A sister series of caches is located along the Landsborough Highway.
William Landsborough was in the vanguard of exploration in northern and eastern Queensland in the middle of the 19th Century, his explorations resulting in the opening up of vast areas of northern and north-eastern Australia to settlement. As a result there are numerous places named after William Landsborough, including:
- County of Landsborough, New South Wales
- County of Landsborough, Queensland in Shire of Cloncurry
- Town of Landsborough in Sunshine Coast Region
- Town and parish of Landsborough, Victoria
- Parish of Landsborough in Flinders Shire.
- And the Landsborough Highway, stretching between Morven and Cloncurry, passing through Barcaldine.
You can read more about the colourful life of William Landsborough at http://is.gd/x5hdbc
Series Notes: Barcaldine lies at the crossroads of major transport routes north-south and east-west; on the major transport routes from Townsville to Adelaide and Rockhampton to Darwin. Road Trains, some of considerable length, travel these roads 24/7. Caravans galore mostly during daytime hours, highlight the significance of the tourist trade to the area.
Along each of these routes is a series of caches highlighting the centrality of Barcaldine as an access hub in Central Western Queensland.
The Eastern Series of twelve caches commences some 22 or so klms from Barcaldine on the Capricorn Highway from Rockhampton. It ends at a rest stop on the outskirts of the town. All caches of this series, except one, are on the left (western) side of the highway, so there is no need to cross the highway in search of a cache. Roadside parking is available at all caches, even for caravans.
If you are traveling out of Barcaldine, please reverse the direction of some aspects in these descriptions. Not all points will be visible when traveling east, as they will be on the opposite side of the road facing away from the direction of travel.