He then decided to return to Sydney, completing a successful expedition which had explored a large area of unknown country.

In March 2015, Geoscience Australia reported that the river's course at and near its headwaters flows along the edge of a roughly circular crustal anomaly that might well be an impact structure.

[7] Major towns of Central West Queensland include Longreach, Winton, Blackall and Barcaldine.

Barcaldine was the location for the 1891 Australian shearers' strike, one of Australia's earliest and most important industrial disputes.

[8] Smaller towns in the region include Bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Urandangi, Ilfracombe, Isisford, Yaraka, Jundah, Stonehenge, Windorah, Alpha, Aramac, Jericho, Tambo and Muttaburra.

In the north of the region, the Kennedy Highway leads from Boulia to Cairns on the eastern coast of Australia.

Today, the Spirit of the Outback is a long-distance passenger rail service operating from Brisbane to Longreach.