Kidman Way to Longreach and Townsville Pub Trail

The Kidman Way is a brilliant inland trail cutting right up through the centre of NSW and onward to QLD and a great way to reach Longreach and over to Townsville. Starting out at the Murray River at Tocumwal, this Pub Trail takes in the Griffith wine district, Darling River area, the mining regions like Cobar and some of the great inland historical and pioneering regions the likes of Cunumulla, Charleville, Blackall, Barcaldine, Winton, Longreach and Charters Towers as you emerge at Townsville on the coast.

There are numerous north-south links between Far North Queensland and Victoria. The Kidman Way whilst officially going from Jerilderie in the south to Barringun on the QLD/NSW border in the north, is really just half of this Pub Trail which shows you a quiet, fully sealed and interesting way to travel to Far North Queensland.

This route is totally different to the alternatives of:

coastal run via Prince's Highway/Pacific Highway/Bruce Highway
the Newell Highway starting not far from Kidman Way, and cutting over to Brisbane to then follow the coast like above
the Leichardt Way that shares the Newell but cuts midway from the coast, and finishes at Rockhampton
going deeper inland through the centre where many roads are likely unsealed.

Instead, the Kidman Way provides a fully sealed, less commercially travelled, yet most direct path to travel to the Far North. For lovers of great outback Aussie Pubs and all the history, charm and characters (and villains) that go along with them, then this Pub Trail will gvie you a glimpse into many of Australia's pioneering history.

Of particular interest, are the towns that provide a well documented as well as graphic record of the many men and women that shaped the Outback, our transport, agriculture and mining. One key example of course is Longreach where the Stockman's Hall Of Fame provides a full day or two of history to absorb. And right opposite, is the Qantas Air Musuem with all its fine restored examples of aeroplanes.

But along the way, you'll get to see a lot of the towns that make up the great folklore of Australia, its founders, its pioneers, its entrepreneurs and its big land station holders.

And nowhere is all this history better to see, than in the many fine pubobilia items that adorn the walls of the often quaint and historic Pubs mentioned in this Pub Trail. So let's begin on the Murray River at Tocumwal just over the border from Victoria, and lead you up the Kidman Way to Longreach Pub Trail which can slip you across to Townsville on the coast for exploring further north if desired.

Happy Pub-Trailing!

Gaz!

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Kidman Way to Longreach and Townsville Pub Trail Location Map

Tocumwal

	Kelly's Farmers Arms Hotel » Kelly's Farmers Arms Hotel
	Tattersall's Hotel » Tattersall's Hotel
	Terminus Hotel » Terminus Hotel
	Tocumwal Hotel Motel » Tocumwal Hotel Motel

	Colony Inn Hotel Motel » Colony Inn Hotel Motel
	Jerilderie Hotel » Jerilderie Hotel
	Royal Mail Hotel » Royal Mail Hotel
	Former Courthouse Hotel »
	Former Jerilderie Hotel »
	Former Royal Hotel »
	Former Travelers Rest Hotel »

	Empire Hotel » Empire Hotel
	Grand Hotel » Grand Hotel
	Great Western Hotel » Great Western Hotel
	Former New Occidental Hotel » New Occidental Hotel

	Under Renovation: Club Hotel » Club Hotel
	Cunnamulla Hotel » Cunnamulla Hotel
	Oxford Hotel » Oxford Hotel
	Warrego Hotel Motel » Warrego Hotel Motel
	Former Shearers Arms Hotel »

Charleville

	Cattle Camp Hotel Motel » Cattle Camp Hotel Motel
	Hotel Charleville » Hotel Charleville
	Hotel Corones » Hotel Corones
	Former Railway Hotel » Railway Hotel

	Barcoo Hotel » Barcoo Hotel
	Bushmans Hotel » Bushmans Hotel
	Prince of Wales Hotel » Prince of Wales Hotel
	Union Hotel » Union Hotel
	Former Howes' Universal Hotel »

Barcaldine

	Artesian Hotel » Artesian Hotel
	Commercial Hotel » Commercial Hotel
	Former Globe Hotel » Globe Hotel
	Railway Hotel » Railway Hotel
	Shakespeare Hotel » Shakespeare Hotel
	Union Hotel » Union Hotel

	Former Central Hotel » Central Hotel
	Commercial Hotel Longreach » Commercial Hotel Longreach
	Lyceum Hotel » Lyceum Hotel
	Former Royal Hotel » Royal Hotel
	Welcome Home Hotel Motel » Welcome Home Hotel Motel

Winton

	Australian Hotel » Australian Hotel
	North Gregory Hotel Motel » North Gregory Hotel Motel
	Tattersalls Hotel » Tattersalls Hotel
	Winton Hotel » Winton Hotel

	Commercial Hotel » Commercial Hotel
	Irish Molly's Hotel » Courthouse Hotel
	Crown Hotel Motel » Crown Hotel Motel
	Enterprise Hotel » Enterprise Hotel
	Rix Hotel Motel » Rix Hotel Motel
	Sovereign Tavern » Sovereign Tavern
	St Patricks Hotel » St Patricks Hotel
	Waverley Hotel » Waverley Hotel
	White Horse Tavern » White Horse Tavern
	Former Central Hotel »
	Former Charters Towers Pub 2 »
	Former Excelsior Hotel »
	Former Parkview Hotel »
	Former Phoenix Hotel »
	Former Pub »
	Former Royal Hotel »