Longreach - small town with big vision that has gone world wide - QANTAS
October 24th 2013 There are older settlements in outback Queensland, but Longreach has a significant role both historically and continuing both commercially and for tourists. There is so much to do in this outback town that you need a few days to see it all.
In the early development of the region, the Thomson river was a significant waterway, then eventually rail came as far as Longreach, and that improved the l
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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 
