Moomin, Queensland

Moomin is a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Moomin
Queensland
Moomin
Coordinates17.3588°S 145.4097°E / -17.3588; 145.4097
Postcode(s)4887
Area32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Moomin:
Watsonville Watsonville Wongabel
Watsonville Moomin Upper Barron
Herberton Herberton Wondecla

History

The locality was named after the railway station on the Tablelands railway line, and is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning wasp's nest.[1]

Herberton Range Provisional School opened in 1909 and closed in 1910.[2] It was a tent school to provide schooling for the children of railway workers living in railway camps during the construction of the railway through the Herberton Range.[3]

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References

  1. "Moomin - locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  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
  3. "Tent Schools". The Brisbane Courier. LXV (15, 971). Queensland, Australia. 20 March 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.


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