Queensland Holidays - Destinations - Ilfracombe & Longreach
Ilfracombe & Longreach
Journeying towards Longreach, make a stop at Ilfracombe to stroll their free Machinery and Heritage Display. The Mile of Machinery stretches from one end of town to the other. View Langenbaker House, an early settler's cottage and call into the Wellshot Centre and Wellshot Hotel to find a wealth of history and memorabilia. Experience the natural mineral waters of an Artesian Spa at the town's swimming pool.
Arrive in Longreach, 687km west of Rockhampton, home to the famous Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre, a special tribute to bush history and our early explorers and pioneers. Longreach was first settled in 1860 after explorers William Landsborough and Nat Buchanan reported good grazing country while searching for the overdue Bourke and Wills expedition.
Tour a 747 Jumbo Jet at the Qantas Founders Museum and learn about the achievements of Australian aviation. See Australia's largest preserved rural power station at the Power House Museum. Cruise the Thomson River and take in the blazing sunsets and star filled skies. There is nothing more awe inspiring than the Australian Outback and tales of the people - bushrangers, shearers, drovers, explorers and miners - who shaped our nation.
