A farewell to Vic Stampton

By Di Perkins
Updated June 16 2017 - 10:34am, first published June 14 2017 - 8:54am
VALE VICTOR: An old stalwart of Mount Isa Mines, Vic Stampton was laid to his final resting place at a funeral in Cloncurry last week. Photo: supplied.
VALE VICTOR: An old stalwart of Mount Isa Mines, Vic Stampton was laid to his final resting place at a funeral in Cloncurry last week. Photo: supplied.

On Monday last week in Cloncurry, an icon from the golden era of Mount Isa Mines, was farewelled, with dignity and celebration. Coming from Mount Morgan, Vic Stampton was well-versed in the mores and mechanics of mining communities and had all the personal attributes to liven up this remote city in the 1960s.

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