Outback
Flinders Highway
       

Take the Flinders Highway west from Townsville to Charters Towers
to discover a region rich in heritage.





informations Ph: (07) 4752 0314




Map /frontier







Majestic anthills flank the roadways that lead awy from the tropical coatline and before you know it you're in the bush. Encounter wondrous underground lava tubes, formed by a volcanic eruption 190,000 years ago. They strech 100 kilometres across the savannah plains.




 




Charters Towers (historic)
Was declared a city in 1900. lt went on to become the second city in Queensland, known locally as "The World"


 
 Visits City

Hughenden the Dinosaur Display Centre
- the Porrcupine Gorge National Park
Richemond  112km from Hughenden and Julia Creek
 


 
Cloncurry, centre for a copper boom in the last century, the Curry was zhe largest copper producer in the British Empire in 1916.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air.

  


Accommodations
Julia Creek - Motel & Caravan   Camping Parks.



Outback Heritage Centre
Website:www.outbackheritage.com.au
  Visits:


    Mt Isa, The Mine attraction offers two different tours - Ph:(07) 4749 1555
•  Frank Aston Museum   •  School of Distance Education   •  Lake Moondarra

 

 
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