The Matilda Way is an
Australian road route from
Bourke,
New South Wales
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, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
to
Karumba
Karumba is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Karumba had a population of 531 people.
Geography
Karumba is in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, by road from Normant ...
in
Queensland
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, established_title = Before federation
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. It has been designated by the
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
as a
State Strategic Touring Route
State Strategic Touring Routes (SSTR) are road routes in Queensland, Australia, which have been identified as significant to motoring tourists. These are the primary routes used by tourists as they provide the connections between popular tourist ...
.
The route
The New South Wales section is from Bourke to
Barringun, on the Queensland side of the state border, via the
Mitchell Highway
Mitchell Highway is an outback state highway located in the Central West Queensland, central and South West Queensland, south western regions of Queensland and the North West Slopes, northern and Central West, New South Wales, central western ...
.
The route in Queensland is via the Mitchell Highway to
Augathella
Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, west of Roma and west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). Th ...
, and then as follows:
*
Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway is a highway in western Queensland, Australia, running in the northwest–southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsboroug ...
from Augathella to
Cloncurry
Cloncurry is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Cloncurry had a population of 2,719 people.
Cloncurry is the administrative centre of the Shire of Cloncurry.
Cloncurry is known ...
*
Burke Developmental Road
The Burke Developmental Road is a Queensland ( Australia) developmental road. It links Cloncurry and Normanton in a south–north direction, then turns to the north-east north of Normanton for before turning south-east till Dimbulah, where ...
from Cloncurry to
Howitt Howitt may refer to:
Surname
Notable people with the surname Howitt include:
*Alfred Howitt (politician) (1879–1954), English medical doctor and politician
*Alfred William Howitt (1830–1908), Australian anthropologist and naturalist
*Anna Mary ...
(Walker Creek Rest Stop)
* Karumba Road from Howitt to Karumba
Outback Queensland website
The tourism organisation "Outback Queensland" has established a website titled "Matilda Way" that provides some information about each of the following segments:
* Barringun to
Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the , Cunnamulla had a population of 1,140 people.
Geography
Cunnamul ...
(intersection with
Balonne Highway
The Balonne Highway, a state highway of Queensland, is the continuation westward of State Route 49 (Moonie Highway) from the town of St George to its termination at Cunnamulla. There are no large settlements between St George and Cunnamulla.
Up ...
(
Adventure Way
The Adventure Way is an Australian outback route between Brisbane, Queensland and Innamincka, South Australia (and, in some publications, extending through to Adelaide via the Strzelecki Track). Using the Adventure Way, it is from Brisbane to I ...
))
* Cunnamulla to
Charleville (intersections with
Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoin ...
and
Diamantina Developmental Road
The Diamantina Developmental Road is a gazetted road in Queensland, Australia, that runs from Charleville in the south-central part of the state to Mount Isa in the north-west.
Route description
The road passes through the towns of Quilpi ...
(
Warrego Way
The Warrego Way is an Australian road route from Brisbane to Birdsville in Queensland. Using the Warrego Way, it is 1578 km from Brisbane to Birdsville. The recommended journey time, allowing for some sightseeing, food and rest (including o ...
))
* Charleville to
Blackall
Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,416 people.
The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry ...
* Blackall to
Barcaldine (intersection with
Capricorn Highway
The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton with western Queensland. The highway is long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine. Formerly National Route 66, Queensland began ...
(
Capricorn Way
The Capricorn Way is an Australian road route from Rockhampton to Barcaldine in Queensland. Using the Capricorn Way, it is from Rockhampton to Barcaldine. The recommended journey time, allowing for some sightseeing, food and rest (including an ...
))
* Barcaldine to
Longreach
Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford ...
* Longreach to
Winton Winton may refer to:
Places Australia
*Winton, Queensland, a town
*Shire of Winton, Queensland
*Winton, Victoria, a town
*Winton Motor Raceway in Winton, Victoria
New Zealand
*Winton, New Zealand, a town in Southland
United Kingdom
*Winton, an ar ...
* Winton to
Kynuna
Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kynuna had a population of 55 people.
Geography
Kynuna is on the ban ...
* Kynuna to
McKinlay to Cloncurry (intersections with
Flinders Highway and
Barkly Highway
The Barkly Highway is a national highway of both Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia. It is the only sealed road between Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Description
The highway runs between Cloncurry and the junction w ...
(
Overlanders Way
The Overlanders Way is an Australian road route from Townsville in Queensland to Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. It has been designated by the Queensland Government as a State Strategic Touring Route.
The route
The route is via the Flinder ...
))
* Cloncurry to
Normanton (intersections with
Gulf Developmental Road
Gulf Developmental Road is an Australian highway linking the Cairns and Normanton regions in northern Queensland, Australia. It is the only sealed (asphalt) road linking these two regions.
In the east, the road begins at an unnamed junction ...
and Burketown Normanton Road (
Savannah Way
The Savannah Way is a route of highways and major roads across the tropical savannahs of northern Australia, linking Cairns in Queensland with Broome in Western Australia. Promoted as a self-drive tourist route, it joins Cairns, Normanton, ...
))
* Normanton to Karumba
References
{{Road infrastructure in Queensland
State Strategic Touring Routes in Queensland