Cloncurry Tours and Attractions

John Flynn Place

Cloncurry Attractions:

The John Flynn Place commemorates the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Originally the Aerial Medical Service).

John Flynn's Creative use of emerging technologies - Aviation and Radio, together with the practice of medicine is the basis of the service. In 1928, Supported by a team of boundary riding padres. John Flynn's Mantle of Safety over the Inland sparked a social revolution in the Australian Outback.

Opened in 1988 by their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York, John Flynn Place commemorates the founding of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. John Flynn Place houses a unique combination of historic material, including photographs, documents and artifacts. A valuable art collection is on display in the Fred McKay Art Gallery, which displays winners of the Ernest Henry Art Show. Included in John Flynn Place is the Cloncurry Gardens.

Within John Flynn Place visitors will find:

• Fred McKay Art Gallery and RFDS Museum
• Alfred Trager Cultural Centre
• Allan Vickers Outdoor Theatre
• The Cloncurry Gardens