Barmoya, Queensland
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 Team of horses used in the dam building on Redlands, Arthur Jones' property, Barmoya, 1920s | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 23°07′40″S 150°32′23″E / 23.1277°S 150.5397°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 77.2 km2 (29.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 85 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.101/km2 (2.852/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4703 | ||||||||||||
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Barmoya is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Barmoya had a population of 85 people.[1]
Hedlow Creek forms the eastern boundary of the locality.[3][4]
Mount Munga Wappa rises to 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level in the centre of the locality (23°06′52″S 150°32′26″E / 23.1145°S 150.5405°E).[4][5][6]
The centre and north-east of the locality have swampland. The land use iin the locality is predominanlty grazing on native vegetation.[7]
History
Barmoya Settlement State School opened on 31 August 1911. In 1935, it was renamed Barmoya East State School. It closed on 4 July 1969.[8] It was at 9 C H Barretts Road (corner of East Barmoya Road, 23°08′41″S 150°32′38″E / 23.14461°S 150.54377°E).[9][10]
Barmoya Central State School opened on 28 August 1918.[11] In February 1930, the school was closed because it had only seven students; it was suggested that the school should be moved to a more central location.[12] In October 1931, it was proposed to relocate the school building to Rossmoya Road where 16 students could attend the school,[13][14] but some parents thought it was too distant for their children to travel to and from the school each day.[15][16] In June 1932, it was decided to move the school to Rossmoya Road,[17] but, in March 1933, the government said there were insufficient funds available to move the school at that time.[18] In September 1933, tenders were called to relocate the school.[19] The school was relocated in January 1934.[20] In 1936, it was renamed Wattlebank State School.[21] It closed in December 1959.[22] It was on the western side of Rossmoya Road (approx 23°07′49″S 150°27′34″E / 23.13030°S 150.45931°E) in Wattlebank.[23][24]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 18 February 2000.[2]
