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	Longreach, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Longreach is a town and shire located in central western Queensland, Australia and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton.
		Longreach was one of the founding centres for the Australian domestic and international airline, Qantas.
		Longreach is also the home of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, which was officially opened in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longreach (306 words)

	The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre - Qantas Founders Outback Museum - At Longreach ...
		Lost in the parched tapestry of western Queensland, far from the contrails that jets trace across the endless arc of Outback sky, an aviation museum is being born.
		Longreach is part of what is loosely called "Waltzing Matilda country" by some, although the famous bush ballad is associated with Winton far to the northeast across the fl soil plains that made fortunes for cattle and sheep farmers after it rained.
		Longreach is far more than the as-yet tiny Qantas Founders' Outback Museum and the astonishing and exciting exhibits of the life and times of the men and women of the land celebrated in the Stockman's Hall of Fame.
	www.outbackheritage.com.au /museums/qantas.html (1441 words)

	Matilda Country around Longreach and Winton
		The Queensland Shearer's Union was angered at government endorsed reductions in their pay and working conditions demanded by graziers, and the employment of the hated "scabs" when the strike commenced.
		Longreach, 107 km west of Barcaldine, is the largest town in Western Queensland.
		Western Queensland can be very hot in summer, which is also when the northern areas receive most of their rainfall.
	www.openroad.com.au /travel_greatdrives_matildacountry.asp (1243 words)

	Walkabout - Longreach
		Located 1184 km from Brisbane and 676 km west of Rockhampton, Longreach is the largest town in central Queensland.
		Longreach was named as a description of the 'long reach' of the Thomson River which passes near the town.
		The area around Longreach was first explored by William Landsborough and Nat Buchanan in 1861.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDLongreach.shtml (719 words)

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		Queensland, University of, institution of higher learning in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
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	au.encarta.msn.com /Queensland.html (84 words)

	Longreach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Longreach, the largest town in the far west, was the site of Qantas's first office and the old hanger is still part of the airport together with Australia's first aircraft factory.
		Longreach is a more active version of Barcaldine, with plenty of spruce old buildings.
		Longreach’s tourist office (open according to demand; tel 07/4658 3555) is in the replica Qantas office on the corner of Duck Street, opposite the post office.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/longreach.asp (812 words)

	Longreach Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Longreach Airport (IATA: LRE, ICAO: YLRE) is situated in rural Queensland, Australia.
		In 1941, the Department of Civil Aviation established the Longreach Aeradio station at the airport.
		The airport was transferred to the ownership of the Longreach Shire Council shortly thereafter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longreach_Airport (601 words)

	-- // Welcome to BQ - Bicycle Queensland // -- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Longreach is located some 7 hours west of Rockhampton and 12 hours north west of Brisbane.
		The commitment to cyclists by the local council is good to see in a small rural town, it is a shame this is let down by the tourist attraction operators.
		All in all Longreach is a bike friendly town, easy to navigate, safe for family cycling and provides interesting tourist attractions for all members of the family.
	www.users.bigpond.com /bikeqld/events/destinations/dest-longreach.htm (909 words)

	Sightseeing Australia - Queensland - Longreach
		It is the largest town in the Central West of Queensland with a population of about 4500.
		A rail line to Longreach was completed in the 1890's with churches, schools a court house and residents following soon after.
		Explore the old Longreach Power Station and learn how electricity was made before the computer age.
	www.fastlook.com.au /sightseeingaustralia/Queensland/longreach.htm (293 words)

	longreach outback queensland
		Longreach was settled in the 1870s and is now the largest town in the Central West.
		"Pioneer country" best describes Longreach and this was the reason that it was chosen as the site for the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame, built as a tribute to the pioneers that contributed in some way to the history of Outback Australia.
		Longreach is home to a number of attractions.
	www.sunzine.net /outback/longreach.html (206 words)

	Longreach, Australia
		At the end of the Capricornia Highway, which runs along the Tropic of Capricorn, and on the railroad line from Rockhampton to Winton is the little town of Longreach (pop.
		In Australia's bicentennial year these daring heroes of the outback were commemorated by the establishment of the Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre (exhibitions, theater, library).
		Regular air services began in Longreach, and light aircraft soon became the most important means of transport to the inhospitable expanses of the west and north.
	www.planetware.com /australia/longreach-aus-qld-lr.htm (247 words)

	Matilda country Queensland - Travel - MyNRMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The plains around Charleville, the "Queen City of the West" were taken up by selectors in the 1860s.
		Just across the highway, at Longreach airport is the QANTAS Founders’ Outback Museum.
		Across the relentlessly flat plains west of Longreach on the 175 km drive to Winton, the horizon takes on a straight line outback perspective; as you enter Winton, the wide uncrowded streets, old time architecture and time-standing-still atmosphere is a sharp contract to busy, modern, manicured Longreach.
	www.mynrma.com.au /queensland_matilda_country.asp (1202 words)

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		The current farm gate value of bush foods in western Queensland is estimated to be $37 350 and predicted to increase to almost $345 000 in the year 2000.
		A survey of landholders throughout western Queensland was also conducted to allow an estimation of the abundance of the plants, and an estimate of the potential wild harvest yield and interest.
		The failure of the 1995/96 desert lime crop in Queensland (Phelps and Phelps 1996) is a pertinent example of crop failure.
	www.rirdc.gov.au /reports/NPP/DAQ189A.DOC (16597 words)

	Longreach - Queensland - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		The hangar, which is nothing but a large shed, is located at the airport opposite the Stockman's Hall of Fame south of the town.
		Queensland’s most popular corner has more going for it than sunshine.
		This is a sad story from the Canadian ski resort town of Whistler, but one which could have a happy ending in February 2010.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Queensland/Longreach/2005/02/17/1108500203520.html (782 words)

	Longreach, Queensland, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Some 700km west of Rockhampton on the Tropic of Capricorn, Longreach is the largest town in the Central West, and the centre of a pastoral area supporting more than 800,000 sheep and 20,000 beef cattle.
		Longreach is now famous as the location of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame.
		A national tribute to the people who pioneered and developed the west, it has a comprehensive coverage of Australian history and culture using computer technology, film, television and storyboards to tell the fascinating tales of the nation's past.
	www.jasons.com /000720,,,,,PG,1,0.mel (538 words)

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		At the Longreach School of Distance Education we believe that 'Effort Conquers Distance'.
		Our aim is to overcome the challenges created by distance in order to educate our children to reach their full potential.
		© The State of Queensland (Department of Education and the Arts) 2006.
	www.longreacsde.qld.edu.au (249 words)

	queensland outback longreach
		Longreach and district is home to a variety of man made and natural attractions.
		Historically, Longreach is also known for its role with Qantas.
		The hangar at the airport was the first operational base for an airline which began life in Queensland's Outback and grew into our first international carrier.
	www.sunzine.co.uk /outback/longreach.html (267 words)

	Mount Isa - Queensland - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		Mount Isa is the largest and most impressive township in western Queensland.
		Unlike Longreach (its only competitor), which has a very rural feel, Mount Isa is a mining town with an air of self-confidence and sophistication which is rare in outback Queensland.
		Thus, although the mining complex is the town's raison d'etre and though it dominates the skyline and the local economy, Mount Isa does not feel like a settlement nestling under 'dark satanic mills'.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Queensland/Mount-Isa/2005/02/17/1108500203592.html (1515 words)

	Outback - Queensland Holidays
		Queensland’s Outback, Australia’s final frontier, invites you to experience its spectacular wonders.
		Follow in the footsteps of early pioneers and marvel at the rugged terrain and beautiful Coolabah-lined rivers.
		Queensland's Outback has a plethora of great places for you to stay on your holiday.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/outback (233 words)

	iTWire - The long arm of Telstra reaches into Longreach
		Telstra Country Wide has open an office at Longreach, Queensland, initially for a six month trial, saying it will improve the level of service for customers across Central Western Queensland.
		Queensland regional managing director for Telstra Country Wide, Don Pinel, said the company’s local presence management model had been a success, demonstrating the importance of putting decision-making back into regional areas.
		The Longreach office will be "managed and manned" by Lawrence Blake, a former Telstra trainee who joined the Telstra Country Wide Roma office in 2002 at the age of 18.
	www.itwire.com.au /content/view/3606/49 (414 words)

	Australian Pacific Touring, Outback Queensland.
		Travel through the picturesque New England districts of Darling Downs and Warwick with their fertile farms and crops to the Queensland capital of Brisbane.
		On to the most important town in central west Queensland, Longreach where all the streets are named after birds.
		Longreach, Stockman's Hall of Fame, Qantas Founders Museum, Winton.
	www.ozhorizons.com.au /qld/bris/apt/qldout.htm (1161 words)

	Governor General of Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For example, Longreach, to its great credit, as Queensland’s largest outback township, has fashioned itself into a highly desirable tourist destination with magnificent facilities such as the outstanding Stockman’s Hall of Fame and the Qantas Outback Founders’ Heritage Museum.
		Other institutions such as the long established Longreach Pastoral College (now the Australian Agricultural College), together with your magnificent sheep and cattle industries, goats, aquaculture, bush tucker, cottage crafts and organically grown beef underpin the wealth of talent, science and nous in the district.
		And there were many, many other natives of Longreach who served during World War One, their graves in France and Belgium, and others who tragically paid the supreme sacrifice in the later conflicts of World War Two and beyond.
	www.gg.gov.au /php/speeches/html.php?id=121 (1161 words)

	The Jumbuck Motel - The perfect place to stay in Longreach, Outback Queensland
		For accommodation in Longreach, Outback Queensland, for the corporate traveller, family, touring individual or group, the Jumbuck Motel is the place to stay.
		Whether you arrive in Longreach by bus, train or aeroplane, the Jumbuck provides you with free courtesy transfers.
		Longreach is also the home of the Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame and Qantas Founders Museum both of which are really popular tourist destinations.
	www.jumbuckmotel.com.au (372 words)

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		Located in Barcaldine on the Matilda Highway in Outback Queensland, it is a major outback heritage attraction, where visitors can experience the hardships and the victories of the workers who helped built this nation.
		Acquaint youself with the history of QANTAS and what is being done to preserve this history in Longreach (Queensland Australia) as we invite you to take a closer look at the virtual galleries depicting the People, Places and Aircraft of a young QANTAS (Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Service LTD).
		Outback Aussie Tours is an extremely successful tour company which, in 1995, won an Outback Queensland Tourism Award and a special commendation in the Queensland Tourism Awards.
	www.ilfracombe.qld.gov.au /links/index.shtml (338 words)

	Australia - images - Travel-Images.com - 2 - Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Queensland: Sugar cane is harvested - Far North Queensland
		Arlie beach (Queensland): on the coast of the Whitsunday Islands
		Noosa (Queensland): nightclub - new years eve with the DJ
	geo.ya.com /travelimages/austral2.html (113 words)

	RM Williams Tourism Award
		So it was that, at 72, Williams packed up his goods, left his horse stud and garden and set out for the selected site at Longreach, where he camped throughout winter and summer while building a traditional cottage, using locally quarried sandstone and enlisting local labour where he could.
		Meanwhile, Queensland Rail introduced a themed tourist train from Brisbane to Longreach, called The Spirit of the Outback, and Qantas has upped its flights to eight a week.
		The Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation sees the hall as a linchpin for outback tourism and a vital link between Alice Springs, Ayers Rock and the Great Barrier Reef.
	www.bootsonline.com.au /tourism.htm (816 words)

	Longreach - Queensland - Air Adventure Australia
		Take a sunset river cruise on the Thomson, see farm animals and horses on a tour of the Longreach Pastoral College or soak up the smells and tastes of an outdoor barbeque.
		Longreach and its surrounding district is home to a variety of man made and natural attractions.
		Longreach offers magnificent accommodation, such as the Longreach Motor Inn, adjacent to the town centre of Longreach, close to the historic railway station, kids playground and landscaped walking / bike track.
	www.airadventure.com.au /profiles_longreach.htm (336 words)

	Gunnadoo Caravan Park & Cabins- Queensland Australia, Caravan Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A great place to see Australia’s amazing heartland, the centre of the Queensland outback and soak up the history and heritage of the legendary township of Longreach.the home of the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders Outback Museum.
		Longreach and district is home to a variety of man-made and natural wonders.
		Longreach has great shopping opportunities for travellers to restock before the next leg of the journey, call in to the clothing and apparel stores for general items, or dress up in the latest RM Williams outfits.
	www.resortparks.com.au /gunnadoocp.asp (273 words)

	Western Queensland urged to act on bushfood planning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		However, both Mr Phelps report, Feasibility of a Sustainable Bushfood Industry Western Queensland and another recently released report, Prospects for the Australian Native Bushfood Industry, warn that the current domestic demand for many bushfoods is already met by wild harvest from various parts of Australia.
		Mr Phelps recommends that western Queensland act in the next 18 months to strategically plan a coordinated bushfood industry to allow the region to compete with other plantations being established around Australia.
		Copies of the research papers Feasibility of a Sustainable Bushfood Industry Western Queensland and Prospects for the Australian Native Bushfood Industry are available for $15 ($4 postage and handling) and $20 ($6 postage and handling) from RIRDC.
	www.rirdc.gov.au /pub/media_releases/25april97.html (395 words)

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