Moonan Flat (Moonan Flat)
Moonan Flat is a village in the Upper Hunter Shire local government area, about 51 km north-east of Scone in the Upper Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 316 km from Sydney, the state capital.
Moonan Flat the closest town to the western entrance to the Barrington Tops National Park. The town is on both sides of the Hunter River, connected by a vehicle bridge and by a suspension footbridge. The nearby locality of Moonan Brook was once a gold mining town on a stream of that name. Although there are only twenty or so houses in the township, the town has a post office, a hotel (The Victoria ), a campground and a School of Arts Hall (The Soldiers’ Memorial). The village has a Union Church.
Moonan Flat the closest town to the western entrance to the Barrington Tops National Park. The town is on both sides of the Hunter River, connected by a vehicle bridge and by a suspension footbridge. The nearby locality of Moonan Brook was once a gold mining town on a stream of that name. Although there are only twenty or so houses in the township, the town has a post office, a hotel (The Victoria ), a campground and a School of Arts Hall (The Soldiers’ Memorial). The village has a Union Church.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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