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Queensland Outback
Holidays
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The Outback is an area full of of surprises. Parched in the dry, floodwaters kilometres wide in the wet season. Tree lined lagoons and winter wildflowers. Queensland outback holidays will almost certainly include old bush pubs, country hospitality and pioneering spirit. A "don't rush" lifestyle. Vivid sunsets and sunrises. Aboriginal rock art, dinosaur fossils in one place, opals and sapphires in another. Perfectly suited for holidays in 4WD rental vehicles. The major routes through the Queensland outback are bitumen sealed and safe for all classes of vehicles. However once you leave the major highways, many roads are unsealed and 4WD vehicles are the order of the day. No matter what type of vehicle you are driving it is essential that you carry a emergency equipment and spares in good working order. Seek advice from the nearest RACQ office.
South West Outback - takes in the towns of St George, Roma, Charleville, Cunnamulla, Quilpie and Thargomindah. |
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Central West Outback - takes in the towns of Injune, Emerald, Barcaldine, Blackall, Longreach, Winton, Boulia and Birdsville. Sheep country made famous by Waltzing Matilda and Jackie Howe who in 1892 sheared 321 sheep in 8 hours using hand clipper shears. Outback station holidays, aboriginal rock art at Carisbrook Station, open air movies in Winton. The Stockman's Hall of Fame and the origins of Qantas in Longreach. Opal and sapphire fields around Emerald and dinosaur footprints at Lark Quarry. The "Tree of Knowledge" and the Australian Workers Heritage Centre at Barcaldine. The famous Birdsville Pub and annual race day. Carnarvon National Park.
Farmstay holidays, colonial architecture of the Charters Towers gold rush days, dinosaur display centre in Hughenden, origins of the Royal Flying Doctor in Cloncurry. Mt Isa with its mine, Australia's biggest rodeo and the beautiful Lawn Hill Gorge National Park.
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St George - Roma - Charleville - Barcaldine - Longreach - Winton - Birdsville - Hughenden - Cloncurry - Mt Isa |
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