Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Australian Legend
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'On the fortieth anniversary of the publication of Russell Ward's Australian Legend, it is timely to evaluate the strength of the bush legend in contemporary Australia. One way of doing this is to consider how elements of the legend have been taken up in tourist products and this study, which takes up on an earlier study undertaken in 1988 (Trotter, 1992), looks at the impacts the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Cultural Centre in Longreach (the Hall) has had on the town, the region, and broader spheres. Also celebrating an anniversary in April - its tenth - the Hall has, over the decade, become a significant outback tourist site; and the journey there has acquired almost pilgrimage status. It has put Longreach 'on the map'; and it has also provided a model for towns and regions aspiring to a 'heritage-led' economic recovery.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Queensland Review vol. 5 no. 1 May 1998 17029252 1998 periodical issue 'Following last year's successful special issue on criminal justice, the present issue of Queensland Review marks a return to the non-specialist focus which has been most characteristic of the journal for the last four years. We are keen to maintain an editorial commitment to publishing as diverse a range of material as possible, and while the interdisciplinarity of our host institution provides a good foundation for doing this we are, of course, entirely dependent on receiving high quality submissions from students of Queensland in universities, the public service, politics, the professions, the schools and (increasingly) in private life. We have never been in any doubt that there is an important place for a journal like the Queensland Review in the intellectual life of this state, and we hope we can rely on your continuing support in the future, as subscribers and potential contributors.' (Editorial)  1998 pg. 17-29
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  • Longreach, Longreach - Barcaldine - Alpha area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
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