Cloncurry, Queensland to the community in the 1950s. Until the development of Mount Isa in the 1960s, Cloncurry was the administrative centre of the region. The first-ever flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia took place from Cloncurry on 15 May 1928, using a de Havilland DH.50 aircraft hired from the then small airline, Qantas. A Royal Flying Doctor Service museum is situated in the town. The population in Cloncurry decreased from 3,898 in 1996 to 2,900 in 2002. It declined further to 2,719 by 2016. The Cloncurry Bob McDonald Library opened in 2012. Cloncurry has a number of heritage-listed
Duchess, Queensland Duchess, Queensland Duchess is a town and a locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. The town is in the east of the locality. The Cloncurry Duchess Road passes through the locality from south to east, passing through the town. The Great Northern railway passes through the locality from east to north-west, passing through the town which is served by the Duchess railway station. The area has a train platform which leads to Cloncurry and Mount Isa. Duchess is surrounded by a series of stations including Mayfield station and Stradbroke station. In the north of the locality, there is