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-23.44212
144.249207
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23º 26' 31.63" S 144º 14' 57.14" E
UTM
55 K 7404851mN 218947mE
Altitude
193.07m
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Location
26.83kms West of
Ilfracombe
- Driving 27.6 km (20 mins)
98.84kms South of
Muttaburra
- Driving 122 km (1 hour 50 mins)
170.63kms SouthEast of
Winton
- Driving 178 km (1 hour 58 mins)
195.55kms NorthEast of
Jundah
- Driving 214 km (3 hours 7 mins)
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110A Eagle St
Longreach QLD 4730
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The town of Longreach was settled in the 1870s and is now the largest town in the region. The old town from its humble beginnings in the 1870s as a stock route junction on the 'long reach' of the Thomson River is now fully serviced by road, rail and air.
Longreach is famous for its role with Qantas having the original hangar that housed
Australia
’s first six aircraft which were built between 1922 and 1934. This airline which began life in
Queensland
's Outback, subsequently grew into our first international carrier. Longreach also has the Australian Stockman’s Hall Of Fame, which is a memorial to the
explorers
, overlanders, pioneers and settlers of remote
Australia
. It was in 1974, that Hugh Sawrey, a well known stockman and outback artist, enlisted supporters for his dream for this 12.5 million dollar memorial.
The Landsbourough Highway continues in a south-easterly direction out of
Winton
towards Longreach on the Thomson River. This is western
Queensland
's second largest town and gives ample dedication to the pioneers,
explorers
, stockmen, shearers, pastoralists and everyday folk who helped open up outback
Australia
. The Stockman's Hall of Fame is the most well-known attraction in Longreach although there is the Qantas Founders' Outback Museum too.
For those who like to
bush camp
, there are 2 riverside sites just a few kilometres north of town. Closest to town is the Thomson and there is camping on both sides of the river with good fishing. Further out of town, the next river has more varied and secluded camping with shallower banks, better for fishing and catching yabbies. All the dirt tracks in this region are black soil and are therefore dry-
weather
tracks only.
The
Matilda Highway
continues past Longreach where wide open plains surround the road to
Barcaldine
.
Barcaldine
was the first town in
Australia
to discover the underground artesian basin in 1887 and today still enjoys fresh supplies of water nourishing orchards of citrus fruits. Established in 1886,
Barcaldine
gained a place in Australian history when it became the headquarters of the historic shearers' strike during which over 1000 men camped in town. That confrontation began what is now known as the Australian Labour Party. The Tree of KnowledgeMemorial in the main street is the celebrated position of the meetings during this time of historic upheaval.
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Winton to Longreach
Longreach to Innamincka
Matilda Highway
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Landsborough Hwy & Thomas Dev Rd
[0.79km]
Longreach Caravan Park
[0.87km]
Discovery Holiday Parks - Longreach
[1.56km]
Qantas Outback Museum
[2.33km]
Australian Stockmans Hall Of Fame
[2.58km]
Longreach Airstrip
[3.24km]
Longreach Pastoral College
[3.87km]
Longreach Waterhole
[4.1km]
Elibank
[4.68km]
Longreach Waterhole
[5.21km]
Cramsie
[6.25km]
Longreach Silsoe Rd & Landsborough Hwy (Route 66)
[7.76km]
Dundee
[7.99km]
Longreach Silsoe Rd & Glendulloch Rd
[8.05km]
Longway
[9.03km]
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Closest Weather Station
Julia Creek at 22/03:00am EST
Distance from Longreach 403.53km NW
Temperature
Feels Like
Rel. Humidity
Dew Point
Pressure
Rainfall
Wind Direction
Wind Speed
Gusts
19.3°C
15.9°C
41%
5.7°C
1009.6hPa
0.0mm
N
13km/hr
7knots
17km/hr
9knots
Closest Climatic Station
Longreach Aero
Distance from Longreach 2.88km E
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Mean Max. °C
36.9
35.7
34.6
31.4
27.0
23.8
23.5
26.0
30.2
33.9
36.1
37.5
Mean Min. °C
23.1
22.6
20.3
16.4
12.0
8.1
7.0
8.6
12.5
16.9
19.9
22.1
Mean Rain mm
80.6
78.8
55.3
38.7
27.2
16.1
18.7
11.5
10.9
23.9
30.7
56.3
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