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Cloncurry Clem Walton Park
Sunset camping Clem Walton Park Cloncurry
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Cloncurry to Mount Isa

Longreach, Queensland

Continue along the Overlander's Way to Cloncurry, the birthplace of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which is as integral to outback survival today as it was when it serviced these remote outposts of Australia's vast inland when the Reverend John Flynn launched the flying medical service in the 1920s. Learn how he harnessed the emerging technology of the pedal radio to pioneer outback radio communication when visiting the John Flynn Place Museum and Art Gallery. On the theme of aviation, visit the original Qantas hangar where the first passenger flew from Longreach to Cloncurry in 1922. Cloncurry was named by explorer Robert O'Hara Burke and you can see his drink bottle at the Burke and Wills display in the Cloncurry Unearthed Museum at the Mary Kathleen Memorial Park, where you can learn about the former Mary Kathleen uranium mine. Other attractions include the Cloncurry Cemetery with graves dating back to the 1880s, the Court House, which was built in 1898, and Chinaman Creek Dam where you can swim, picnic and take in an outback sunset. From Cloncurry, the Overlander's Way winds through the spectacular Selwyn Ranges to Mount Isa.

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Service Update Date

28 Nov 2023

Journey Travel Type

Car

Route Types

One way

Service Facility

Barbecue, Carpark, Picnic Area, Public Telephone, Public Toilet

Sevice Activity

Birdwatching, Camping, Four Wheel Driving, Hiking, Scenic Drives, Swimming, Walks

Where it starts

Cloncurry, Queensland Mount Isa City, Queensland

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