Underground Hospital, Queensland

The Underground Hospital of Mount Isa was constructed in March 1942 to evacuate patients in the event of an attack during World War II. The tunnels are 2.6 to 3.5 metres wide, consisting of 3 east/west tunnels and 1 joining north/south tunnel that forms a reversed 'E' shape.

There is also a vertical ventilation shaft, giving you the only window view if the hospital had to evacuate. The Underground hospital was restored between 1997 and 2001 to its original condition, and displays a unique part of Mount Isa’s history. The first hospital of Mount Isa was also on display, with a collection of medical and mining equipment that provided to the town through its early years. Interesting fact is that the original hospital was transferred from Kuridala when its mining operations ceased in 1928.