Moola, Queensland

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Moola
Queensland
Moola is located in Queensland
Moola
Moola
Coordinates27°02′20″S 151°33′53″E / 27.0388°S 151.5647°E / -27.0388; 151.5647 (Moola (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°02′20″S 151°33′53″E / 27.0388°S 151.5647°E / -27.0388; 151.5647 (Moola (centre of locality))
Population123 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.5968/km2 (1.546/sq mi)
Established1800s (approx.)
Postcode(s)4406
Elevation460 m (1,509 ft)
Area206.1 km2 (79.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Moola:
Bell Bunya Mountains Rangemore
Kaimkillenbun Moola Maclagan
Irvingdale Quinalow Malling

Moola is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Moola had a population of 123 people.[1]

Geography[]

Moola is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Warrego Highway east of Dalby.[3]

There are two neighbourhoods in Moola:

History[]

The name Moola is claimed by Archibald Meston to be an Aboriginal word meaning possum.[2]

Black Gully Provisional School opened on 19 September 1887 and circa 1891 was renamed Yamsion Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Yamsion State School. From 1911 it operated as a half-time school in conjunction with King's Tent Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1917 it returned to being a full-time state school. It closed on 31 December 1967.[6][7] It was on Bunya Mountains Road just north of the Yamsion Hill Road (approx

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26°59′00″S 151°35′07″E / 26.9832°S 151.5852°E / -26.9832; 151.5852 (Yamsion State School (former))).[8][9][3]

Moola Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904, becoming Moola State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on 15 December 1967.[6]

Moola Post Office opened by 1915 closed in 1962.[10]

On Thursday 18 May 1922 an Evangelical Lutheran Church was opened and dedicated at Yamsion. The church building had originally been erected at Greenwood circa 1900 as the first Evangelical Lutheran Church in Queensland, but the Greenwood congregation had outgrown the building, so it was relocated to Yamsion.[11]

Russellvale State School opened on 18 June 1930 and closed in 1960.[6] It was at 989 Bunya Mountains Road (corner of Russelvale Road,

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27°00′14″S 151°31′25″E / 27.0040°S 151.5235°E / -27.0040; 151.5235 (Russellvale State School (former))).[8][3]

At the 2006 census, Moola had a population of 325.[12]

In the 2016 census Moola had a population of 123 people.[1]

Education[]

There are no schools in Moola. The nearest primary schools are Kaimkillenbun State School in neighbouring Kaimkillenbun to the west, Quinalow State School in neighbouring Quinalow to the south, and Bell State School in neighbouring Bell to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Quinalow State School and Bell State School which both offer secondary schooling to Year 10. For secondary schools to Year 12, the nearest school is Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-west.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moola (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Moola – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47729)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Woodlawn – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 37982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Yamsion – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 38885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Agency ID 6407, Yamsion State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Cooyar" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Retrieved 6 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Phoenix Auctionsl History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ "DALBY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 070. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Moola (Wambo Shire) (State Suburb". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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