Mount Isa Rodeo

A rider takes part in a steer wrestling competition at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo on Friday, August 11, 2017. The event, held in the outback city of Mount Isa, is the biggest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Brady Fielder rides in the final of the open bull ride event at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Sunday, August 12, 2018. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest and richest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Jarred McKane competes in the bareback bronc ride final event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Sunday, August 11, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

A competitor takes part in a Steer Wrestling competition at the Mt Isa Rodeo, Friday, August 11, 2017. The event, in the remote outback town of Mt Isa, is the biggest rodeo in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Spectators watch the steer wrestling at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Friday, August 10, 2018. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

David Mawhinney fails to control his steer during the steer wrestling event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Saturday, August 10, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

A competitor takes part in the Steer Wrestling event at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Friday, August 10, 2018. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

A competitor prepares for his ride at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Friday, August 10, 2018. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Saddle Bronc rider Darcy Lawlor waits for his second ride after the first one was unsuccessful, at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Friday, August 10, 2018. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Ten-year-old Peter Gregory Jr, from Doomadgee in north-western Queensland (right) is seen chatting to a fellow rider during competition at the at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Friday, August 10, 2017. This is the 60th anniversary of the rodeo, the biggest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Ten-year-old Peter Gregory Jr, from Doomadgee in north-western Queensland, sits on his calf as he waits to compete in the Poddy Ride final at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Sunday, August 13, 2017. Peter is the defending champion of the event. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Kayleigh (left) and Lateicka Johnny pose for photos at the Mount Isa Mines Rotary Rodeo, Saturday, August 12, 2017. They are entrants for next week's inaugural Gulf Country Frontier Days Festival at Burketown, organised by indigenous activist and actor Alec Doomadgee, for Rodeo Queen and Princess. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

US breakaway roper Kayla Fanning practices her moves before the start of competition at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Saturday, August 10, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Sixteen year-old Edward Jupiter, a cattle station worker from Doomadgee, Queensland, conditions his rope before a qualifying ride in the junior bull ride event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Friday, August 9, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Sixteen year-old Edward Jupiter, a cattle station worker from Doomadgee, Queensland, poses for a photo after a successful qualifying ride in the junior bull ride event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Friday, August 9, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Young competitors practice on a bull riding trainer at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Saturday, August 10, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

A young competitor returns from riding his event at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo in Mount Isa, Queensland, Friday, August 9, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Eighty eight year-old Bob Holder, the oldest competitor at the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo looks on in Mount Isa, Queensland, Saturday, August 10, 2019. This year's event marks 60 years of non-stop rodeo action that has grown to attract nearly 40,000 total attendees to the outback mining town. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING