Moura
Mining town with a tragic history of major mining accidents.
Located 192 km west of Gladstone and 676 km north-east of Brisbane via the Burnett Highway, Moura is a small town servicing the surrounding rural and coalmining interests. It calls itself 'The Coal and Cattle Centre of the Dawson Valley' and this mixture of activities has ensured that, unlike most coalmining centres in Queensland, the town has not developed as a typical company town for miners.
The other major local enterprise is visually broadcast to the surrounding district. Huge grain silos (the second-largest in Queensland) are located at the eastern end of town and can be seen from a considerable distance.
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