beat Black Stars 21-10 to win the treble of A-grade, reserve and junior grades. Arriving in town in 1939 with husband Alan she joined many community organisations and led the Pensioner’s League since the end of the Second World War. We bring the finest state, national and international performers to Mount Isa where they can play in our 1000 seat auditorium. In March talks between federal and state representatives broke down over who would pay $30m for the dam. The year 1975 started with Mount Isa dealing with the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy which destroyed Darwin on Christmas Day, 1974. Mount Isa Nationals MP Angelo Bartoni was re-elected to state parliament despite claims of fraudulent ballots by Labor candidate Alex Pavusa. Apr 6 Mount Isa Hospital Ball.

The girl survived.Operations at Queensland Phosphate Ltd’s Phosphate Hill near Duchess stopped in June when Acting Prime Minister Doug Anthony told 200 miners that parent company BH South did not want to continue mining due to massive freight charges and low phosphate quality.The Speer Creek murders horrified Mount Isa in October 1978.Stan Harris was walking his greyhounds when he found the bodies of three travellers - Karen Edwards, Gordon Twaddle and Timothy Thomson near a bush track at Spear Creek. The MIM saddle trophy went to Les Ball with 22-year-old Healy Primary School teacher Judy Compton named 1977 Rotary Rodeo Queen. Apr 3 The Sapphires, Mount Isa Civic Centre. Mayor Born’s first civic duty was to help Premier Bjelke-Petersen open the new $5 million Kmart Plaza on November 4.

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