Qld - Longreach

The two major attractions in Longreach is the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders museum. The Stockman’s Hall of Fame is a very modern building containing every thing related to the cattlemen and farmers in the area, past and present. They also have many “horsey” and cattle events on the grounds throughout the year.






Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service) began in this area in the 1920’s as a way of tying the outback together. If you are entering Longreach from the south, you see the tail section of a jumbo jet at the Qantas museum, which is something that you certainly don’t expect to see at a small country airport. The many planes and memorabilia here makes you appreciate how Qantas has grown so much over the years.

The area had flooding rains this past summer and the fields were green and lush with healthy sheep and cattle everywhere. Years ago this area was sheep country but now beef is predominant.


We spent a couple of hours at the Longreach school of the air. Children on cattle stations and remote communities no longer have to use the two-way transceivers. It is now done over the phone with computer support. Most children now have access to satellite internet. We watched a typical “classroom” in progress with a teacher in the glass walled studio and were fascinated with the interaction between the teacher and students over the phone and on the computer.