Mount Isa

/ ˈaɪzə /

noun

1. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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“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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