Three Moon Explained

Type:suburb
Three Moon
State:qld
Coordinates:-24.9149°N 151.1302°W
Pop:178
Postcode:4630
Area:92.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:6.4
Dir1:S
Location1:Monto
Dist2:145
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Gayndah
Dist3:166
Dir3:S
Location3:Gladstone
Dist4:468
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:North Burnett Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Monto
Near-Ne:Cannindah
Near-E:Splinter Creek
Near-Se:Mulgildie
Near-S:Mulgildie
Near-Sw:Mulgildie
Near-W:Coominglah Forest
Near-Nw:Monto

Three Moon is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Three Moon had a population of 178 people.

History

Three Moon State School opened on 24 January 1927 and closed on 22 August 1948. It was to the east of the Three Moon railway station (approx).[2]

The final stage of the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line from Mulgildie via Three Moon to Monto opened on 15 September 1928.[3] The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed.[4] The locality was served by the now-abandoned Three Moon railway station (-24.9151°N 151.1291°W).[5]

Demographics

In the, Three Moon had a population of 147 people.

In the, Three Moon had a population of 178 people.

Education

There are no schools in Three Moon. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in neighbouring Monto to the north and Mulgildie State School in neighbouring Mulgildie to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School, also in Monto.[6]

Facilities

Despite the name, Monto Aerodrome is at 375 Airport Road in Three Moon (-24.8922°N 151.1015°W).[7] It has a 1311m (4,301feet) bitumen-sealed runway. It is operated by the North Burnett Regional Council.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 28 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 1939 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158 . 27 January 2024 . . Map . 27 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127064706/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m158-surv-control-1939/original . live .
  3. News: 17 September 1928 . RAILWAY OPENED . 18 December 2023 . . Queensland, Australia . 9 . National Library of Australia . LXIX . 13,253.
  4. Web site: Gough . Emma . 7 June 2012 . Last train out of Monto gone . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209064618/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/south-burnett/last-train-out-of-monto-gone/news-story/a2c5b2acd42176a01872884e0a33af7d?nk=6d9f0b09cea95400a60977eb84d7bf09-1702104378 . 9 December 2023 . 26 September 2022 . The Courier-Mail.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 7 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  7. Web site: 22 October 2020 . Airports - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 . 15 November 2020 . 3 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  8. Web site: Aerodromes . 2024-11-09 . North Burnett Regional Council.