Built in 1887, this handsome period timber home with picket fence and wide verandah houses all manner of local historical artefacts typical of Australia in the 1920s. Perhaps of most appeal to those with only a passing interest is the life-size replica of a Cobb & Co coach in the grounds.


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1. Charleville Bilby Experience

0.44 MILES

This interpretive centre offers a rare opportunity to learn about the native marsupial bilby and the long-running captive breeding and conservation…

2. Environmental Protection Agency

0.65 MILES

This is the site for a breeding program for the threatened yellow-footed rock wallaby, for which this region of Outback Queensland is something of a last…

4. Cosmos Centre

1.42 MILES

See the outback night sky in all its glory via a high-powered telescope and an expert guide. The 90-minute sessions start at 7.30pm, soon after sunset in…

5. RFDS Charleville Visitor Centre

1.6 MILES

Out near the airport, this centre for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, one of several scattered across Australia's outback, has displays on the iconic…