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Bilbies. (Macrotis Lagotis) Queensland Parks and Wildlife office. Charleville 800km west of Brisbane. Video presentation and tours April to September, four nights a week.
Transport.
Queensland Rail. Westlander service twice a week. Traveltrain holidays. 132232
www.traveltrain.com.au
McCafferty/Greyhound regular bus service. Brisbane, Charleville, Mt. Isa. Ph.
131499 www.greyhound.com.au Freight service; 1800 656532
Macair & QANTAS Link have regular air services to Charleville airport.
Travel agent. western Travel. Alfred Street, Charleville.
Hotel Corones. 4654 1022 hotelcorones@bigpond.com Regular tours of the 1930's
style hotel. Also has a small museum.
Nardoo station. Motel style accomodation on a property out of town. 4655 4833
info@nardoo.com.au
Charleville Motel 148 King Street. 4654 1566 charmotel@growzone.com.au Menzies
Restaurant & Take-away.
Augathella 83km north of Charleville on Matilda Highway.
Morven 89km east of Charleville on Warrego Highway.
Local tour operators; Eckel's Bus Charters Charleville. 4654 2585 tgeckel@bigpond.net
Fabulous Outback Escapes. Charleville. 4654 1114
Fishing; No licence required. Fish; Murray Perch (Yellow Belly), Freshwater
Catfish, Murray Cod, Spangled Perch, Silver Perch, Jew fish, .
Butchers; Dunne's Meats. 68 Wills Street. 4654 1096
Cosmos Centre & Observatory. Qantas Drive. 1.5hr daytime activity. 1hr evening sessions. Plus 1hr film. 4654 7771 cosmoscentre@bigpond.com
Temperature; Summer 20 - 38 degrees average. Winter 4 - 22 degrees average. Generally hot and dry with little humidity.
1847; The area first explored by the explorer Edmund Kennedy.
1865; A reserve of 2650 acres was set out for a toenship. The first residents
arrived.
1868 The town was surveyed by W.A. Tully and named Charleville after his hometime
in Ireland.
1870; The town grew to 25 sq. km.
1876; First Cobb & Co. coach arrived on its once weekly service from Roma.
1886; Cobb & Co set up a new factory in Charleville. Coaches previously build
in Bathurst soon fell apart because the timber dried out and shrank in the dry
climate of Charleville.
1888; Rail line completed to Charleville.
1889; First artesian bore sunk in town.
1902; Clement Wragge made attempts to make rain with the famous Steiger Vortex
Rainmaking Guns. Two guns now in the Graham Andrews Parklands.
1920; Cobb & Co factory closed. Up to this time it had built coaches, buggies,
sulkies, etc. 1922; First flight of QANTAS. From Charleville to Longreach, then
Cloncurry. 1922; First airline catering service in the world. Corones did the
catering.
Charleville Visitor Information Centre P.O. Box 63. Charleville. 4470 Ph. 4654 3057. tourismmurweh@bigpond.com www.murweh.qld.gov.au
Royal flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Display centre and Souvenir shop. Old Cunnamulla Rd.
Graham Andrews Parklands. Parks, lake, ducks, BBQ, picnic facilities, toilets.
Myendetta Homestead Living History tour. Homestead built 1910. 30km from Charleville. 103 doors, 2 windows. designed by the well known Queensland architect Mr. Robin Dodd. Tour includes morning tea. Time approx. 2 hours. Bookings essential. 4654 1246
Scenic Flights. by South West Air. Charleville.
Outback Airtours. Qantas Drive. 4654 3033 Flight Deck Cafe.
Charleville Continental Bakery. & Travellers Food Shop. Wills/Galatea Streets, Opposite Corones Hotel. 4654 3333
Heinemanns Bakery & Coffee Shop. breakfasts & lunch. Open 7 days. 4654 3991
Mulga Country Motor Inn, & Restaurant. Cunnamulla Rd. 4654 3255 mulgacountry@bigpond.com.au
Didgeridoos, Boomerangs, Aboriginal paintings, at CDEP Cunnamulla Rd.
Olive orchards. Wellwater Rd. View from the air.
Bailey Bar Caravan Park 196 King street. 4654 1744 baileybar@bigpond.com Caravans, camping, & cabins, shop. Bush entertainment at night. Billy tea, singing, bush yarns and poetry.
School of Distance Education. tours 9.15am during the school term.
Schoutens Store. 188 Alfred Street. 4654 1164 Open 7 days. 7am - 7.30pm Groceries, milk, produce, papers, craft supplies
Western Travel Service. 94 Alfred Street. 4654 1260 admin@westerntravel.biz Air, rail, bus bookings.
Hotel Corones. Stories & Scones Tour. Hear about the hotels fasciniting past and about its many famous visitors.
Warrego Motel 73-75 Wills Street. 4654 1299 info@warregomotel.com www.warregomotel.com
Western Auto Electrical Repairs. 84 Edward Street. 4654 2232
Charleville Heritage Walking Trail. Map available from the Visitor Information Centre.
Charleville Pharmacy. Prescriptions, Photo processing (Digital and film), cameras, 4654 1672
Young Tiger. Aussie & Thai tucker. 47 Wills St. Also depot for Greyhound buses and transport.
Charleville Lions Club Inc. 4654 1099
Charleville Rotary Club. 4654 1144
Cobb & Co Caravan park. Ridgeway Street & Edward Street, Charleville. Caravans, camping, cabins, shop.
Tennis Club.
Squash courts.
Golf.
Swimming
Bowls Club. Epacaris Street.
Horse Racing; Central Warrego Race Club. at the Charleville showgrounds. 4654
1704 www.charlevilleracing.com
Paynters Discount Supermarket. 4Square store. 22 Sturt Street, Open 7 days. Hot snacks.
Charleville Taxis Edward Street. 4654 1435
Home Service Centre 26 Wills Street. 4654 1366 Furniture, manchester, electrical goods.
RSL; 37 watson Street, 4654 1449 Bistro, function room,
Warrego Club. Galatea Street.
Waltzing Matilda Motor Inn 125 Alfred Street, 4654 1720
Augathella Information Centre. Main Street, Augathella. 4654 5116 Information, cafe, gallery, historical manuscripts. Open Mon - Fri.
Birds of the area; Happy Jacks (Apostle Birds), pigeons, parrots, cockatoos, soldier birds, kookaburras, rosellas, Cloncurry ringnecks, galahs, Crimson wings, magpies, wild budgies.
Wrappers 8 Wills Street, Mens & ladies wear. Cosmetics. Dry cleaning. Shoe repairs & Formal wear hire. 4654 2381
Morven Roadhouse. Warrego highway. 4654 8246 Fuel, snack foods.
Ming Court Chinese Restaurant. 85 Alfred Street, Next to Historic House Museum. 4654 1942
Railway Hotel. Wills/King Street.
Parkside Store. Warrego/Watson streets. General store and take-away. Fish & Chips, pizza,
Music & Sound Centre. & M&S Opals. 7 Wills Street. 4654 2366 Opal jewellery, musical instruments, sewing machines. souvenirs.
Charleville Home Hardware. 76 Edward Street. 4654 1399 Hardware supplies, gas refils, open 7 days.
Charleville Newsagency. Alfred Street. 4654 1124 Newspapers, stationery, magazines, souvenirs. glencoestock@bigpond.com
Western Butchering Company 19 Wills Street, 4654 1718