Moregatta, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Moregatta
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.4913°N 145.5819°W
Pop:62
Postcode:4886
Area:18.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:18.6
Dir1:S
Location1:Malanda
Dist2:36.0
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Atherton
Dist3:64.4
Dir3:W
Location3:Innisfail
Dist4:93.0
Dir4:SSW
Location4:Cairns
Dist5:1816
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Minbun
Near-Ne:Tarzali
Near-E:Millaa Millaa
Near-Se:Millaa Millaa
Near-S:Millaa Millaa
Near-Sw:Evelyn
Near-W:Minbun
Near-Nw:Minbun

Moregatta is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Moregatta had a population of 62 people.

Geography

The south-western part of the locality is part of the Herberton Range National Park.[2] The land use in the rest of the locality is grazing, predominantly dairy cattle.

The Millaa Millaa–Malanda Road runs through from south (Millaa Millaa) to north (Minbun).

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named 23 July 1920 by the Queensland Railways Department, reportedly being an Aboriginal word, meaning level ground.[1]

The locality was served by Moregatta railway station (-17.4897°N 145.5922°W) on the now-closed Millaa Millaa branch of the Tablelands railway line.[3] [4]

Moregatta Provisional School opened on 11 April 1927. In 1930, it became Moregatta State School. In 1935, a new building was constructed for Moregatta State School.[5] The school closed on 7 May 1948. It was at 323 Moregatta Road .[6]

Demographics

In the, Moregatta had a population of 9 people.

In the, Moregatta had a population of 62 people.

Education

There are no schools in Moregatta. The nearest government primary school is Millaa Milla State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the north.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 16 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Herberton Range National Park, Herberton Range Conservation Park, Herberton Range State Forest and Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve. 15 May 2018. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607145606/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/herberton-range/. 7 June 2019. 16 May 2019. live.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 1943 . Bartle Frere . 4 December 2023 . . Map . 8 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008034538/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-bartle-frere-1943/original . live .
  5. News: AT MOREGATTA.. 13 March 1935. Cairns Post. 16 May 2019. 10,326. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia. 5 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231205213046/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41524174. live.
  6. Web site: 1943 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404 . 4 December 2023 . . Map . 8 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008035630/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m404-surv-control-1943/original . live .
  7. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 4 December 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .