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Underground Hospital
After the bombing of Darwin in 1942, there was a real fear that Mount Isa with its rich mineral resources would be next. Given that Darwin Hospital was also bombed, there was also genuine concern for Mount Isa Hospital. This prompted a discussion between the then regional District Hospital Director and Superintendent of the mines. Their idea for an Underground Hospital quickly became a reality, carved into the hills near the base of the regional hospital. Over a period of 15 weeks, miners drilled, blasted and mucked out a series of four timbered tunnels into the side of the hill.
Tent House
Step inside the heritage-listed Tent House, a solution to the 1930s housing shortage in Mount Isa during the early mining boom years. Find out how a common tent was converted into a Tent House; an adaptation of materials to suit a hot, dry climate.
Beth Anderson Museum
The building currently housing the Beth Anderson Museum has a story of its own. It began life as a hospital in Kuridala, a heritage-listed abandoned mining town in the Cloncurry Shire.
Today, visitors to the Beth Anderson Museum can view an impressive collection of antique medical equipment, rare historical items and colourful stories that offer a glimpse into Mount Isa’s earlier years. This is your starting point for the Underground Hospital Tour.
When you are finished sit back and relax on the verandah with a cuppa and Anzac biscuit, included in your ticket.
Refreshments and Souvenirs are also available for purchase.
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A fabulous initiative by a group of people with a passion for preserving our history. I would strongly recommend taking the tour.
David, Melbourne Victoria.










We are on site right at this moment (28 Dec) and the place is fir.ly closed until 1st April.
So don't believe all that you may read on TripAdvisor.












Welcome! The tea and biscuits on the veranda was a lovely bonus! Would definitely recommend the tour!
Joanne snd Paul from Manchester England.





In the Isa :)




















It was an incredible experience both above ground and below. The nurse in me kept screaming where's the infection control! Lol but the lovely tour guide Erica assured me that we were alot tougher in those days. Erica was really well informed, nothing was too much trouble and we were not rushed - being allowed as much time as we wanted to look at everything. And she had already worked all day!
The tent house brought back lots of childhood memories with some of the household items and quite a few of us chuckled over those memories.
This is a definite must see when in Isa. Very reasonably priced as well.

A must do while in Isa.!











