Moola is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Moola had a population of 123 people.

Geography

Moola is north of the

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

east of Dalby. There are two neighbourhoods in Moola: * Woodlawn in the north-west of the locality () * Yamsion in the north of the locality ()

Road infrastructure

The

Dalby–Cooyar Road The roads that join the towns of , and form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway, Oakey–Cooyar Road and Dalby–Cooyar Road. Several of th ...

runs through from west to east. The Bunya Mountains Road runs to the north-east from the western boundary.

History

The name ''Moola'' is claimed by

Archibald Meston Archibald Meston (26 March 1851 – 11 March 1924) was an Australian politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer. Personal life Archibald Meston was born at Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of Alexander Meston. Mest ...

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 ). 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 ). Moola Post Office opened by 1915 closed in 1962. On Thursday 18 May 1922 an Evangelical Lutheran Church was opened and dedicated at Yamsion. The church building had originally been erected at

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circa 1900 as the first Evangelical Lutheran Church in Queensland, but the Greenwood congregation had outgrown the building, so it was relocated to Yamsion. Russellvale State School opened on 18 June 1930 and closed in 1960. It was at 989 Bunya Mountains Road (corner of Russelvale Road, ). In the , Moola had a population of 325. In the , Moola had a population of 123 people.

Education

There are no schools in Moola. The nearest primary schools are Kaimkillenbun State School in neighbouring

Kaimkillenbun Kaimkillenbun is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kaimkillenbun had a population of 293 people. It is recognised as the Queensland town wi ...

to the west, Quinalow State School in neighbouring Quinalow to the south, and Bell State School in neighbouring

Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inter ...

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 Dalby State High School is a heritage-listed state high school at 28B Nicholson Street, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1953 to 1954. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 19 August 2016. ...

in Dalby to the south-west.

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