The original grocery items at the old Copperfield Store is a moment captured in time.
Breakfast cereal, tins of biscuits and cakes, herbs and spices to even sheet music line sit on the shelves as if time stood still back in 1975 when the store closed.
What once was a thriving frontier town of 2,000, the store sits in the ghost town of Copperfield, home to Queensland’s first copper mine.
The original store was established by Howard Smith during the copper boom.
The property was inherited by his daughter Mrs Lillian Mable Duncan and remained in the Duncan family for generations.
The current store was constructed in 1927, on the site of Smith's original store, and operated until 1975, long after the town of Copperfield had disappeared.
Now, thanks to a preservation project, Isaac Regional Council has installed multiple, tamper proof, viewing windows around the building, to share a glimpse into the colourful past.
Access into the structure is closed to the public and this is only to help protect the structure and keep visitors safe.
The old general store still has some of the original merchandise on the shelves from the day it closed.
Council has made all efforts taken to preserve this snapshot of history in the Isaac region.
The Copperfield Store Rectification project was made possible through $105,000 funding from the Australian Government through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
This program supports local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across Australia.
This project was delivered by Isaac Regional Council under the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.