The pastoralist-explorer William Landsborough reported favourably on the district's pastoral prospects, and in the first pastoral lease was taken up by the vast Bowen Downs station.
Several others followed soon afterwards. The district's centre was Aramac c , and it was governed by the Aramac local-government division In township lots were sold at a site on the Thomson River, at first named Forrest Grove after the existing pastoral leasehold and later Arilahlah, which was not then even marked on a surveyor's plan. In the eastern railway from Rockhampton reached Barcaldine, and the colonial government decided to extend the line to the Thomson River.
The surveyors examined Forrest Grove as a suitable terminus, but thought that a large waterhole on a long reach of the river was superior. Thus what had previously been nothing more than a teamsters' stopping place became Longreach, gazetted as a town in Considerable optimism surrounded the new settlement: town lots were auctioned and sold briskly, and by there were three hotels, several stores and tradespeople, a progress association and a police station.
The opening of the railway line in spurred further development, and thrust Longreach into the industrial upheaval of the age; whereas the shearer's strike had been based at Barcaldine, the strike was called at the new railway terminus, Longreach. The town grew with astounding rapidity.
By there were fourteen hotels, a hospital , Catholic, Methodist and Anglican churches, a school of the arts, a pastoral and agricultural society and several clubs and friendly societies. Ahhh the Outback. Incredible vistas. Prehistoric dinosaurs. Red, rocky terrain. Stunning gorges. Loads of history. We could go If you thought Outback Queensland was simply red dirt as far as the eye can see, think again.
With lush forest, OutbackQueensland photo by abcrothers. Reply That a what I always say. Patty cakes and biscuits!!!! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. It's believed to be the last sale ever to do so.
Under the direction of his dad, Alpha cattleman John Comiskey purchased the first pen of steers to great applause. What an epic journey across 1 km for the outbackqueenslandmasters million dollar hole-in-one challenge. Lots of fun from the greens of Biloela through to Charleville, the red 'greens' in Quilpie to the 'sand' greens of Blackall, Hughenden and Longreach. Save the dates 18 June to 24 July. A mere 18, acres! Join one of their guided station tours and walk through the historical Homestead Gardens, Shearing Shed and Cattle Yards before enjoying nibbles and drinks on sunset at one of their favourite spots on the station.
Abajaz Motor Inn. Longreach Motor Inn. Mitchell Grass Retreat. Saltbush Retreat. The Staging Post. Thomson River, Longreach The Thompson River is located approximately four and a half kilometres north west of Longreach along the Landsborough Highway heading to Winton.
The road is unsealed View Experience. All be it with View Experience. Qantas Founders Museum Qantas Founders Museum QFM is an independent not-for-profit community organisation, operating since , to commemorate the ethos and preserve the material heritage of the founders and early operations of Qantas Airways Ltd. QFM is a world-class museum and cultural display, eloquently telling the story of the founding of View Experience.
Longreach Historic Railway Station Longreach railway station is the terminus station of the Central Western line, serving the town of Longreach. Today the station is served by the Spirit of the Outback train View Experience. Longreach School of Distance Education? Observe their school in View Experience. You can ride View Experience. Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum The Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum house local history, stories and artifacts as well as being the largest preserved rural generating facility in Australia.
Longreach's population is by far outnumbered by about 1 million sheep and cattle in this major wool growing and cattle breeding district. Be sure to go away from the city lights to experience the unique Australian Outback sky. You will love it. Malintji, Iningai and Kunngkari Aboriginal people lived in the district prior white settlement. Edmund Thomson was the first to explore the area and named the Thomson River in Thirteen years later, William Landsborough and Nat Buchanan thought the vast Mitchell grass plains were suitable for pastoral leases.
The township of Longreach was finally gazetted in The Queensland National Bank bought the first plot of land. After completion of the railway line from Rockhampton, Longreach became a prospering regional centre.
Watch this fantastic video to learn more about Longreach's history. This outstanding museum is a spectacular tribute to the people of Outback Australia. Plan to spend at least a few hours exploring this extraordinary complex. It gives you so much understanding of the huge task to explore and settle Australia's vast inland. Want to know more about this fantastic place? Click here to read more about the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame.
You won't miss that! The huge Boeing jumbo is overlooking the town and guides you to the airport and this very interesting museum. You can inspect the jumbo by arrangement.
The museum itself tells the story of Qantas, the second oldest international airline in the world.
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