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Moura, Queensland
The town of Moura is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated approximately 70 kilometres west of Biloela on the Dawson Highway, and 180 kilometres west of the port city of Gladstone, and is administered by the Banana Shire Council. Town population is 1802 persons (2001).
The town was named after a local property, also named Moura, which in turn is believed to have been named after the town of Moura in Portugal.
A number of industries are represented in the local economy. Chief amongst these is coal mining. Both open cut and underground mining methods have been employed at the mine, however, a major underground accident on August 7 1994 at the Moura Number 2 mine, claiming 11 lives, has caused the underground operations to cease.
Beef, cotton and grain are other major industries of the area.
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