Malmoe, Queensland
Malmoe is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.
Geography
The Burnett River enters the locality from the north and exits to the south, forming a section of the southern boundary of the locality. Two of its tributaries, A Creek and O'Bil Bil Creek form part of the locality's south-western and south-eastern boundaries respectively.Malmoe has one mountain in the east of the locality, called Spring Hill, which rises to above sea level.
The Burnett Highway enters the locality from the north and exits to the south-east.
The land use is predominantly irrigated crop growing around the Burnett River, but otherwise is grazing on native vegetation.
History
The name Malmoe is derived from the name of a pastoral run name, operated from at least 1848 by the Archer brothers, a family with connections to Scotland and Norway. It is suspected that it refers to the Swedish city of Malmo.Many of the settlers were German.
The Malmoe Apostolic Church opened in 1913, part of the Apostolic Church of Queensland. It was demolished in 1969 to be replaced by a new church building in 1970. It is now within the locality of O'Bil Bil.
Malmoe State School opened in August 1914. It was on the northern side of Augustines Road. In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station. In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road.
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened in stages with the section from Mundubbera to Ceratodus opening on 26 April 1924, with Malmoe railway station serving the locality. The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed; the station is now abandoned.
Demographics
In the, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.In the, Malmoe had a population of 37 people.