In praise of Dame Mary Gilmour and her Cloncurry connection

Derek Barry
Updated February 9 2022 - 12:31pm, first published September 19 2017 - 2:35pm
Dame Mary Gilmore, whose face adorns the $10 note, is buried in Cloncurry.
Dame Mary Gilmore, whose face adorns the $10 note, is buried in Cloncurry.

One of the things I was unaware of until Cloncurrys C150 celebrations was the connection to the town of Dame Mary Gilmore.

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Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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