#1
Fiona Mohr
2009-02-02
The pubs in Ravenswood are a must see.
Chat to a local over a beer at an Outback Pub
Mick Dundee pulled up for drinks at the Walkabout Creek Hotel in the original Crocodile Dundee movie and you can pop in too to relive a bit of that outback fame and have a drink on the old verandah in McKinlay.
Queensland outback pubs have become icons within themselves. Think beautifully restored wooden verandahs, saddles on old hitching rails, Akubras on the ceilings and long beards on bar stools.
You can visit a pub that was once owned by a legendary blade shearer Jackie Howe and others you can cast your fishing line from. The guys at the Prairie Hotel have their own pet buffalo, Toompine Hotel reckon they are a "Pub without a town" and the Royal Hotel at Eromanga (meaning hot, dusty plain) reckon that if you’ve made it all the way out to them, you really do deserve a beer.
The spirit of Australian mateship still lives on in our outback watering holes so pull up a stool, tell some yarns, and drink in the nostalgia of a great Outback Pub.
Get there by train:
The outback is packed with true blue Aussie pubs. Explore them onboard Spirit of the Outback, The Inlander or The Westlander when you embark on an outback adventure. Make the most of your outback experience by combining your rail journey with holiday packages like Spirit of the Outback Adventure, Longreach Explorer, Spas, Stars & Outback Stations or Legendary Longreach & Winton. To book your rail adventure call Traveltrain Holidays on 1800 627 655.
Further information:
Pick up the "Great Outback Queensland Pubs" brochure from any Queensland visitor information centre
Voters Comments
Fiona Mohr
#2
Helen Mannion
2009-02-02
Have enjoyed many cool ales in some of the best outback pubs you'll ever come across - the Urandangi Hotel; the Purple Pub, Normanton; The Top Pub, Julia Creek; the Kadjabbi Hotel; the Quambi Pub. You're always made feel welcome and there's always someone to yarn with!
#3
Lorraine Brosnan
2009-02-02
Travelling from Cunnamulla, through Eulo to Thargominday to Noccundra to Eromanga to Quilpie, then back via Toompine to Cunnamulla is an amazing journey and a great way to meet locals and hear of stories at the pubs on the route. Each tells stories of colourful people (Eulo), or of sad events (Noccundra - town once had 400 people, now 4 - why?), or the furtherest place from the sea in Australia (Eromanga), the town where the first electric lights were turned on (Thargomindah), and the pub with the smallest length bar in Aus & a sad cemetry (Toompine) and much more in Cunnamulla. Go, explore, listen and look - you will be amazed.
#4
Louise Lefel
2009-02-03
When we travel we love stopping into the local pub. We have had some great meals, met some amazing Australians and visitors and always left with a story.
#5
Peter Mayo
2009-02-02
The best way to meet the real Queenslanders. Big hearts and tall tales, and always a friendly reception. Those of us who are city residents often forget just what makes this great state of ours- the hard work and dedication of those away from the big smoke!
#6
Eleanor Downes
2009-01-30
You cant beat a counter meal usually for quality and price and the locals will love you.
#7
Angela Gageler
2009-01-29
Never a dull moment in an outback pub. Love em.
#8
Jonathan Regan
2009-01-29
Some of my favourite memories have been from the local larrakin that I've run into through my travels in the outback towns. The sense of humour that is inescapable in these pubs is fantastic and draws me back.
#9
annegret champneys
2009-01-29
the locals at an outback pub are legends and the yarns a educational and funny
#10
Aaron Hall
2009-01-28
This is uniquely Australian and is a must see when visiting Qld, I highly recommend it.