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03 Captain Quirky fact : Starlight - rogue legend of the cattle runs Cattle duffing was very common. Many small farmers rounded up stray cattle to stock their own properties, changing brands or branding cleanskins. Most were also respectable members of the community. Curriculum Information Year Learning and Assessment (Time, Continuity and Change) 6 Frontier Conflict - Starlight Legend 7 Rogue Legend - Defining Australia Description Harry Redford’s (Readford) bold exploits as a cattle duffer earned him an enduring place in Queensland history. The expert bushman and cattle drover turned his handy work to ill-gotten gain when, in 1870 he, along with a small group of hand-picked companions, stole 1,000 head of cattle from Bowen Downs. At that time, many properties were vast and Bowen Downs at roughly 1,744,000 acres (1 acre = 0.404685 hectare) was one such property. It occurred to the 28 year-old Redford that stock from the property’s remote reaches could be stolen without detection. He and his gang erected cattle yards in a secluded area close to the Thomson River. When the yards were ready, they mustered small mobs from the station and when numbers reached about 300, they were driven south to a small holding property owned by Redford’s unsuspecting employer. When the cattle numbered 1,000 plans were made to drive them overland to South Australia, though two of Redford’s men refused to go, afraid they would not survive the largely uncharted journey. The mob moved along the Barcoo River and Cooper Creek and down the Strezlecki Track. Cattle were sold along the way and on reaching Adelaide the gang members split up and went their separate ways. The law eventually did catch up with Redford and his men and they were brought to trial at Roma. Nevertheless, much to the outrage of the Courts, all were found innocent by sympathetic juries. Redford’s exploits earned him the nickname Captain Starlight - the name of the fictitious central character in Rolfe Boldrewood’s Australian classic ‘Robbery Under Arms’ penned in the early 1880s. Although Redford’s criminal exploits made him famous, he was one of the first pioneers of the lower Cooper Creek and was the first to overland cattle down Strzelecki Creek. His skills as a great drover and his cattle drives of the early 1880s were matched only by other legendary Queensland drovers Patrick Durack and Nat Buchanan. Mustering at sunset 012 Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback
History - Longreach First residents: Iningai, Malintji and Kunngkari peoples European exploration: William Landsborough and Nat Buchanan in 1861 European settlement: 1863 Town gazetted: 1887 History highlights: n Qantas (Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.) hub established 1920 n WWII US Flying Fortress bomber base, 1942 n World’s first Flying Surgeon Service established in 1959 Classroom Activities n Develop a short script/play based on researched events and perform it for the class or year level n Create a ‘Wanted Poster’ for Captain Starlight and display these around the school as a way of creating interest in this iconic Australian character n Oral Reading/Class Novel - read a novel to the class which is indicative of the times Additional Resources Music Australia - Musical score and play www.musicaustralia.org/apps/MA?function=s howDetail&currentBibRecord=000042866387 &itemSeq=&total=&returnFunction=getACopy &&sessionId= Moore - Family Tree and life history www.users.on.net/~moore/Moore/indiI04252. html References Westprint Maps J. Deckert Longreach Regional History www.longreach.net.au/lre_history.html Savannah Guides www.savannah-guides.com.au/page2-14.html Further Information Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre Landsborough Highway, Longreach QLD 4730 Phone: (07) 4658 2166 Email: museum@stockmanshalloffame.com.au www.stockmanshalloffame.com.au External Activities Redford’s most famous legacy in the Longreach district is ‘Starlight’s Lookout’ also known as Cassidy’s Knob. On this hill which rises gently over the surrounding plains, Redford is purported to have placed a man to keep watch while they were gathering cattle from Bowen Downs. Best Experience Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre, Longreach Landsborough Highway, Longreach QLD 4730 Cost: Entry fee applies Hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm daily Phone: (07) 4658 2166 Email: museum@stockmanshalloffame.com.au Website: www.stockmanshalloffame.com.au Other Points of Interest n Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach n Powerhouse Museum, Longreach n Longreach School of Distance Education, Longreach Mt Isa Longreach Townsville Rockhampton Charleville Brisbane Queensland’s Outback Education Handbook | Legendary Outback 013
Page 1 and 2: OUTBACK Q U E E N S L A N D ’ S E
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75 Travel Itineraries
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Day 2 - Mitchell to Longreach Journ
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Day 6 - Longreach to Mitchell Journ
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03 Mount Isa Outback Tour - Camping
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