Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum - QLD

Place Satellite Image
  Gallery,Museum

Position

DEG: -23.44051 144.245209
DMS: 23º 26' 25.84" S 144º 14' 42.75" E
UTM: 55 K 7405021mN 218535mE
Altitude: 193.79m

Description

Address & Contact

12 Swan Street
Longreach Qld 4730
Phone: +617 4658 4141
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/attractions/p-56b260662cbcbe7073ada6fc-longreach-powerhouse-and-historical-museum

Information

The Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum house local history, stories and artifacts as well as being the largest preserved rural generating facility in Australia. Displays in this building explain how electricity was generated, maintained and distributed throughout the Shire, and the distribution network maintained. Take a look through the Powerhouse workshop and marvel at the various tools used to maintain the engines.

Other exhibits in the museum grounds include: social history building with displays of early Longreach history; 1921 Swimming Baths; Nogo Cottage (depicting family life in the west from 1935 to 1955); various displays of agriculture and road maintenance machinery; and a collection of commercial office equipment circa 1908 - 1950 from local business houses. A Blacksmith and Saddler Shed displaying the various tools of the trade.

The Museum forms an interesting experience for the whole family.
PlaceID496151
iMapPlot Reference Image

Map

Working on it...

Get Traveller App Get the ExplorOz Traveller App to download all ExplorOz Places for navigational use on your tablet, phone, iPad or laptop.
Download Place
Use this download for GPX, Hema Navigator and OziExplorer. Geo data only no map included.

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Longreach at 04/06:00am EST
Distance from Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum 3.25km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.0°C25.8°C88%21.9°C1008.8hPa0.0mmNE15km/hr
8knots
19km/hr
10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Longreach Aero
Distance from Longreach Powerhouse and Historical Museum 3.25km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C36.935.734.531.427.023.723.526.030.233.936.137.4
Mean Min. °C23.022.520.216.411.98.17.08.512.516.919.922.1
Mean Rain mm79.779.955.636.926.216.919.211.110.723.930.457.5

Update History

Comments & Reviews

Post a Comment
Loading...
Add Photos & Files
Open in Traveller App

Sponsored Links