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Date is correct as another boiler and alternator was installed at the Mine Power Station, bottom left, as it has two stacks. Also the height of the tailings dam also indicates the same date. Foreground is Railway yards and the lead smelter.

Established in January 1924, Mount Isa Mines has grown from humble and isolated beginnings to become one of the world’s largest underground mining operations, and a business that has made a significant contribution to the growth and economic prosperity of Queensland. Lead ore was discovered at Mount Isa in 1923 by prospector John Campbell Miles. As word spread of his discovery, prospectors moved into the region, pegging out 118 leases by the end of 1923. It was engineer and entrepreneur William Corbould who consolidated the many mining leases on the field and established Mount Isa Mines in January 1924. Difficulties such as isolation, flooding, and low ore grades plagued the early years, and milling and smelter operations did not commence until May 1931. The mine survived due to William Corbould’s belief in the wealth of the ore body and its ability to attract significant investment from European and American investors. In the early years, Mount Isa Mines faced hardship in developing the mine and transporting ore to the port in Townsville. The first train pulled into Mount Isa in April 1929, and it was this line that went on to become the State’s most profitable, providing the state government with the capital to revitalize other rail lines throughout Queensland. In 1937 the company made its first operating profit, however, the first investor return of 20c per $2 share was not paid until July 1947. Source: leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/inductees/mount-isa-mines/

Or maybe Mesopotamia? Allied troops, but the gun on the limber looks rather like a German 10 cm field gun with a Krupps breech... but don't trust me on this one, I'm far from sure, there's bound to be someone around who will tie it down for certain, Carol.

I'd guess Boer War? Could be something to do with Robert Baden Powell, the founder of the Scout Movement....? Looks like that type of uniform, but I am not an expert at all in Militaria!

I'd be inclined to agree this smells more Boer War than WW1! The gun could be a Krupps, I thought at first a captured Boer Creusot but the carriage looks unlikely for that.

I may have to eat my words! This looks a lot more like a Creusot Long Tom than British field piece! The carriage is similar also which would make it a captured Boer field piece. These guns played havoc with the British troops and proved to be more than a match for British artillery. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_mm_Creusot_Long_Tom

It looks like a scene from the end of some sort of action judging by the debris lying around. The horses are also out of harness.

The Great God of Google says it was the 1831 Carrickshock incident en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrickshock_incident ... " ... Though not named in contemporary sources, since 1907 the names of the three dead have been given as James Treacy (the bayonetted youth) of Kilcurl, Patrick Power Kilcurl, and Thomas Phelan Kilkeasy. ... " Edit - And this ... "The incident has remained important in the local nationalist historical narrative. On 8 March 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, an Irish Republican Army assault on the RIC barracks at Hugginstown began with a muster at the Carrickshock site, chosen not for tactical but for symbolic value. In July 1925, a celtic cross memorial to the three locals killed was erected at the site of the incident. ... "

The Carrickshock Incident

The roof has fallen off the chapel since: www.google.ie/maps/@52.4520347,-7.2513449,3a,75y,79.23h,8... OSI: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,650885,633669,11,9

Aside - there is the cutest little cottage in the reverse view of the streetview above.

Front row far right is E. Walsh former Mayor of Waterford