🪕 Explore Winton Queensland ~ Things to do in and around Winton
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- 🪕 Explore Winton Queensland ~ Things to do in and around Winton
Winton is located 1,353 kilometres from Brisbane and is known as the Dinosaur Capital of Australia and the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda.
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Wander around Town
01:45 North Gregory Hotel
02:18 Corfield & Fitzmaurice Building ~ Museum
02:40 The Australian Hotel ~ Sheep Dog Demonstration
03:15 Royal Open Air Theatre
03:50 Musical Fence
04:15 Birthplace of Qantas
04:35 Waltzing Matilda Centre
05:25 Rangelands Rifts & Sunset Tour
06:15 The Age of Dinosaurs Museum
07:22 Arno's Wall
07:48 Willie Mars Market Garden site
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Although it is only a small town, it is a popular tourist destination due to its interesting history, unique attractions and rugged natural landscape. We spent a week in Winton and enjoyed the town and the friendly outback hospitality.
Whilst in Winton, we wandered along the main street, enjoyed a live sheepdog show at the Australian Hotel, and watched a movie at the Royal Open Air Theatre. We also checked out the Musical Fence, the birthplace of Qantas, visited the Waltzing Matilda Cente and went on the Rangelands Rifts and Sunset tour. We visited the Age of Dinosaurs Museum and wandered around Arno’s Wall and the Willie Mar Heritage site.
Elderslie Street is the main street of Winton, and as we wander along the wide street, we can see many lovely old historic buildings, fun art installations and colourful murals.
The Original North Gregory Hotel was built in 1879 and is famous for being the location of the first live performance of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda in 1895. The current Art Deco-styled hotel was opened in 1955 and is the fourth hotel on this site; fires destroyed the other three.
The Corfield & Fitzmaurice Store was built as a general store in 1916. The National Trust lists it as one of Australia's most perfectly preserved old-style general stores. It now houses a craft and gift shop with a small museum with dinosaur, shearing and opal displays.
The Australian Hotel was established in 1897 and rebuilt in 1925 after the original burnt down. We enjoyed a pizza and a sheepdog demonstration in the beer garden at lunchtime.
The Royal Open Air Theatre was built in 1918 and is one of only two open-air picture theatres left in Australia; the other is in Broome, Western Australia. You can browse through the museum during the day, then grab some popcorn, and watch a movie when the sun sets.
The quirky Winton Music Fence was developed by percussionist and composer Graeme Leak. It is a fun, free spot to explore your musical talents.
The first board meeting of Qantas was held in Winton in 1921, making it the birthplace of Qantas. Near the musical fence, you will find the birthplace of Qantas metal statue and a cairn with information about Qantas’ first landing ground in Winton.
The new Waltzing Matilda Centre boasts state-of-the-art displays and exhibits that tell the story of Waltzing Matilda. We spent several hours exploring the Waltzing Matilda Centre and the Qantilda Museum, browsing the interactive displays that tell the story and history of the Winton Shire, including the Great Shearers Strike of 1891 and the birth of QANTAS.
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Red Dirt Tours operates the Rangelands Rifts and Sunset tour, and they take us by bus to a jump-up on the privately owned Rangelands Station. Here, we walk through the rifts created by thousands of years of erosion. We then had a glass of wine and some nibbles as we enjoyed the stunning views from the sunset lookout.
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The Australian Age of Dinosaurs has the world's largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils. It is open seven days a week and has several ticket options. We did the Ultimate Tour, which included a self-guided walk of the Dinosaur Canyon and guided tours of the March of the Titanosaurs exhibition, the Collection Room and the Fossil Preparation Laboratory.
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Arno's Wall is located in Arno’s Park behind the North Gregory Hotel, two metres high and over seventy metres long. It is made from concrete and rock from Arno’s opal mine at Opalton and is jam-packed with motorbikes, lawnmower parts, propellers, typewriters, pots and pans, sewing machines and even the kitchen sink.
A block away from the town centre is the site of Willie Mar’s market garden, possibly the last working Chinese market garden in Queensland. Willie Mar established it in 1923 to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to local residents, and it continued to operate until a flood destroyed it in 2000.
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Hello, if you have any questions about Winton or the things you can do in Winton, please pop them in the comments below and we will answer them for you. 🙂
I lived there for a few years. You were lucky to catch the countryside looking green.
Yes, it was lovely and green when we visited.
I was there in 1999. A lot has changed there since than.
Yes, it's a very popular place nowdays!
Watched many movies at that theatre.
Its great to watch a movie and look up at the stars!
Winton is very interesting indeed.
It sure is, so much to see and do in Winton 🙂
@@wanderexplorediscover7384 my parents and many people when I was born had caravans and travelled all over the country for work. That's what my parents did. Our caravanning days ended when we bought the house where waltzing matilda centre now is. My dad was a shearer. Alot of sheep station then are cattle out there now. It's good to see people on roads in their caravans travelling to these places. I enjoyed seeing the videos. Winton in 70s was wild certainly not the place it's portrayed as now.
In our travels, we have learned a lot about Outback Queensland and the sheep and cattle industry, and we have heard that more people are switching from sheep to cattle. There are a lot of caravans on the road again this year, and it's great that travellers support these country towns and enjoy their hospitality. I would have loved to see Winton in the 70's. I bet it was like the Wild West.
@@wanderexplorediscover7384 I think its wonderful you are out and about making videos of Australia. It was great I saw Winton - I'm still in the 9to5 grind. I had a few yrs off did bit of travel up east coast of Australia with my husband. With cost of fuel I'm not too worried if I travel or not atm. Be blessed and be safe as you drive.
Thank you for your lovely comments. We love making videos about all the great places we visit. We are currently in outback Queensland doing some work so we can continue to travel. 🙂
My house was where the waltzing matilda centre is now.
That's interesting, we enjoyed the Waltzing Matilda Centre.