▁the ▁town ▁hall . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁sc out ▁hall ▁in ▁De e ▁Street ▁as ▁the ▁army ▁leader ▁at ▁M af ek in ▁was ▁Lord ▁Baden - P ow ell ▁who ▁established ▁the ▁Sc out ing ▁movement ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁streets cape ▁re development ▁project . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁story ▁that ▁the ▁school children ▁of ▁Mount ▁Isa ▁fund ed ▁the ▁bell ▁by ▁don ating ▁p enn ies ▁( e ither ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁it ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁m elt ed ▁down ▁to ▁construct ▁it ), ▁but ▁the ▁earliest ▁sources ▁so ▁far ▁identified ▁for ▁this ▁story ▁are ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁bell ▁was ▁cast , ▁and ▁the ▁comm emor ative ▁pla que ▁which ▁also ▁presents ▁this ▁story ▁was ▁not ▁created ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Mount ▁Morgan ▁Mine ▁finally ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁having ▁produced ▁vast ▁quantities ▁of ▁gold ▁during ▁its ▁lifetime . ▁During ▁the ▁min ing ▁operation , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁was ▁m ined ▁away , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁now ▁lies ▁adjacent ▁to ▁a ▁ 4 3 ▁m ▁deep ▁acid - water ▁filled ▁pit . ▁M ining ▁companies ▁still ▁prospect ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁extract ▁further ▁gold ▁from ▁tail ings ▁at ▁the ▁mine