Outback Queensland Attractions
The Tree of Knowledge takes its place in Australian history by being the central meeting place during the Great Shearers Strike of 1891. As a result of the strike came the birth of the Australian L...
Reputed to be the scene of the world's only recorded dinosaur stampede around 95 million years ago, Lark Quarry Dinosaur Walkway is a place that has quite literally made its mark in history. The fi...
An iconic Australian attraction, Combo Waterhole is said to be the inspiration for the A.B. (Banjo) Paterson's famous song "Waltzing Matilda", composed there in 1895. Noted for its historic stone p...
Fondly referred to as the Melbourne Cup of the Outback, the annual Birdsville Races draw crowds of up to 6,000 racegoers from all over the globe to enjoy a day of outback racing at its finest. Thes...
The Australian Workers Heritage Centre is the only national attraction dedicated to celebrating the lives and proud heritage of ordinary working people – telling the stories of the railway workers ...
The award winning Outback at Isa provides outback travellers with an array of country tours, activities and attractions to experience life in Mount Isa. Providing visitors with an array of historic...
Australia's most legendary Outback pub. The Birdsville Hotel, built way back in 1884, has seen history in the making. It's a place where yarns have been spun for more than a century, a place in a h...
Home of the original "Black Stump",where surveyors used to steady their theodolites, an instrument used to divide the towns as we know them now.
Museum of historic interest displaying memorabilia of the pioneering era with photographic & video displays, machinery and every day working utensils of the times.
Mt Isa's second man-made dam, lies 80km north of the city and provides additional water for future needs.
Each winter is a big event in the city's calendar, and includes rough-riding, a carnival procession, dancing and sports meetings.
Featuring interactive light and sound shows, plus a vast collection of pioneering memorabilia. Discover the story, the song and the spirit of Australia.
Almost 130 years old and classified by the National Trust it is now listed for restoration. It ran as a Hotel for 40 yrs before being converted to the Inland Mission Hospital.
This was the first artesian bore in Qld, drilled in 1885, a mural has been placed above the bore showing the bore being drilled.