
Longreach, Queensland
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Longreach is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. The town is named after the ''long reach'' of the Thomson River on which it is situated and was gazetted a town in 1887. In 1892, the railway reached the town, and the population began to grow. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Local Government Area. The town lies on the Tropic of Capricorn with a population of 2,...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Longreach is a town located in central western Queensland, Australia and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. The town is named after the ''long reach'' of the Thomson River on which it is situated and was gazetted a town in 1887. In 1892, the railway reached the town, and the population began to grow. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Local Government Area. The town lies on the Tropic of Capricorn with a population of 2,976 (by 2006 census). The main industries of the area are cattle, sheep, and, more recently, tourism. The town is home to the Australian Agricultural College, which prepares students for work in the agricultural and pastoral industries.