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Moonie QLD 4406 |
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| Population: 200 Latitude: 27.4301 Longitude: 150.2216 Location: 331 km west of Brisbane Highway: Leichhardt and Moonie Hways. Nearest Major Town:Goondiwindi Nearest Airport: Toowoomba Touring Area: Toowoomba & Golden West | |
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Moonie is on the Darling Downs of Queensland,and located at the intersection of
the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways, 331 kilometres (206 miles) west of
Brisbane, and 95km north of Goondiwindi. It is the Official Oil Capital of Australia. Its name comes from Moonie River, which was first recorded as Mooni by explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell in November 1846 when he passed through the region. The town is very small and consists of a public school, service station, a few houses, Moonie Sports Club and a motel. In December 1961 Moonie was the site of Australia's first commercial oil field, a very small field consisting of less than one percent of Australia's oil and gas reserves. The oil field is still operational and pumps out 35 kilolitres (7,700 gallons) every day. The region is also an agricultural area that produces grain, beef cattle and prime lambs. | |
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