Thargomindah Attractions

Adventure Way (Attraction)
Adventure Way, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

The Adventure Way takes you from Brisbane to Adelaide via Queensland's richest grain and cotton producing area surrounding Dalby. It travels through Brigalow and belah belts to the outback plains where mulga lines the road and eventually gives way to a treeless gibber landscape at the Queensland, South Australia border. From Innamincka, follow the historic Strzelecki Track to the Flinders Rang ...

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Burke and Wills Dig Tree (Attraction)
Bulloo Development Road, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

The Burke and Wills "Dig Tree" is one of Australia's National icons and an enduring reminder of the pioneering spirit and extreme harshness of the outback at any time. Nappa Merrie Station is proud to officially manage the site on behalf of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Located on the northern bank of Cooper Creek the "Dig Tree" is a Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtha). In 189 ...

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Hydro Power Plant (Attraction)
Gilmour Street, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

The Hydro Power Plant is the first in Australia and third in the World! In 1891 drilling commenced on a bore to supply the town with water and in 1893 an exceptionally good supply was struck at 795 metres (2650 feet) with the water at 84 degrees Celsius. Thargomindah was the first town to have reticulated Artesian Bore water. The bore was the source of energy for Australia's first hydr ...

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Lake Bindegolly Circuit (Attraction)
Lake Bindegolly National Park, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

This track allows walkers to get close to Lake Bindegolly as it skirts the edge of the waterway then retreats to scrub-covered sand hills. An observation point is located at the edge of the lake for watching some of the 60 species of waterbirds that visit the park, including pelicans, swans and the rare freckled duck. The park was established in 1991 to protect the Acacia ammophila that gr ...

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Lake Bindegolly National Park (Attraction)
Bulloo Development Road, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

Lake Bindegolly National Park is a remote but accessible park on the edge of Queensland's channel country. This park is a bird and sunset-watcher's paradise, distinguished by desert landscapes, a string of salt and freshwater lakes, thousands of waterbirds and a rare tree. Acacia ammophila, a large gidgee-like tree with golden flowers clustered in balls, grows along sand dunes fringing the eastern ...

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Leahy Historical House (Attraction)
Dowling Street, Thargomindah, Queensland 4492, Australia

Leahy House was built post 1885 when a deed of grant was made to the Thargomindah Newspaper Company. The house is built of local mud brick and was owned by Sir Sydney Kidman in the early 1900's. The Bulloo Shire Council purchased the building in 1995 and the Thargomindah Historical Society were entrusted to preserve its history. It is now a museum, open to the public, seven days a week. ...

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