JULIA CREEK
Julia Creek is one of the small towns
on the hop route from Townsville to Mt Isa. Julia Creek is one of the
smaller towns on this highway. That said there is a high level of
community pride on display.     
The town was named after the niece of Donald McIntyre,
the first white settler in the area. McIntyre took up a property
called Dalgonally about 70 km north of the present site of the town in
1864, only a few years after the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition
passed through the area. The township began life as a temporary
terminus in 1907 when the railway was extended from Richmond to
service the copper mines at Cloncurry.
The town's main industries are farming, (especially
the beef and wool industries), and mining, which is mainly centred
around the BHP Billiton mine at nearby Cannington
The town has a wine glass water tower that is supposed
to be floodlit at night. Not on our visit. 
The Julia Creek Churches are of the modern
era.
The Julia Creek Museum is open at irregular times.
Dependence on volunteers apparent.
The Hotels in Julia Creek are in business, the Julia
Creek Hotel
has
quite an interesting history. 
The Julia Creek War Memorial is in the main street. 
The traveler will pass through Julia Creek. A stopover
is deserved.
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