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Birdsville at sunset with the historic outback hotel, four-wheel drive and signs pointing along the Birdsville Track.
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Birdsville – The Tiny Outback Town That Became an Australian Legend

With around a hundred residents, Birdsville is tiny — until thousands of visitors descend on the town for its famous races. Discover how cattle drovers, the Birdsville Track, desert isolation and one legendary outback event put this little Queensland town on the Australian map.

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