Moola, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Moola
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.0388°N 151.5647°W
Pop:218
Established:1800s (approx.)
Postcode:4406
Area:206.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:33.2
Dir1:NE
Location1:Dalby
Dist2:91
Dir2:NW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:218
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Elevation:460
Near-N:Bunya Mountains
Near-Ne:Rangemore
Near-E:Maclagan
Malling
Near-Se:Quinalow
Near-S:Irvingdale
Near-Sw:Irvingdale
Near-W:Kaimkillenbun
Near-Nw:Bell

Moola is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Moola had a population of 218 people.

Geography

Moola is 20km (10miles) north of the Warrego Highway east of Dalby.

There are two neighbourhoods in Moola:

Road infrastructure

The Dalby–Cooyar Road runs through from west to east. The Bunya Mountains Road runs to the north-east from the western boundary.[4]

History

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

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. It was on Bunya Mountains Road just north of the Yamsion Hill Road (approx).[5]

Moola Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904, becoming Moola State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed on 15 December 1967. It was north-east of the intersection of Moola School Road and Bowenville Moola Road (approx).[6] [7]

Moola Post Office opened by 1915 closed in 1962.[8]

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.[9]

Russellvale State School opened on 18 June 1930 and closed in 1960. It was at 989 Bunya Mountains Road (corner of Russelvale Road,).[10]

Demographics

In the, Moola had a population of 325.

In the, Moola had a population of 123 people.

In the, Moola had a population of 218 people.

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.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 29 December 2020.
  4. Moola, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 23 March 2022.
  5. Web site: 1946. Cooyar. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.
  6. Web site: Evergreen . 15 February 2023 . . Map.
  7. Web site: 1951 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78 . 15 February 2023 . . Map.
  8. Web site: Phoenix Auctionsl History. Post Office List. 6 March 2021. Phoenix Auctions.
  9. News: 19 May 1922. DALBY.. 8. The Brisbane Courier. 20,070. Queensland, Australia. 27 February 2021. National Library of Australia.
  10. Web site: 1954. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106140617/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m78-admin-bdy-1954.jpg. 6 November 2021. 6 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map.