Flinders Highway, Queensland sheep and cattle country. Richmond, a former gold rush town located 112 km further west. Currently a pastoral centre. Julia Creek, 147 km further west, another pastoral settlement Cloncurry, former copper-mining town located 139 km west from Julia Creek. The first regular Qantas flights started between here and Charleville in 1922 and Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia service started here in 1928. Nowadays it is an important road and rail junction. Flinders Highway ends here. Flinders Highway, Queensland The Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. The
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