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Explore Mary Kathleen in Australia

Mary Kathleen in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 1,148 mi or ( 1848 km ) North-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Mary Kathleen is now 04:38 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: and . Since you are here already, make sure to check out . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mary Kathleen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Rigby Falls Corella Creek Gorge

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Mary Kathleen, Queensland

Mary Kathleen was a mining settlement in the northwestern part of Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Selwyn Range between Mount Isa and Cloncurry. Mary Kathleen was first settled during the 1860s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.78 139.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1860s establishments in Australia, Ghost towns in Queensland, History of Queensland, Mines in Queensland, Mining towns in Queensland, North West Queensland, Populated places disestablished in 1982, Populated places established in the 1860s, Uranium mines in Australia

Corella Dam

Lake Corella was constructed in 1959 for town water for Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine. When full it has a surface area of 320 hectares and holds 15,300 ML of water at an average depth of 4.8 metres, however a hole in the dam wall prevents this dam ever being full.

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Located at -20.84 140.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1959, Lakes of Queensland, North West Queensland, Reservoirs and dams in Australia

East Leichhardt Dam

East Leichhardt Dam is correctly identified as Lake Mary Kathleen, Queensland. The dam is located 25 km east of Mount Isa, Queensland, and 9 km south of the Barkly Highway. The dam was built to be an emergency supply of water for the now-closed Mary Kathleen uranium mine. However, Lake Corella was sufficient.

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Located at -20.78 139.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Lakes of Queensland, North West Queensland, Reservoirs and dams in Australia

Ballara, Queensland

Ballara is the site of a deserted mining town in north-western Queensland, Australia, in the Selwyn Range between the towns of Mount Isa and Cloncurry. It includes the remains of a railway station for a long-closed narrow-gauge railway. Ballara is commemorated in the scientific name of the Kalkadoon Grasswren (Amytornis ballarae).

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Located at -20.92 139.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ghost towns in Queensland, North West Queensland, Towns in Queensland