Transport Museum

3 Arthur St, Tambo, QLD

Discover the story of outback transport at the Wild and Woolly Tambo Truck Sculpture and Transport Museum, celebrating the trucks, people and freight networks that have kept western Queensland moving for generations.

At the centre of the display is a 1944 Johnson Brothers freight truck, surrounded by reclaimed materials and memorabilia from the district’s transport history. Through a collection of interpretive signs and displays, follow the evolution of outback freight from horse-drawn carriers of the 1860s and the first motorised trucks of the 1920s through to the modern road transport fleets of today.

Tambo has long been an important centre for transport and trade, with generations of local families playing their part in moving goods and supplies across the vast distances of the outback. The museum brings these stories together in a hands-on setting for visitors interested in trucking, machinery, local history and the people behind the region’s transport industry.

Look out for the striking truck sculpture at the entrance, then take time to explore the displays and discover how road transport helped shape life and business in Outback Queensland.

A worthwhile stop for travellers following the region’s highways and anyone with an interest in Australia’s trucking and transport heritage.