Moonford
Queensland
Moonford is located in Queensland
Moonford
Moonford
Coordinates24°45′46″S 151°02′06″E / 24.7627°S 151.035°E / -24.7627; 151.035 (Moonford (town centre))
Population160 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.727/km2 (1.88/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Moonford:
Cania Cania Monal
Coominglah Forest Moonford Mungungo
Coominglah Forest Monto Monto

Moonford is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Moonford had a population of 160 people.[1]

Geography

Cania Road, which provides access to Cania Gorge National Park and Cania Dam, runs north from the Burnett Highway through Moonford to Cania.[4]

History

Wongalee State School opened in October 1929, using a relocated open-air school building from Parke State School in Tinana South.[5][6][7][8] Miss Wainwright was the first teacher.[9] The school closed circa 1943.[10] It was on the western side of Cania Road (approx 24°43′02″S 151°02′49″E / 24.71720°S 151.04697°E / -24.71720; 151.04697 (Wongalee State School (former))).[11] In 1945, the school building was relocated to establish Ventor State School.[8]

In December 1933, tenders were called to erect Moonford State School.[12][13][14] It opened on 5 June 1934. It was officially opened on 30 June 1934 by Tommy Williams, the local member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis.[15] It closed on 10 December 1982.[10] It was at 551 Cania Road (24°45′43″S 151°02′08″E / 24.7619°S 151.0356°E / -24.7619; 151.0356 (Moonford State School (former))).[16][17][18]

Christ Church Anglican was dedicated by Bishop George Halford on 1 November 1936.[19] It closed circa 1988.[20] It was at 539 Cania Road (24°45′48″S 151°02′09″E / 24.7632°S 151.0358°E / -24.7632; 151.0358 (Christ Church Anglican (former))). As at 2021, the church building is still extant, but in private ownership.[21]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Moonford had a population of 160 people.[1][22]

Community groups

The Moonford branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the CWA Hall at 32059 Burnett Highway (24°50′12″S 151°03′16″E / 24.8366°S 151.0544°E / -24.8366; 151.0544 (Moonford CWA Hall)).[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Moonford – town in North Burnett Region (entry 22663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Moonford – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45392)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (29 July 2019). "Moonford, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "BURNETT LEADS IN SCHOOLS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 280. Queensland, Australia. 23 August 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "SCHOOL FOR WONGALEE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 486. Queensland, Australia. 26 April 1929. p. 6. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 361. Queensland, Australia. 27 September 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. 1 2 "Ventnor State School (entry 600727)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "ULAMBI". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 18, 320. Queensland, Australia. 8 October 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m160" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS". The Courier-mail. No. 95. Queensland, Australia. 15 December 1933. p. 4. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "TWO NEW SCHOOLS". Morning Bulletin. No. 21, 040. Queensland, Australia. 29 December 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS TENDERS". The Courier-mail. No. 124. Queensland, Australia. 19 January 1934. p. 10. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "PERSONAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 938. Queensland, Australia. 21 June 1934. p. 6. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "Town of Moonford" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "9148-34 Monto" (Map). Queensland Government. 1975. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "CHURCH DEDICATED". The Courier-mail. No. 991. Queensland, Australia. 2 November 1936. p. 18. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ↑ "Closed Churches". Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Moonford Anglican Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  22. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Christ Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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