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1 B Place of Interest O A U B R K M E R U Fuel Stop T O K A www.matildahighway.com.au BARCALDINERoadside Rest Area TOWN MAP Public Toilets PINE RD 1 LEGENDLEGEND Caravan Park Aramac ARAMAC RD 66km Place of Interest 1 Motel HAWTHORNGolf RD Club Place of Interest 1 1km Hotel N Fuel Stop 2 Fuel Stop Groceries G Roadside Rest Area Mobile Home Waste BIRCH ST MYRTLE ST

Roadside Rest Area PINE RD Public Toilets Dump Point Railway PLANE ST CATTLE YARDS SHOW GROUNDS 3 PublicCaravan Toilets Park & SALE YARDS & RACE COURSE Accredited Visitor Historic CYPRESS ST WATTLE ST Bore Site CaravanMotel Park Information Centre CHESTNUT ST Swimming

BIRCH ST Hotel BRIGALOW ST Pool Motel 4 POPLAR ST Railway Groceries G WHITEWOOD DR LANDSBOROUGH HWY BANKSIA ST Wilga Street Walkway Station REDWOOD DR Jericho 86km Hotel Cemetery Mobile HomeLongreach Waste OAK ST 9 WILGA ST 579km Dump Point106km 1 CAPRICORN HWY CAPRICORN HWY 5 GroceriesRailway G G OAK ST 7 Hospital MobileAccredited Home Visitor Waste ASH ST Doctors LANCEWOOD DR 11 ASH ST Surgery DumpInformation Point Centre Post Library 2 O ce Police C.W.A BOX ST Station Industrial 6 RailwaySANDALWOOD DR KURRAJONG DR BLOODWOOD DR PLUMB RD FRAZER WAY8 ELM ST Estate Accredited Visitor (SCENIC PATH) 5 BEEFWOOD RD Information Centre YEW ST 4 JACARANDA RD WILLOW ST BEECH ST G

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School Airport YARRAN RD 10 GUM ST BOREE ST BOREE ST 6 1 The Tree of Knowledge Memorial is 4 The Comet Masonic Lodge is a 8 The Lagoon Creek Walkway is a 11 an award winning architectural structure which heritage listed building which still serves as a great place to birdwatch, exercise, cycle or picnic. There is approximately three and a half OSIER ST houses the orginal Tree of Knowledge. The working masonic temple. The architecture is BOX ST Memorial celebrates the history of the Shearers of a bygone era with the façade painted to look kilometres of walkway which meanders along

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MYALL ST GARDENIA ST movement in and the pioneering 12 BAUHINIA ST 5 St Peters Anglican Church has some 9 d’Arcy Doyle enjoyed his visit to history of the region. Best viewed at night, the of the most beautiful stained glass windows Barcaldine so much he painted a mural and Memorial is an unforgettable structure. in Central Western . Tours by donated it to the people of Barcaldine. The 2 The Australian Workers Heritage appointment. mural depicts some of the flora, fauna and Caravan Parks Other Places of Interest Centre celebrates the lives of the working Relax and enjoy a Devonshire tea in the attractions of the . PELTOPHORUM DR • Roses ‘n Things Van Park (G11) • Mobile Home Waste Dump Point (03) 6 13 • Barcaldine Tourist Park (I12) • Police Station (L6) men and women of Australia both past and beautiful grounds of Roses ‘n Things. There 10 Originally painted red and white, the IRONWOOD DR BRITTLEWOOD RD MALLEE RD • Homestead Caravan Park (H7) • Visitor Information Centre (L5) present. There are displays, memorabilia and are over a thousand different roses, a large heritage listed Water Tower is the first Motels Places to Dine collections, a gift shop, play equipment and a lawn and gardens to relax in. Rose themed structure visible when approaching Barcaldine. • Barcaldine Motel (I6) • A.L. Davies Mobil Café Billabong set in relaxing gardens. The centre is gifts, old fashioned sweets and a plant nursery • Barcaldine Country Motor Inn (I5) • Artesian Hotel home to “the young one”, the descendant of the 11 This Marble Memorial Clock NEEDLEWOOD RD • Blacksmith’s Cottage (I7) • Barcaldine Bakery also make this a unique shopping experience. 14 original Tree of Knowledge. commemorates the fallen heroes of World • Ironbark Inn Motel (H11) • Café Creama on Oak 7 The Radio Picture Theatre built in the War One and is now used in commemoration • Starlin Motel Units S.C. (N5) • Choice Petroleum 3 The Barcaldine and District • Landsborough Lodge Motel (I10) • Commercial Hotel Art Noveau style has been showing movies ceremonies. IRONWOOD DR • Union Hotel Motel (M5) • Gidyea Bug Dinner Historical Museum contains a collection since the silent movie era. Run totally by POINCIANA ST 12 The Lloyd Jones Weir is a popular Hotels • Homestead Caravan Park of memorabilia which will give you an insight volunteers the theatre now shows the latest • Iron Bark Inn fishing, camping and recreational spot. • Artesian Hotel (L5) into the pioneering history of Barcaldine and movies most weekends. 15 LANDSBOROUGH HWY Blackall 107km • Commercial Hotel (L5) • Landsborough Lodge the surrounding district. There are fascinating Situated on the shady banks of the Alice River 1075km • Railway Hotel (L5) Surf and Turf Restaurant it is a great place to have a relaxing picnic.

MULGA RD objects, which have been collected by local • Shakespeare Hotel (L5) • Ridgee Didge Café • Roses ‘n Things residents and donated to the Museum over a

MELALEUCA RD • Union Hotel Motel (N5) • Round the Blend number of years. • Shakespeare Hotel 16 Rd, Lloyd Jones Weir 10km 12 • Union Hotel Witches Kitchen

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B O A U B R K M E R U T O K A BARCALDINE REGIONAL MAP www.matildahighway.com.au Landsborough Hughenden Torrens Lake Galilee 204km Creek 1 Creek LEGEND Cornish C r eek R e e Place of Interest 1 d y 2 C Distance in Kilometres 27 r e Lake Dunn e k Fuel Stop Roadside Rest Area 3 National Highway A2 Base yourself in Barcaldine and travel the National Route A4 region experiencing the Sealed Roads Winton 4 real outback 180km Unsealed Roads

Railway B 4 Wheel Drive Tracks e Accredited Visitor l y a 1 Barcaldine to Jericho via 3 Barcaldine to Muttaburra to If you are looking for an off bitumen Information Centre n Clermont 5 d Narbethong Road Longreach experience the tracks listed are a o 183km • Travel 25km from Barcaldine south • Travel 153km to Muttaburra great way to get off bitumen and on the road to Blackall • Two different routes from explore the countryside. Some of r e • Turn left onto the Narbethong Road Muttaburra to Longreach; our roads are partially bitumen but H v D A I G i L H N I R 6 and travel 70km to Yalleroi Crossmoor or Cramsie it is recommended that you check W T n A • Turn left and travel 40km • Crossmoor 114km to Longreach road conditions before setting out A o

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B i • Cramsie 124km to Longreach unsealed roads in our area are o • Jericho to Barcaldine 87km O v A U B R h e sealed road from Muttaburra unsuitable for low clearance vehicles. K M U r E R T Please also make sure you have T O K A 7 2 Barcaldine to Aramac, 4 Barcaldine to Isisford sufficient food, water and mechanical Lake Dunn, Grey Rock and and Blackall supplies in case of break downs. Horsetailer’s Gorge • Travel 4km south of Barcaldine to • Travel 68km to Aramac the Barcaldine Downs Road Some of the fauna you may encounter 27km 8 • Turn right after the grid near the • Turn right and continue on this include: Kangaroos, Wallabies, hospital and travel 67km to road until you connect with the Dingoes, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats A2 Lake Dunn Ilfracombe to Isisford road and birdlife such as Brolgas, Bustards, • Return back along the Lake Dunn • Travel approximately 40km south Galahs and Cockatoos. You may also road and turn left into the Jericho to Isisford see the occasional large Snake or 9 Road. The turn off is approximately • Travel 125km to Blackall Goanna. 35km from Lake Dunn. CAPRICORN • Travel 35km to Grey Rock For more information: HIGHWAY Barcaldine Information Centre D A4 • Travel 2km up the road east to A R HIGHWAY i v Oak Street, Barcaldine QLD 4725 O e r Horsetailer’s gorge R J 10

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The Between the Bougainvilleas Heritage Trail contains a on the Blackall Road. There is a 20 minute walking track A walking tour of the historical sites in Barcaldine. Booklets with plant identification tags. R

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are available from the Barcaldine Information Centre. O arc Wanpa-rda Matilda Education Centre is a unique O B Artesian Country Tours are a unique and unforgettable educational facility which caters for groups of school experience not to be missed. Local identity Tom Lockie children. The Centre provides an educational experience A2 which includes aspects of the history of the region, takes visitors on an adventure through some of the most 13 picturesque contryside to historically significant sites in aboriginal culture and life in the Outback of Queensland. B Y the region. W A Y Originally on the site of the first free flowing bore in Bicycle hire is available from the Barcaldine Information Queensland the Comet Windmill symbolises the life blood Centre for a small fee. of Western Queensland, Artesian Water. 14

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o Y 15 M o BARCALDINE c BARCALDINE B r O AUSTRALIA A a U B VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE R BRISBANE B K M E R U T O K A Oak Street, Barcaldine Qld 4725 BOURKE Tambo EMMET Tel: 07 4651 1724 Fax: 07 4651 2243 100km 16 JERILDERIE CANBERRA E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q