| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25548 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 30.5 x 40.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour and black crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Curtis, R Emerson |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Mines landscape, Mt Isa
Description
Hard spinifex-tufted ridges were rich in minerals essential for war. First zinc, and lead - then copper for wartime usages, had transformed an isolated belt of western Queensland into a modern hive of industry. A neat cluster of mine buildings, a long-legged haulage shaft, an aggressive chimney stack, partly hide from view a hot sprawling town-ship while far out on the horizon is seen a flat-topped wall of mauve coloured hills.