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Moonie, settlement, southeastern Queensland, Australia. Located in a sheep-grazing district, Moonie is the site of the nationā€™s first (1964) commercially developed oil field. The oil, discovered in 1961, is piped 190 miles (305 km) east to Brisbane. There is a second small field at Alton, 60 miles (96 km) southwest. Moonie lies at the intersection of the Moonie and Newell highways.

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