Some good photos and video there Milo. Good stuff. Would have been interesting to watch the landing. The technique used is what is referred to with light aircraft, as a short field landing. The secret to this 747 landing is much reduced  all up weight which allows for a lower than normal approach speed. A lot of stuff was removed from this aircraft including the galleys to lighten the load. It would also carry minimum fuel to fly from Sydney, make 2 or 3 approaches then return to Sydney if it cant land. Probably about 20,000 to 25000 liters. The cruise from Sydney was at 4000 feet  which would attract  heavy fuel burn. The runway is only 6000 feet long. Normally we would be looking at 10,000 to 12,000 feet for safe operation of the 747 heavy.

Tyre pressure would be reduced and braking would be speed brakes on the wings and wheel brakes. Thrust reversal was not planned for, for reasons described in newspaper articles, but would have been used if the runway end came up fast with not much chance of stopping with brakes only. Very interesting flight and landing. I see the Pilots practiced this procedure in the Simulator, for several hours, which would be normal when operating into an airport that doesnt meet all the usual requirements of safety..

The aircraft should attract a lot of tourists and sight seers to the area as does the 747-200 series based at Longreach, Qld.

In the video Milo, did you notice the red/white lights in line to the left of the runway on approach. That is the Vasis we discussed in another of your posts. The Vasis gives glide slope guidance to the touch down point on the runway, or correct angle of approach.