Heritage-listed Birdsville courthouse ready to tell stories of the past

Sally Gall
Updated June 29 2020 - 9:08am, first published 9:07am
The western side of the refurbished Birdsville courthouse, looking south west. Pictures supplied.
The western side of the refurbished Birdsville courthouse, looking south west. Pictures supplied.

When Birdsville's Court House was built between 1888 and 1890, it was an outpost for justice on colonial Queensland's desert frontier, where droving stock between Boulia and Adelaide was one of the main occupations.

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Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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