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Moregatta is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Moregatta had a population of 9 people.[1]
| Moregatta Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Moregatta | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.4913°S 145.5819°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.469/km2 (1.21/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4886 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The south-western part of the locality is part of the Herberton Range National Park.[3][4] The remainder of the locality is use for farming, predominantly dairy cattle.[3]
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.[2]
Moregatta Provisional School opened on 11 April 1927. In 1935 a new building was constructed for Moregatta State School.[5] The school closed in 1948.[6]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moregatta (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Moregatta – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 48773)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Herberton Range National Park, Herberton Range Conservation Park, Herberton Range State Forest and Baldy Mountain Forest Reserve". Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "AT MOREGATTA". Cairns Post. No. 10, 326. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2019 – 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
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