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charleville: general info
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CHARLEVILLE
Calling Code: +61 7
Set in the heart of mulga country in south-west Queensland, Charleville has an important place in Australian aviation history. It was here that pioneer aviators Keith and Ross Smith were forced to land, on the first UK-Australian flight made by Australians, in 1919.
It was from here that Qantas started its first regular flights, between Charleville and Cloncurry via Longreach and Winton, on 2 November 1922.
And it is here that the Royal Flying Doctor Service has a base. A wall chart in the Visitors Centre outlines its vital medical missions to this remote area. In one month alone, the Beechcraft Kingair airplane flew almost 23,000km for emergency evacuations and another 7,500km to conduct its regular Outback medical clinics.
Charleville is one of the largest towns in Outback Queensland with a population of 3,900. It sits on the banks of the Warrego River, 760km west of Brisbane. A busy pastoral town, it was an important centre for outlying sheep stations at the turn of the century.
Station tours are available around Charleville. Historic Gowrie Station, a 74,000-acre cattle property, is 25 kilometres from Charleville and offers coach tours. This was the first property gazetted in the Charleville area and was established before the town of Charleville.
Quick tips/suggestions
When night falls, check out the brand new Charleville Cosmos Centre. After a show in the galactic theatre, you can get a great view of the night sky through telescopes in the gardens.
Other must-sees in Charleville include the School of Distance Education, where you can sit in on teachers giving lessons on two-way radio to children on remote stations. Visits are on school days only, at 9:15am.
If there's a place you've stayed or something you've done, but we haven't listed, review it for us!
 Bars
Hotel Corones - the social hub of the area
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