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Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach, Queensland

Locality: Longreach, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4658 3737

Address: Longreach Airport, 1 Sir Hudson Fysh Drive 4730 Longreach, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.qfom.com.au

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25.01.2022 Qantas DH-61 "Apollo" in the Qantas Hangar in Longreach

25.01.2022 Our new Super Constellation Display has been open to the public since 1 July 2020 and for #ThrowbackThursday we wanted to take a minute to remember what an incredible project it was. Thank you to everyone who was involved or assisted this project. Qantas Visit Queensland, Australia

24.01.2022 Happy World Tourism Day! Thank you to all our sponsors, community and visitors who have supported our Museum since it opened in 1996. It is our privilege to tell the history of Qantas. ... Experience Longreach Experience Outback Queensland, Australia Visit Queensland, Australia

24.01.2022 For #ThrowbackThursday our Curator explains exactly what 100th Qantas anniversary we are celebrating for the in 2020. https://qfom.com.au/2020/10/15/100-years-of-what/

23.01.2022 Happy Birthday Qantas ! Today we celebrate a 100 years of incredible stories, achievements and innovation. It is our honour to tell and preserve this history.

23.01.2022 Don't forget we will be celebrating the Qantas Centenary on Monday 16 November. If you are planning to attend the event or visit the Museum you need to book ahead as spaces are limited. To book call 4658 3737.

22.01.2022 If you are planning to visit the Museum or enjoy a meal in our McGinness Restaurant on the public holiday on Monday 5 October 2020, you need to book ahead! For Museum admission and experiences, please book through the Museum website and for McGinness Restaurant booking, please call 07 4658 3737.

22.01.2022 On Monday 16 Nov 2020, Qantas will turn 100. Before the celebrations begin, Museum Curator Tom Harwood has written this piece explaining what exactly we are celebrating... https://qfom.com.au/2020/11/13/100-years-of-what/

21.01.2022 Join us to celebrate the 100th birthday of Qantas! https://qfom.com.au//longreach-qantas-centenary-celebrati/ Experience Outback Queensland, AustraliaExperience Longreach

20.01.2022 To our valued customers Please be advised from Tuesday 6 October to Saturday 17 October 2020, there will be changes to the Museum’s McGinness’ Restaurant operations and menu. For more details, click on the link below: https://qfom.com.au//02/restricted-mcginness-restaurant-m/

18.01.2022 #OnThis Day in 1922 Alexander Kennedy became the first passenger on a Qantas airline service. This article by our Curator sheds more light on his life and the important role he played in Qantas. https://qfom.com.au///a-farsighted-scot-alexander-kennedy/

16.01.2022 Our Airpark Roof is an impressive structure especially when you watch it over 24 hours. Thank you to Watpac for their assistance on this video. The NRA Collaborative

16.01.2022 There is no better sound than rain on a roof. Check out the water coming from our roof last week.! In the future we plan to collect the water from our roof.

13.01.2022 The Bougainvilleas are stunning at this time of year, especially when they can be used as a beautiful photo frame for our Airpark Roof. donnacameronprosser Experience Outback Queensland, Australia Experience Longreach

13.01.2022 #OnThisDay the Qantas first scheduled air mail service arrived in Longreach from Charleville in 1922. In a speech made by Qantas Chairman Fergus McMaster, he said he looked upon the flight ‘as a small beginning which would develop into one of the greatest services in the world’. What prophetic words they were.

12.01.2022 Looks like the Sydney celebrations for the Qantas Centenary yesterday were almost as good as the the party in Longreach Happy birthday Qantas!

10.01.2022 Do you know what Qudos Bank and Qantas Founders Museum have in common? Read on to find out. https://qfom.com.au//12/celebrating-over-60-years-together/

10.01.2022 Do you want to see our CEO sporting a red mohawk for a great cause? Every week 20 ex service men and women take their own lives as a result of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Museum's CEO Tony Martin is raising money for Lifeline to create more support and will end the fundraiser by shaving his head to a mohawk and dying it red. If you can, please support this fundraiser.... https://fundraise.lifeline.org.au//to/red-mohawk-for-ptsd

08.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1922 Ivy McLain became the first female passenger to fly with Qantas . She was 23 years old and can be seen in this photo standing between pilot Paul McGinness (right) and engineer Jack Hazlitt (left) before departing from Cloncurry for Charleville.

08.01.2022 Thinking caps on everyone! Can anyone tell us what this is and what it is used for?

07.01.2022 Frank McNally was a mechanic with Qantas in the 1920s and told some great stories from the company's early days. https://qfom.com.au//10/02/frank-mcnally-an-accidental-bo/

05.01.2022 If you are planning to visit our region please make sure you book ahead.

04.01.2022 On 16th November 2020, Australia's national airline turned 100 and Qantas Founders Museum celebrated the day with a number of activities.

03.01.2022 Don't miss Channel Seven's News Flashback on Qantas tonight at 6pm

02.01.2022 If you are planning to visit our Museum these School Holidays, please book ahead. All our guided aircraft tours are now fully booked until 1 October 2020. There are still spaces for our Museum Entry and our NEW Luminescent Longreach night experience. https://qfom.com.au///22/book-ahead-these-school-holidays/

01.01.2022 Hudson Fysh is considered one of the founders of Qantas but who was he? https://qfom.com.au/2020/09/25/who-was-hudson-fysh/ #FlashbackFriday

01.01.2022 We start the week testing your aviation general knowledge. Can anyone tell us what this is.

01.01.2022 Our Model T Ford ‘Molly’ sure knows how to draw a crowd.