Murweh Area Destinations
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Augathella
Augathella, Queensland (Destination)
Augathella with its slogan 'Home of the Meat Ant' is a centre for the graziers of the area. The primary industries are sheep, cattle, kangaroos and timber. Augathella is situated at the junction of the Landsborough Highway and the road from Morven. Augathella was originally known as Burenda Township and then Ellengowan, then Augathella. The town g ... READ MORE »
Charleville
Charleville, Queensland (Destination)
Charleville is in the heart of Queensland's 'mulga country'. It is the largest town in the south west of the Outback region and was gazetted in 1868 and later named by the Government surveyor of the day, Mr WA Tully, after a town in Ireland where he had lived. In March 1888, rail transport reached Charleville. This railway gave Charleville a dir ... READ MORE »
Cooladdi
Cooladdi, Queensland (Destination)
This historical town started as a railway siding. In its heyday the town was a major trading centre with the population growing up to 250 residents and then they slowly drifted away. Now there is a town hall, railway station and a school – but on any given day, only around seven residents can be found in Cooladdi. Nearby Quilberry Creek, 100 metre ... READ MORE »
Morven
Morven, Queensland (Destination)
In 1859 on the mail route from Brisbane to Charleville, a small area was taken from the property Victoria Downs and set aside for public use and designated on maps and documents as 'Victoria Downs Reserve'. It became known informally as 'Sadlier's Waterhole' when Captain TJ Sadlier and his wife camped at the property. When the town was officially s ... READ MORE »
Murweh Area
Charleville, Queensland (Destination)
Charleville, the largest town in the Murweh Shire (pronounced “mer-way”), is situated 758 kilometres west of Brisbane on the banks of the Warrego River, which flows south into the Darling River. The Murweh Shire Council covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres and includes the towns of Morven and Augathella Edmund Kennedy was the first known wh ... READ MORE »
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