Nonda To Mt Isa 1983.

This is a collection of photographs taken by train crews stationed at Cloncurry in 1983. While they may be of little value to most, they are an indication of what outback Australia was like to those who were there.
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Nonda Railway Station was a change point for train crews in 1983.
Nonda
Station 		The old Normanton - Croydon Gulflander was trucked to Cloncurry then worked to Hughenden were it broke down. It was then towed to Brisbane. This Photo was taken at Nonda.
Old
Gulflander 		Nelia Railway Station approximately 25 minutes west of Nonda. Used as a roadside dropping point for local cattle and sheep properties.
Nelia
Station 		Quarrels was an unattended staff crossing station approximately 30 minutes west of Nelia.
Quarrels
Station 		Looking west toward Julia Creek from Quarrels.
Quarrels
Station
The Eddington Arms Hotel at Gilliat, approximately 30 minutes west of Julia Creek. This Photo was taken from the railway station.
Gilliat
Station 		Oorindi Railway Station approximately 50 minutes west of Gilliat.
Oorindi
Station 		The Oorindi post office.
Oorindi
Post Office 		Undina was an unattended staff crossing station approximately 25 minutes west of Oorindi.
Undina
Station 		Oonoomurra was an unattended staff crossing station approximately 50 minutes west of Undina and 25 minutes east of Cloncurry.
Oonoomurra
Station
Cloncurry as seen from the lookout just west of the town.
Cloncurry
Town 		Cloncurry River like it was for 11 months of the year.
Cloncurry
River 		Cloncurry River like it was for the other month of the year.
Cloncurry
River 		The Cloncurry Hearse.
Cloncurry
Hearse 		The Cloncurry water tower and lookout.
Cloncurry
Lookout
Dolimite Mine 15 minutes west of Cloncurry. Abandoned when a mine shaft hit artesian water and the mine flooded.
Dolimite
Mine 		Aboriginal Skull Rock is a landmark approximately 10 minutes south west of Cloncurry by rail.
Aboriginal
Skull 		Maiden's Tit is a landmark approximately 5 minutes south west of Cloncurry by rail.
Maidens
Tit 		Mitakooti was an unattended staff crossing station 50 minutes south west of Cloncurry.
Mitakooti
Station 		Malbon was an unattended staff crossing station approximately 80 minutes south west of Cloncurry.
Malbon
Station
Bungalien was an attended staff crossing station approximately 60 minutes north west of Malbon.
Bungalien
Station 		Monument is a landmark and town south west of Bungalien on the Phosphate Hill branch line.
Monument
 Empty mineral train arriving at Phosphate Hill.
Phosphate
Hill 		Empty mineral train about to go though the loader, after going around the balloon loop.
Phosphate
Hill 		Phosphate Hill Mine.
Phosphate
Hill
Phosphate Loader.
Phosphate
Hill 		Duchess Railway station looking towards Kelly's Hotel. Duchess was an attended staff crossing station approximately 25 minutes north west of Bungalien.
Duchess
Station 		Burke and Wills Memorial at Corrella Creek approximately 25 minutes west of Cloncurry by road.
Corrella
Creek 		Mary Kathlean was a town 30 minutes west of Cloncurry by road, which serviced a near by uranium mine. It was abandoned just after these photos were taken.
Mary
Kathlean 		Mary Kathlean post office.
Mary
Kathlean
Mary Kathlean Police Station.
Mary
Kathlean 		Kajabbi is north of Cloncurry at the end of a branch line.
Kajabbi
Station 		Kalkadoon Hotel at Kajabbi.
Kalkadoon
Hotel 		Bushy Park cattle property's mail box.
Bushy
Park 		Woonigan was an unattended staff crossing station approximately 40 minutes north west of Duchess. The old station house burnt down just after this photo was taken.
Woonigan
Station
Mica Creek power station just outside Mt Isa.
Mica
Creek 		Mt Isa east.
Mount
Isa 		Mt Isa central.
Mount
Isa 		Mt Isa west.
Mount
Isa 		Mt Isa mines' stack.
Mount
Isa