Three Moon, Queensland
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Three Moon is a rural
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in the
North Burnett Region The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Three Moon had a population of 178 people.


History

Three Moon State School opened on 24 January 1927 and closed on 22 August 1948. It was to the east of the Three Moon railway station (approx ). The final stage of the
Mungar Junction to Monto railway line The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast line at Mungar railway ...
from Mulgildie via Three Moon to
Monto Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) in ...
opened on 15 September 1928. The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed. The locality was served by the now-abandoned Three Moon railway station ().


Demographics

In the , Three Moon had a population of 147 people. In the , Three Moon had a population of 178 people.


Education

There are no schools in Three Moon. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in neighbouring
Monto Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) in ...
to the north and Mulgildie State School in neighbouring Mulgildie to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School, also in Monto.


Facilities

Despite the name, Monto Aerodrome is at 375 Airport Road in Three Moon (). It has a bitumen-sealed runway. It is operated by the North Burnett Regional Council.


References

{{North Burnett Region North Burnett Region Localities in Queensland