We also visited the underground hospital today. In the grounds of the hospital an underground shelter was built during the war, after the bombing of Darwin, just in case Mt Isa was bombed. It never was, but the shelter was used many times during air sirens, patients were moved from the main hospital to the underground hospital.
It has been restored with the help of photographs taken at the time to exactly how it was during the war. The original 1920’s hospital is still there today as well in the grounds of the current hospital and next to the underground hospital. It now houses a collection of medical and dental equipment that make me glad we weren’t around then for what looks like it be more at home in a torture chamber.
We have been in a motel here that has had not had hot water since the day we checked in. I mentioned this of course, every day hoping that it would be resolved. The plumber came and said they needed the gas man, the gas man came, did something I think but there is still no hot water. The manager told me tonight that the gas man is no longer answering his phone. So it looks like a cold shower again in the morning. The water was slightly warm, not icy cold thankfully.Anyway, the manager has given us a discount, one free night’s accommodation and a further $45.00 reduction off the other night so we are very happy with that.