Longreach attractions

On the Monday we took in tours of the QANTAS founders museum (choosing to NOT pay the extra $$$$$$ for a guided tour of jets and to walk out on the wing of the 747. The museum itself was interesting enough. There was a video showing the retracing of the car journey to Darwin which caused the travellers to decide that an air service was required for the folk of the outback. They made the journey in this model T


Earlier models of aircraft were flying overhead continuously


Out the back was the original Qantas hangar in which were a few models of men at work building aircraft


And of course (in a fenced off area) the 747



In the afternoon we went 50m down the road to the Stockmans Hall of Fame


Here, again, we saw re-creations of how the settlers lived


I was particularly interested in the Flying Doctor displays. I had not realized that the Australian $20 note is very relevant to the RFDS.


Even though the flying doctor came regularly to Halls Creek, I had never seen inside the plane. Here I was able to see what it looks like today (probably far more sophisticated than it was in 1975)


I suppose a report on this establishment wouldn't be complete without mentioning the saddle that was a prize in Mt Isa Rotary World Championship Rodeo 1973



And so we returned to our camp a little out of town