Historical Mural

Also this 45 metre street mural depicts the town’s history. 1907 Post Office & Cob and Co., the sinking of bores in 1933, Amy Johnson’s Landing, the Hotel in 1900.

Quilpie Moments & Charleville Capers

September 12th 2013
Quilpie was a much larger town than we’ve been in recently with a population of 650. Quilpie comes from an aboriginal word for Curlew. We were excited to find a supermarket but unfortunately the limited fresh produce still tastes like cardboard. I’m not sure how they’ve perfected cardboard flavoured meat, vegetables and water but they have done it well in the Channel Country. Although thi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Charleville

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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