Historic Coolabah Tree
Flinders Area
About Historic Coolabah Tree
The Historic Coolabah Tree is situated past the causeway on the right as you head to the Hughenden Showgrounds. It is of immense historical importance as it is linked to two relief expeditions searching for the Burke and Wills Expedition. Both expeditions blazed the tree on the banks of what is now Station Creek. In 1861 Fredrick Walker led a team from Rockhampton to the Gulf searching in vain for the missing explorers. The following year Landsborough's search party passed through from the Gulf. These relief expeditions led people to become aware of the fertility and wealth of the plains adjacent to the Flinders River. Truly this tree should be preserved as a memorial to the brave explorers of this land. Two plaques have been erected near the tree as a tribute to them.
Historic Coolabah Tree
Flinders Area, Queensland
Stansfield Street, Flinders Area, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 4821
The Historic Coolabah Tree is of immense historical importance as it is linked to two relief expeditions searching for the Burke and Wills Expedition.
Historic Coolabah Tree
Stansfield Street, Flinders Area, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 4821
info@flinders.qld.gov.au
4741 2970-
http://www.visithughenden.com.au/
