Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland
The beauty and iconic character of Outback Queensland comes to life in a unique publication from the Queensland Museum.
The Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland sets a new benchmark in travel books, making it an invaluable resource for any tourist and a must-have for exploring the Far West of the State.
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The Inland Freshwater Crab is common throughout Outback Queensland, making its burrows in river and creek banks. During the dry season or extended drought, the crab plugs up its burrow and goes into a dormant state. It can stay like this for at least six years and is capable of losing almost half its body water and still surviving. |
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The Discovery Guide highlights more than 55 towns and settlements in an area stretching from Camooweal, Mount Isa and Hughenden, south to the New South Wales border and from just east of the Matilda Highway to the Northern Territory and South Australian borders.
It includes traditional guide book information on facilities, special attractions and annual events, but also utilises the expertise of Queensland Museum staff in providing an overview of the geology, climate, landscape, environment and human history of Outback Queensland. The text is further enhanced by historical timelines and maps for each town and short snippets on plants and animals, colourful Outback personalities and significant historical events.
More than 650 photographs some of the most stunning Outback images you will ever see capture the extraordinary beauty of Far Western Queensland in all its many moods and colours, opening your eyes to a world that even the locals may not recognise.
The Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland is an outstanding publication that offers readers and armchair travellers an irresistible enticement to explore Queenslands heartland and one of the worlds last remaining frontiers. Whether you are interested in dinosaur fossils, ancient cultures, art, photography, flora, fauna, astronomy or Australias early history, this book brings it all within your reach. It bridges the gap between things ageless and the latest products of human endeavour
The Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland was published in partnership with the Queensland Heritage Trails Network. Assistance was also provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Rail, Tourism Queensland, the Department of Main Roads, the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, the Department of Primary Industries, the Bureau of Meteorology, and more than 200 organisations, community groups and individuals across Outback Queensland.
The Discovery Guide to Outback Queensland is available from Queensland Museum campuses, the Queensland Museum Shop, leading bookstores or by emailing qmshop@qm.qld.gov.au.
ISBN 0-7242-8093