O'Doherty Shaft Headframe on Black Rock Lode, Mount Isa Mines, c.1920s

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DescriptionThis is the shaft that 3 miners were thrown from the coneyance on 1st August 1927 severley injuring William O'Brien. He was airlifted to Cloncurry by the QANTAS mail plane. This proved that medical evacuation by plane was possible. What would become the Royal Flying Doctor Service commenced in May 1928.DateCirca 1920sRights© Mount Isa MinesCollectionMount Isa Mines Last edited by: Andrea Eussen

SubjectMining BuildingsMining Last edited by: Andrea Eussen

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PlaceMount Isa Mines

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KeywordBlack RockO'Doherty Shaft HeadframeTaxonomyTime | 1960s | 1962Topics | MiningLocation | Mount Isa Mines

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O'Doherty Shaft Headframe on Black Rock Lode, Mount Isa Mines, c.1920s

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O'Doherty Shaft Headframe on Black Rock Lode, Mount Isa Mines, c.1920s