Town in Queensland, Australia
Moonford is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Moonford had a population of 162 people.
Geography
Cania Road, which provides access to Cania Gorge National Park and Cania Dam , runs north from the Burnett Highway through Moonford to Cania .
History
Wongalee State School opened in October 1929, using a relocated open-air school building from Parke State School in Tinana South . Miss Wainwright was the first teacher. The school closed circa 1943. 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) ) ). In 1945, the school building was relocated to establish Ventor State School .
In December 1933, tenders were called to erect Moonford State School. 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 . It closed on 10 December 1982. 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) ) ).
Christ Church Anglican was dedicated by Bishop George Halford on 1 November 1936. It closed circa 1988. 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.
Demographics
In the 2016 census , the locality of Moonford had a population of 160 people.
In the 2021 census , the locality of Moonford had a population of 162 people.
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 ) ).
References
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moonford (SAL)" . 2021 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^ "Moonford – town in North Burnett Region (entry 22663)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021 .
^ "Moonford – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45392)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021 .
^ Google (29 July 2019). "Moonford, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019 .
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Ventnor State School (entry 600727)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014 .
^ "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.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m160" (Map). Queensland Government . 1939. Retrieved 26 November 2023 .
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Town of Moonford" (Map). Queensland Government . 1973. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ "9148-34 Monto" (Map). Queensland Government . 1975. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ "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.
^ "Closed Churches" . Anglican Church Southern Queensland . Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019 .
^ "Moonford Anglican Church - Former" . Churches Australia . Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ Blake, Thom. "Christ Church" . Queensland religious places database . Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonford (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Branch Locations" . Queensland Country Women's Association . Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
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