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| Thomson River, Longreach |
Longreach 2013
Our next stop on our trip north from Adelaide was Longreach about 120 km from Isisford
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| Our first sighting of a Brolga |
Our first trip to Longreach, in 2013, we decided to stay in the caravan park so we could top up our water tanks and recharge our various batteries and also do some laundry.
The Stockman's Hall of Fame was on the top of our sightseeing list.
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| Entrance to the Stockamn's Hall of Fame |
Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach
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| Blacksmith's display |
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| More from the Blacksmith display |
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| Another display of a hut |
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| Covered waggon on display, probably a travelling salesman |
We spent a few hours at the Stockman's Hall of Fame as there was a lot to see, but we couldn't see it all before we were too tired to keep going. Our entrance fee allowed us to go back the next day so we did see a bit more then.
QANTAS FOUNDERS MUSEUM, LONGREACH 2013
The next day we looked around the Qantas museum and again it was full of information and displays, too many to show here but again we were very tired by the end of our visit.
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| Me on the Bristol Fighter simulator |
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| And Ron too |
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| Part of the inside area full of interesting displays |
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| Ron |
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| Inside a DC3 |
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| Jumbo 747 in the car park |
We also drove around Longreach and snapped a few photos.
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| The Longreach Railway Station |
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| The Thomson River just out of Longreach |
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| Memorial Park, Longreach |
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| Memorial Park,Longreach |
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| Cute little caravan in the caravan park |
Longreach 2019
On our trip last year we again stopped in Longreach but this time didn't do the Museums, but just decided to have a rest as well as getting my computer repaired as it had a major breakdown and I was afraid I would lose all my photos etc. but thankfully there was a great repair shop who were able to recover everything! I was so relieved.
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| Bush camping in Longreach |
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| Very dry here in 2019 |
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| Main street in Longreach |
Longreach is a really good town with plenty of shops to either browse, buy or to have a coffee, and we did all three! As we spent quite a few hours here waiting for my computer to be repaired, we got to know the town quite well. The main street has some interesting sculptures, but unfortunately I lost those photos, and there is a really nice Memorial park where we spent some time sitting in the shade while waiting for the computer. Each time we returned to the repair shop they were still downloading/uploading the data and we were told to come back in an hour, and this we did every hour from 10 am, so we did have a bit of time to kill as the computer was finally ready to pick up at 5 pm.
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| Interesting vehicles in main street |
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| Longreach main street and my favourite store where I bought my hat (photo below) |
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| Brolgas near our campsite |
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| Brolgas near our campsite at Longreach |
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| The free camping area out of Longreach near the Thomson River |
I hope it is not nearly so dry now.
ReplyDeleteLove the brolgas - and to see them beside your camp site would be amazing.
These photos make me want to visit there
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see your photos of those places brought back memories. These places to me are in the outback.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I live in Queensland, I have never been to Longreach, something we must remedy. How beautiful to see the brolgas, I have never seen them either, and have heard about their dancing.
ReplyDeleteThese are some great roads for scenery! I have to say that the first photo just too my breath away with its kms of nothingness :)
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