About

The Society, formed in the 1980s, has accumulated archives for over 40 years. Areas of interest include aviation, mining, local government, railways and the archives of Dr David Harvey-Sutton. 

Cloncurry was first named by Burke and Wills. Copper was discovered in 1861 by Mr Ernest Henry. The town was laid out 1876. It was a stopping point for some of the great air races and was the destination for the first QANTAS commercial flight on 3 November 1922. John Flynn started the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Cloncurry. Dame Mary Gilmore is buried in here with her husband. The remarkable late Dr David Harvey-Sutton practised here for 40 years. Cloncurry remains a centre for mining and the grazing industry as well as being an important transport hub.