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Mount Isa
/ ˈaɪzə /
noun
- a city in NE Australia in NW Queensland: mining of copper and other minerals. Pop: 20 525 (2001)
Example Sentences
The group of four adults and the boy were driving west of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland, a 24 hour drive from Brisbane, the state capital, when their vehicle became bogged down in floodwater on Sunday evening, rescuers said.
After spending the night together in the “ute”, the local term for a sport-utility vehicle, three trekked for about 12 hours to a police station at Mount Isa to raise the alarm at around 6 pm on Monday.
Michael Lowcock, a Catholic priest from the town of Mount Isa in Queensland, said Orda’s family were “very devastated” by news the ship had sunk.
Winds gusting to 90km/h and more torrential rain is expected on Tuesday and into Wednesday, with flash flooding possible at Burketown, Normanton, Croydon, Kowanyama, Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Georgetown, and Richmond.
“Between Alice Springs and Mount Isa, there’s probably only one major community with a decent water supply,” Martin-Jard says.
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