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{{Infobox Australian place |
{{Infobox Australian place |
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| type = town |
| type = town |
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| name = Monto |
| name = Monto |
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| state = qld |
| state = qld |
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| image = Monto Newton Street 001.JPG |
| image = Monto Newton Street 001.JPG |
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| caption = Looking down Newtown Street to the Burnett Highway, 2017 |
| caption = Looking down Newtown Street to the Burnett Highway, 2017 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|-24.8641|151.1233|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Monto (town centre)}} |
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| lga = [[North Burnett Region]] |
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| pop = 1156 |
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| postcode = 4630 |
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| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} |
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/> |
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| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} |
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| established = 1924 |
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name="Census2016"/> |
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| postcode = 4630 |
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| area = 59.2 |
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| elevation=248.7 |
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| timezone = [[AEST]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|24|52|0|S|151|07|0|E|display=inline,title}} |
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| utc = +10:00 |
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| maxtemp = 27.3 |
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| elevation = 248.7 |
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| maxtemp = 27.3 |
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| mintemp = 12.8 |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Callide|Callide]] |
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| rainfall = 732.6 |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Flynn|Flynn]] |
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| lga = [[North Burnett Region]] |
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| dist1 = 459 |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Callide|Callide]] |
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| location1= [[Brisbane]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Flynn|Flynn]] |
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| dist2 = 223 |
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| dist1 = 459 |
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| location2= [[Bundaberg]] |
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| location1 = [[Brisbane]] |
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| dist2 = 223 |
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| location3= [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]] |
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| location2 = [[Bundaberg]] |
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| dist3 = 157 |
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| location3 = [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]] |
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| near-n = [[Mungungo, Queensland|Mungungo]] |
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| near-ne = [[Bukali, Queensland|Bukali]] |
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| near-e = [[Cannindah, Queensland|Cannindah]] |
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| near-se = [[Three Moon, Queensland|Three Moon]] |
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| near-s = [[Three Moon, Queensland|Three Moon]] |
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| near-sw = [[Coominglah Forest, Queensland|Coominglah Forest]] |
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| near-w = [[Moonford, Queensland|Moonford]] |
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| near-nw = [[Moonford, Queensland|Moonford]] |
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'''Monto''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|n|t|oʊ}}<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[North Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|22549|Monto|town in North Burnett Region| |
'''Monto''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|n|t|oʊ}}<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[North Burnett Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|22549|Monto|town in North Burnett Region|access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|45391|Monto|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,156 people.<ref name=Census2021/> |
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==Geography== |
== Geography == |
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[[File:View down Newton Street, the main street of Monto, 2014 02.jpg|left|thumb|View down Newton Street, 2014 ]] |
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Monto is located on the [[Burnett Highway]] {{convert|500|km|mi}} north-west of [[Brisbane]] and {{convert|235|km|mi}} south of [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]]. |
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Monto is located on the [[Burnett Highway]] {{convert|500|km|mi}} north-west of [[Brisbane]] and {{convert|235|km|mi}} south of [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]]. The [[Gladstone–Monto Road]] intersects with the Burnett Highway in the town. |
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The main street in the town is Newton Street.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning ''ridgy plain''.<ref name=qpnl/> |
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=== Ancient past === |
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In the [[Mississippian (geology)|Mississippian era]] (358-323 mya) also known as the Early [[Carboniferous]] period, the area<ref name="2023-12-27_ABC"/> was part of a shallow sea where [[coral]] formed a [[coral reef]] that became [[carbonate rock]] ([[limestone]]) underlying the area. [[Cannindah,_Queensland|Cannindah Reef]] was the largest-known reef from this period.<ref name="2023-12-27_ABC">[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/ancient-coral-reef-could-hold-climate-change-lessons/103059762 Ancient Cannindah Reef in central Queensland could offer lessons to fight climate change], Grace Whiteside, [[ABC News Online]], 2023-12-27</ref> |
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== History == |
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[[Gureng-Gureng language|Gureng Gureng]] (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of [[Bundaberg]], [[Gin Gin, Queensland|Gin Gin]] and [[Miriam Vale]] extending south towards [[Childers, Queensland|Childers]], inland to Monto and [[Mount Perry, Queensland|Mt Perry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/17?embed=true|title=Gureng Gureng|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214421/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/17?embed=true|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning ''ridgy plain''.<ref name="qpnl" /> |
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Europeans settled in the area in the late 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings at the northern end of the Burnett Valley. Gold unearthed along Three Moon Creek — a tributary of the [[Burnett River]] — in the 1870s attracted further settlers. The original site of the diggings, {{convert|30|km|mi}} north of present-day Monto, has since been flooded by construction of [[Cania Dam]]. |
Europeans settled in the area in the late 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings at the northern end of the Burnett Valley. Gold unearthed along Three Moon Creek — a tributary of the [[Burnett River]] — in the 1870s attracted further settlers. The original site of the diggings, {{convert|30|km|mi}} north of present-day Monto, has since been flooded by construction of [[Cania Dam]]. |
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Norton Diggings Provisional School opened circa 1881 and is believed to have been repositioned circa 1892 and renamed Norton Goldfield Provisional School. It closed circa 1903 but reopened in 1904 as Norton Provisional School, but then closed in 1907.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref> |
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The township of Monto was not formally established until 1924 in which year the post office opened.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> |
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The township of Monto was not formally established until 1924 in which year the post office opened.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web |last=Phoenix Auctions History |title=Post Office List |url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Monto* |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717024337/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AMonto%2A |archive-date=17 July 2022 |access-date=5 March 2021 |publisher=Phoenix Auctions}}</ref> |
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Norton Diggings Provisional School opened circa 1881 and and is believed to repositioned circa 1892 and renamed Norton Goldfield Provisional School. It closed circa 1903 but reopened in 1904 as Norton Provisional School, but then closed in 1907.<ref name=qfhs>{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref> |
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Monto State School opened on 25 January 1926.<ref name="qfhs" /> |
Monto State School opened on 25 January 1926.<ref name="qfhs" /> |
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On Wednesday 17 April 1929, [[Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane|Archbishop]] [[James Duhig]] dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower in Monto.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 1929 |title=No title |page=18 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=22,230 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21399942 |accessdate=6 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Unusually the church had been built on leasehold land as freehold was unavailable.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 April 1929 |title=Land Tenure |page=9 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]] |issue=17,588 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179798078 |accessdate=6 September 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was at 29 Rutherford Street ({{Coord|-24.86760|151.12222|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Catholic Church of the Little Flower (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of the Little Flower {{!}} Monto |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=138&Church%20of%20the%20Little%20Flower%20Monto |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}</ref> It now serves as the church hall for St Theresa's Catholic Church (built circa 1990).<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Theresa's Catholic Church {{!}} Monto |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6826 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}</ref> |
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St Therese's Catholic Primary School was opened on 5 February 1940 by the [[Presentation Sisters]].<ref name="qfhs" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rok.catholic.edu.au/st-therese-s-catholic-primary-school-monto/|title=St Therese’s Catholic Primary School, Monto|last=|first=|date=|website=Catholic Education, Diocese of Rockhampton|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120120810/https://www.rok.catholic.edu.au/st-therese-s-catholic-primary-school-monto/|archive-date=20 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> |
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Monto Baptist Church opened on 23 April 1930.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 March 1930|title=MISSION WORK.|page=9|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|issue=22,515|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21505563|accessdate=9 March 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717024345/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21505563|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|archive-date=26 November 2021|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1930 Monto|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1930-Monto.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126080826/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1930-Monto.html|archive-date=26 November 2021|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland}}</ref> It was at 24 Kelvin Street ({{Coord|-24.8661|151.1225|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Monto Baptist Church (former)}}). It closed in 1997 and passed into private ownership.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monto Baptist Church - Former|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/2138-monto-baptist-church-former|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309045016/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/queensland/all-towns/directory/2138-monto-baptist-church-former}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Monto Baptist Church (1929-1997)|url=https://www.nationalredress.gov.au/institutions/search/10218056|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-09|website=[[National Redress Scheme]]|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309045022/https://www.nationalredress.gov.au/institutions/search/10218056}}</ref> |
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St Therese's Catholic Primary School was opened on 5 February 1940 by the [[Presentation Sisters]].<ref name="qfhs" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rok.catholic.edu.au/st-therese-s-catholic-primary-school-monto/|title=St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Monto|website=Catholic Education, Diocese of Rockhampton|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120120810/https://www.rok.catholic.edu.au/st-therese-s-catholic-primary-school-monto/|archive-date=20 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref> |
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With dwindling gold reserves, Monto turned its economy towards farming and logging, two of the region's major industries today. Deposits of thermal coal and limestone have been discovered in the shire. |
With dwindling gold reserves, Monto turned its economy towards farming and logging, two of the region's major industries today. Deposits of thermal coal and limestone have been discovered in the shire. |
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Monto State High School opened on 28 January 1964.<ref name="qfhs" /> |
Monto State High School opened on 28 January 1964.<ref name="qfhs" /> |
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At the [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Monto had a population of 1,159.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS |id=UCL339800 |name=Monto (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=25 October 2007 |quick=on}}</ref> |
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The town was the administrative centre of [[Shire of Monto|Monto Shire]] until its amalgamation in 2008 into the new North Burnett Region local government area. |
The town was the administrative centre of [[Shire of Monto|Monto Shire]] until its amalgamation in 2008 into the new North Burnett Region local government area. |
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== Demographics == |
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In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the town of Monto had a population of 1,159 people.<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS |id=UCL339800 |name=Monto (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=25 October 2007 |quick=on}}</ref> |
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[[File:Kenny Russell memorial, Monto, Qld..jpg|thumb|200px|left|Memorial to Monto's most famous son, jockey Kenny Russell.]] |
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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,189 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31901|name=Monto (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> |
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In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,156 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31885|name=Monto (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref> |
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== Amenities == |
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[[File:Monto Hospital, 2014.jpg|thumb|Monto Hospital, 2014]] |
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Monto has a cultural and historical complex with a museum reserve, sporting facilities, swimming pool and golf club. |
Monto has a cultural and historical complex with a museum reserve, sporting facilities, swimming pool and golf club. |
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Monto Hospital is a 14-bed hospital operated by [[Queensland Health]] at 35 Flinders Street ({{Coord|-24.8663|151.1127|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Monto Hospital}}). It has a 24-hour emergency service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monto Hospital|url=https://www.health.qld.gov.au/widebay/our-services-and-facilities/monto|access-date=2021-01-11|website=[[Queensland Health]]|language=en-AU|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112130209/https://www.health.qld.gov.au/widebay/our-services-and-facilities/monto|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The [[North Burnett Regional Council]] operates a public library in Monto at 50 Newton Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/monto_library|title=Monto Library|date=14 February 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=19 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120343/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/monto_library|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
The [[North Burnett Regional Council]] operates a public library in Monto at 50 Newton Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/monto_library|title=Monto Library|date=14 February 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=19 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120343/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/north_burnett/monto_library|archive-date=19 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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The Monto-Bancroft branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 9 Rutherford Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations |
The Monto-Bancroft branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 9 Rutherford Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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St Theresa's Catholic Church is on the north-west corner of Rutherford Street and Maxwell Street ({{Coord|-24.86733|151.12153|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Theresa's Catholic Church}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Theresa's Catholic Church {{!}} Monto |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=6826 |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
== Education == |
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Monto State School is a government primary ( |
Monto State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 3 Leichhardt Street ({{coord|-24.8678|151.1182|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Monto State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://montoss.eq.edu.au/|title=Monto State School|access-date=5 March 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226032851/https://montoss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 110 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Monto State High School is a government secondary ( |
Monto State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Mouatt Street ({{coord|-24.8699|151.1185|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Monto State High School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://montoshs.eq.edu.au/|title=Monto State High School|access-date=5 March 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226032853/https://montoshs.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 159 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" /> |
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Monto Cluster Special Education Program is a primary and secondary ( |
Monto Cluster Special Education Program is a primary and secondary (Prep–12) [[special education]] program at Monto State High School.<ref>[https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5929 Monto Cluster - Special Education Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309045026/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5929 |date=9 March 2021 }} Queensland Government</ref> |
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St Therese's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary ( |
St Therese's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Rayleigh Street ({{coord|-24.8666|151.1214|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Therese's Catholic Primary School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmrok.catholic.edu.au/|title=St Therese's Catholic Primary School|access-date=5 March 2021|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228163703/http://www.stmrok.catholic.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 9 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" /> |
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==Heritage listings== |
== Heritage listings == |
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Monto has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including: |
Monto has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including: |
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* Rutherford Street: former Monto Council Office and Chambers (also known as Sunshine House)<ref name=":1" /> |
* Rutherford Street: former Monto Council Office and Chambers (also known as Sunshine House)<ref name=":1" /> |
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* corner Rutherford and Newton Streets: Monto Post Office<ref name=":1" /> |
* corner Rutherford and Newton Streets: Monto Post Office<ref name=":1" /> |
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* Yarrol Road, [[Ventnor, Queensland|Ventnor]]: [[Ventnor State School]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15502|Ventnor State School|600727| |
* Yarrol Road, [[Ventnor, Queensland|Ventnor]]: [[Ventnor State School]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15502|Ventnor State School|600727|access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref> |
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==Tourism== |
== Tourism == |
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Tourism is also a major industry in the region. Besides being a major highway town, the chief local attractions are [[Cania Gorge National Park]] and [[Cania Dam]], {{convert|20|km|mi}} north of town. |
Tourism is also a major industry in the region. Besides being a major highway town, the chief local attractions are [[Cania Gorge National Park]] and [[Cania Dam]], {{convert|20|km|mi}} north of town. |
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Monto has also added to its attractions as being ({{as of|lc=yes|July 2020}}) the most northerly [[silo art]] installation in Australia. Its "Three Moons" silos depict several stories of the past, including the era of [[gold mining]], [[Muster (livestock)|cattle mustering]] and [[The Dreaming]]. It also has a mural on an old [[water tower]].<ref name="silos">{{cite web | title=Queensland town of Monto using silo art to draw tourists and tell stories about its heritage | website=ABC News (ABC Wide Bay) | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | first=Johanna | last=Marie | date=14 July 2020 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-15/monto-silo-art-most-northern-on-trail/12451612 | access-date=16 July 2020 | archive-date=15 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715212034/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-15/monto-silo-art-most-northern-on-trail/12451612 | url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Mining== |
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In 2006, [[Monto Minerals]] floated on the [[Alternative Investment Market]] in London, raising approximately [[Australian dollar|A$]]41 million before expenses.<ref>Monto Minerals announcement 25 May 2006, FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS ON AIM |
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£16.7 MILLION RAISED BY PLACING. Available [http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/25May2006.pdf online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162238/http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/25May2006.pdf |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> It has since announced its plans to begin commercial production of [[Feldspar]], [[Ilmenite]], [[Apatite]] and [[Titanomagnetite]] from its site at the Goondicum crater, just outside the eastern border of Monto Shire by the second quarter of 2007.<ref>Monto Minerals Announcement 22 August 2006, Countdown to Production... Monto Minerals Commences Industrial Minerals Project Construction. Available [http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/22August2006.pdf online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162244/http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/22August2006.pdf |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> |
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== Dairy farming == |
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[[Coal]] mining company [[Macarthur Coal]] also owns large amounts of land in the [[Mulgildie, Queensland|Mulgildie]] area. |
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Monto was once the centre of a thriving [[dairy industry]], with more than 400 dairy farms in the area, but [[deregulation]] in the 1990s changed that. The number of [[dairy farm]]s dropped to three.<ref name="silos" /> |
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== Mining == |
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In 2006, [[Monto Minerals]] floated on the [[Alternative Investment Market]] in London, raising approximately [[Australian dollar|A$]]41 million before expenses.<ref>Monto Minerals announcement 25 May 2006, First Day Of Dealings on Aim £16.7 Million Raised by Placing. Available [http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/25May2006.pdf online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162238/http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/25May2006.pdf |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> In 2007 it announced plans to begin commercial production of [[feldspar]], [[ilmenite]], [[apatite]] and [[titanomagnetite]] from its site at the Goondicum crater, just outside the eastern border of Monto Shire.<ref>Monto Minerals Announcement 22 August 2006, Countdown to Production... Monto Minerals Commences Industrial Minerals Project Construction. Available [http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/22August2006.pdf online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162244/http://www.montominerals.com/ann06/22August2006.pdf |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> It was reported in September 2008 that Monto Minerals had placed itself in voluntary administration.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-09-01|title=Monto Minerals placed in administration|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/monto-minerals-placed-in-administration-20080901-4741.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511011617/https://www.smh.com.au/business/monto-minerals-placed-in-administration-20080901-4741.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The mine was then operated by Belridge Enterprises from September 2012 to June 2013, and Melior Resources from April to July 2015 when production was halted due to low market prices.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-03|title=Thirty workers sacked in Queensland ilmenite mine closure|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-08-03/ilmenite-mine-mothballed/6669042|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717024338/https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-08-03/ilmenite-mine-mothballed/6669042|url-status=live}}</ref> After resuming operations the mine was again closed when Melior Resources appointed a voluntary administrator in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-23|title=Drought declared on same day as mine is mothballed, yet locals refuse to buckle|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-24/drought-and-mothballed-mine-are-not-dampening-spirits-in-monto/11532312|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603115912/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-24/drought-and-mothballed-mine-are-not-dampening-spirits-in-monto/11532312|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[Coal]] mining company [[Macarthur Coal]] also owns large amounts of land in the [[Mulgildie, Queensland|Mulgildie]] area.{{cn|date=July 2020}} |
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== Facilities == |
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Despite the name, [[Monto Aerodrome]] {{Airport codes|MNQ|YMTO}} is at 375 Airport Road in neighbouring [[Three Moon]] to the south ({{coord|-24.8922|151.1015|type:airport_region:AU-QLD|name=Monto Aerodrome}}).<ref name="airports">{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=Airports - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115071531/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/f5e72c21-4f70-4cca-a22e-f2265b85ee56 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It has a {{Convert|1311|m|adj=on}} bitumen-sealed runway. It is operated by the [[North Burnett Regional Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aerodromes |url=https://northburnett.qld.gov.au/aerodromes/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |publisher=North Burnett Regional Council}}</ref> |
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== Climate == |
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|Jan record high C = 44.5 |
| Jan record high C = 44.5 |
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|Feb record high C = 43.5 |
| Feb record high C = 43.5 |
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|Mar record high C = 40.2 |
| Mar record high C = 40.2 |
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|Apr record high C = 36.4 |
| Apr record high C = 36.4 |
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|May record high C = 32.8 |
| May record high C = 32.8 |
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|Jun record high C = 30.6 |
| Jun record high C = 30.6 |
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|Jul record high C = 29.9 |
| Jul record high C = 29.9 |
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|Aug record high C = 35.6 |
| Aug record high C = 35.6 |
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|Sep record high C = 38.0 |
| Sep record high C = 38.0 |
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|Oct record high C = 39.6 |
| Oct record high C = 39.6 |
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|Nov record high C = 42.3 |
| Nov record high C = 42.3 |
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|Dec record high C = 44.4 |
| Dec record high C = 44.4 |
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|year record high C = 46.2 |
| year record high C = 46.2 |
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|Jan high C = 32.0 |
| Jan high C = 32.0 |
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|Feb high C = 31.2 |
| Feb high C = 31.2 |
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|Mar high C = 29.8 |
| Mar high C = 29.8 |
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|Apr high C = 27.7 |
| Apr high C = 27.7 |
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|May high C = 24.1 |
| May high C = 24.1 |
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|Jun high C = 21.1 |
| Jun high C = 21.1 |
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|Jul high C = 20.8 |
| Jul high C = 20.8 |
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|Aug high C = 23.0 |
| Aug high C = 23.0 |
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|Sep high C = 26.3 |
| Sep high C = 26.3 |
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|Oct high C = 29.0 |
| Oct high C = 29.0 |
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|Nov high C = 30.8 |
| Nov high C = 30.8 |
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|Dec high C = 32.0 |
| Dec high C = 32.0 |
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|year high C = 27.3 |
| year high C = 27.3 |
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|Jan low C = 19.3 |
| Jan low C = 19.3 |
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|Feb low C = 19.0 |
| Feb low C = 19.0 |
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|Mar low C = 17.2 |
| Mar low C = 17.2 |
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|Apr low C = 13.7 |
| Apr low C = 13.7 |
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|May low C = 10.0 |
| May low C = 10.0 |
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|Jun low C = 6.8 |
| Jun low C = 6.8 |
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|Jul low C = 5.3 |
| Jul low C = 5.3 |
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|Aug low C = 6.5 |
| Aug low C = 6.5 |
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|Sep low C = 9.6 |
| Sep low C = 9.6 |
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|Oct low C = 13.3 |
| Oct low C = 13.3 |
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|Nov low C = 16.2 |
| Nov low C = 16.2 |
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|Dec low C = 18.3 |
| Dec low C = 18.3 |
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|year low C = 12.9 |
| year low C = 12.9 |
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|Jan record low C = 12.5 |
| Jan record low C = 12.5 |
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|Feb record low C = 12.8 |
| Feb record low C = 12.8 |
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|Mar record low C = 8.2 |
| Mar record low C = 8.2 |
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|Apr record low C = 2.7 |
| Apr record low C = 2.7 |
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|May record low C = -1.8 |
| May record low C = -1.8 |
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|Jun record low C = -3.9 |
| Jun record low C = -3.9 |
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|Jul record low C = -4.8 |
| Jul record low C = -4.8 |
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|Aug record low C = -2.6 |
| Aug record low C = -2.6 |
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|Sep record low C = 0.3 |
| Sep record low C = 0.3 |
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|Oct record low C = 2.1 |
| Oct record low C = 2.1 |
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|Nov record low C = 5.4 |
| Nov record low C = 5.4 |
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|Dec record low C = 7.2 |
| Dec record low C = 7.2 |
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|year record low C = -4.8 |
| year record low C = -4.8 |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 112.4 |
| Jan precipitation mm = 112.4 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 112.6 |
| Feb precipitation mm = 112.6 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 78.2 |
| Mar precipitation mm = 78.2 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 44.5 |
| Apr precipitation mm = 44.5 |
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|May precipitation mm = 44.4 |
| May precipitation mm = 44.4 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 37.8 |
| Jun precipitation mm = 37.8 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 35.6 |
| Jul precipitation mm = 35.6 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 24.8 |
| Aug precipitation mm = 24.8 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 24.4 |
| Sep precipitation mm = 24.4 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 55.3 |
| Oct precipitation mm = 55.3 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 74.9 |
| Nov precipitation mm = 74.9 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 93.8 |
| Dec precipitation mm = 93.8 |
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|year precipitation mm = 739.0 |
| year precipitation mm = 739.0 |
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|Jan precipitation days = 10.0 |
| Jan precipitation days = 10.0 |
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|Feb precipitation days = 9.7 |
| Feb precipitation days = 9.7 |
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|Mar precipitation days = 8.9 |
| Mar precipitation days = 8.9 |
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|Apr precipitation days = 6.2 |
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2 |
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|May precipitation days = 6.3 |
| May precipitation days = 6.3 |
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|Jun precipitation days = 5.2 |
| Jun precipitation days = 5.2 |
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|Jul precipitation days = 5.3 |
| Jul precipitation days = 5.3 |
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|Aug precipitation days = 4.2 |
| Aug precipitation days = 4.2 |
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|Sep precipitation days = 3.9 |
| Sep precipitation days = 3.9 |
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|Oct precipitation days = 6.4 |
| Oct precipitation days = 6.4 |
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|Nov precipitation days = 7.5 |
| Nov precipitation days = 7.5 |
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|Dec precipitation days = 9.1 |
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|Jan humidity = 49 |
| Jan humidity = 49 |
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|Feb humidity = 50 |
| Feb humidity = 50 |
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|Mar humidity = 50 |
| Mar humidity = 50 |
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|Apr humidity = 47 |
| Apr humidity = 47 |
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|May humidity = 50 |
| May humidity = 50 |
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|Jun humidity = 48 |
| Jun humidity = 48 |
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|Jul humidity = 45 |
| Jul humidity = 45 |
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|Aug humidity = 40 |
| Aug humidity = 40 |
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|Sep humidity = 37 |
| Sep humidity = 37 |
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|Oct humidity = 38 |
| Oct humidity = 38 |
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|Nov humidity = 41 |
| Nov humidity = 41 |
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|Dec humidity = 44 |
| Dec humidity = 44 |
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|year humidity = 45 |
| year humidity = 45 |
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== Notable |
== Notable people from Monto == |
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[[File:Kenny Russell memorial, Monto, Qld..jpg|thumb|200px|Memorial to Monto's most famous son, jockey Kenny Russell.]] |
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* [[Jock R. Anderson]] |
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* [[Gordon Bennett (artist)]] |
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* [[Michael Caton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/actor-caton-back-to-say-farewells/451392/|title=Actor Caton back to say farewells|last=Guse|first=Russell|date=22 January 2010|work=[[Central Telegraph]]|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101110012/http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/actor-caton-back-to-say-farewells/451392/|archive-date=1 November 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
* [[Michael Caton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/actor-caton-back-to-say-farewells/451392/|title=Actor Caton back to say farewells|last=Guse|first=Russell|date=22 January 2010|work=[[Central Telegraph]]|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101110012/http://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/actor-caton-back-to-say-farewells/451392/|archive-date=1 November 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* Prof. [[Megan Davis]] was born here in 1975.<ref name=guard>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/16/five-questions-to-megan-davis-on-aboriginal-self-determination Five questions to Megan Davis: on Aboriginal self-determination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916113946/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/16/five-questions-to-megan-davis-on-aboriginal-self-determination |date=16 September 2016 }}, 16 May 2014, The Guardian, Retrieved 12 August 2016</ref> |
* Prof. [[Megan Davis]] was born here in 1975.<ref name=guard>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/16/five-questions-to-megan-davis-on-aboriginal-self-determination Five questions to Megan Davis: on Aboriginal self-determination] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916113946/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/16/five-questions-to-megan-davis-on-aboriginal-self-determination |date=16 September 2016 }}, 16 May 2014, The Guardian, Retrieved 12 August 2016</ref> |
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* [[Gil Jamieson]] |
* [[Gil Jamieson]] |
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* [[Mal Meninga]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/a-love-of-footy-became-the-making-of-mal-meninga/story-e6frfgbo-1226411516771|title=A love of footy became the making of Mal Meninga|last=Kieza|first=Grantlee|date=29 June 2012|work=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=31 October 2016 |
* [[Mal Meninga]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/a-love-of-footy-became-the-making-of-mal-meninga/story-e6frfgbo-1226411516771|title=A love of footy became the making of Mal Meninga|last=Kieza|first=Grantlee|date=29 June 2012|work=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Kenny Russell]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.justracing.com.au/features.php?news_page=2&artid=1105&catid=100 |title=Kenny Russell |access-date=26 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218121123/http://www.justracing.com.au/features.php?news_page=2&artid=1105&catid=100 |archive-date=18 February 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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* [[Jeff Seeney]] |
* [[Jeff Seeney]] |
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* [[Mark Steketee]] |
* [[Mark Steketee]] |
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* [[Daphne Seeney]] |
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==See also== |
== See also == |
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* [[Shire of Monto]] |
* [[Shire of Monto]] |
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* [[The Boyne Valley]] |
* [[The Boyne Valley]] |
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* [[Cania Gorge National Park]] |
* [[Cania Gorge National Park]] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{Commons category|Monto, Queensland}} |
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* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/monto|title=Monto|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}} |
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/monto|title=Monto|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}} |
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* [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-monto-1981.jpg Town map of Monto, 1981] |
* [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-monto-1981.jpg Town map of Monto, 1981] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004232707/http://www.monto.qld.gov.au |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081004232707/http://www.monto.qld.gov.au/ Monto Shire Council] |
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*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Queensland/Monto/2005/02/17/1108500203574.html Monto: The Age newspaper write-up (includes historical information)] |
*[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Queensland/Monto/2005/02/17/1108500203574.html Monto: The Age newspaper write-up (includes historical information)] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114221832/http://monto.au.com/ Monto Online] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061114221832/http://monto.au.com/ Monto Online] |
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| Coordinates | 24°51′51″S 151°07′24″E / 24.8641°S 151.1233°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,156 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.527/km2 (50.57/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 248.7 m (816 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 59.2 km2 (22.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Monto /ˈmɒntoʊ/[2] is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,156 people.[1]
Geography
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Monto is located on the Burnett Highway 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-west of Brisbane and 235 kilometres (146 mi) south of Rockhampton. The Gladstone–Monto Road intersects with the Burnett Highway in the town.
The main street in the town is Newton Street.[5]
Ancient past
[edit]In the Mississippian era (358-323 mya) also known as the Early Carboniferous period, the area[6] was part of a shallow sea where coral formed a coral reef that became carbonate rock (limestone) underlying the area. Cannindah Reef was the largest-known reef from this period.[6]
History
[edit]Gureng Gureng (also known as Gooreng Gooreng, Goreng Goreng, Goeng, Gurang, Goorang Goorang, Korenggoreng) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gureng Gureng people. The Gooreng Gooreng language region includes the towns of Bundaberg, Gin Gin and Miriam Vale extending south towards Childers, inland to Monto and Mt Perry.[7]
The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning ridgy plain.[4]
Europeans settled in the area in the late 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings at the northern end of the Burnett Valley. Gold unearthed along Three Moon Creek — a tributary of the Burnett River — in the 1870s attracted further settlers. The original site of the diggings, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of present-day Monto, has since been flooded by construction of Cania Dam.
Norton Diggings Provisional School opened circa 1881 and is believed to have been repositioned circa 1892 and renamed Norton Goldfield Provisional School. It closed circa 1903 but reopened in 1904 as Norton Provisional School, but then closed in 1907.[8]
The township of Monto was not formally established until 1924 in which year the post office opened.[9]
Monto State School opened on 25 January 1926.[8]
On Wednesday 17 April 1929, Archbishop James Duhig dedicated the Catholic Church of the Little Flower in Monto.[10] Unusually the church had been built on leasehold land as freehold was unavailable.[11] It was at 29 Rutherford Street (24°52′03″S 151°07′20″E / 24.86760°S 151.12222°E).[12] It now serves as the church hall for St Theresa's Catholic Church (built circa 1990).[13]
Monto Baptist Church opened on 23 April 1930.[14][15][16] It was at 24 Kelvin Street (24°51′58″S 151°07′21″E / 24.8661°S 151.1225°E). It closed in 1997 and passed into private ownership.[17][18]
St Therese's Catholic Primary School was opened on 5 February 1940 by the Presentation Sisters.[8][19]
With dwindling gold reserves, Monto turned its economy towards farming and logging, two of the region's major industries today. Deposits of thermal coal and limestone have been discovered in the shire.
Monto State High School opened on 28 January 1964.[8]
The town was the administrative centre of Monto Shire until its amalgamation in 2008 into the new North Burnett Region local government area.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2006 census, the town of Monto had a population of 1,159 people.[20]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,189 people.[21]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Monto had a population of 1,156 people.[1]
Amenities
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Monto has a cultural and historical complex with a museum reserve, sporting facilities, swimming pool and golf club.
Monto Hospital is a 14-bed hospital operated by Queensland Health at 35 Flinders Street (24°51′59″S 151°06′46″E / 24.8663°S 151.1127°E). It has a 24-hour emergency service.[22]
The North Burnett Regional Council operates a public library in Monto at 50 Newton Street.[23]
The Monto-Bancroft branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 9 Rutherford Street.[24]
St Theresa's Catholic Church is on the north-west corner of Rutherford Street and Maxwell Street (24°52′02″S 151°07′18″E / 24.86733°S 151.12153°E).[25]
Education
[edit]Monto State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 3 Leichhardt Street (24°52′04″S 151°07′06″E / 24.8678°S 151.1182°E).[26][27] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 110 students with 9 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).[28]
Monto State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Mouatt Street (24°52′12″S 151°07′07″E / 24.8699°S 151.1185°E).[26][29] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 159 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[28]
Monto Cluster Special Education Program is a primary and secondary (Prep–12) special education program at Monto State High School.[30]
St Therese's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Rayleigh Street (24°52′00″S 151°07′17″E / 24.8666°S 151.1214°E).[26][31] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 88 students with 9 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[28]
Heritage listings
[edit]Monto has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Gladstone-Monto Road: Monto Cemetery No 1 and No 2[32]
- corner of Huxley, Bell & Edison Streets: Monto Watertower and Rotary Park[32]
- Lister, Kelvin, Lyell & Faraday Streets: Monto Town Design (also known as Monto Government Administration Precinct)[32]
- Newton Street: Hotel Albert[32]
- Newton Street: Monto Shire Hall[32]
- 53 Newton Street: former Monto Court House[32]
- Rutherford Street: former Monto Council Office and Chambers (also known as Sunshine House)[32]
- corner Rutherford and Newton Streets: Monto Post Office[32]
- Yarrol Road, Ventnor: Ventnor State School[33]
Tourism
[edit]Tourism is also a major industry in the region. Besides being a major highway town, the chief local attractions are Cania Gorge National Park and Cania Dam, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of town.
Monto has also added to its attractions as being (as of July 2020[update]) the most northerly silo art installation in Australia. Its "Three Moons" silos depict several stories of the past, including the era of gold mining, cattle mustering and The Dreaming. It also has a mural on an old water tower.[34]
Dairy farming
[edit]Monto was once the centre of a thriving dairy industry, with more than 400 dairy farms in the area, but deregulation in the 1990s changed that. The number of dairy farms dropped to three.[34]
Mining
[edit]In 2006, Monto Minerals floated on the Alternative Investment Market in London, raising approximately A$41 million before expenses.[35] In 2007 it announced plans to begin commercial production of feldspar, ilmenite, apatite and titanomagnetite from its site at the Goondicum crater, just outside the eastern border of Monto Shire.[36] It was reported in September 2008 that Monto Minerals had placed itself in voluntary administration.[37] The mine was then operated by Belridge Enterprises from September 2012 to June 2013, and Melior Resources from April to July 2015 when production was halted due to low market prices.[38] After resuming operations the mine was again closed when Melior Resources appointed a voluntary administrator in September 2019.[39]
Coal mining company Macarthur Coal also owns large amounts of land in the Mulgildie area.[citation needed]
Facilities
[edit]Despite the name, Monto Aerodrome (IATA: MNQ, ICAO: YMTO) is at 375 Airport Road in neighbouring Three Moon to the south (24°53′32″S 151°06′05″E / 24.8922°S 151.1015°E).[40] It has a 1,311-metre (4,301 ft) bitumen-sealed runway. It is operated by the North Burnett Regional Council.[41]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Monto | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.5 (112.1) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.3 (108.1) |
44.4 (111.9) |
46.2 (115.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112.4 (4.43) |
112.6 (4.43) |
78.2 (3.08) |
44.5 (1.75) |
44.4 (1.75) |
37.8 (1.49) |
35.6 (1.40) |
24.8 (0.98) |
24.4 (0.96) |
55.3 (2.18) |
74.9 (2.95) |
93.8 (3.69) |
739.0 (29.09) |
| Average precipitation days | 10.0 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 82.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 49 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 45 |
| Source: [42] | |||||||||||||
Notable people from Monto
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- Jock R. Anderson
- Gordon Bennett (artist)
- Michael Caton[43]
- Prof. Megan Davis was born here in 1975.[44]
- Gil Jamieson
- Mal Meninga[45]
- Jeff Seeney
- Mark Steketee
- Daphne Seeney
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ "Monto – town in North Burnett Region (entry 22549)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Monto – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45391)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b Ancient Cannindah Reef in central Queensland could offer lessons to fight climate change, Grace Whiteside, ABC News Online, 2023-12-27
- ^ "Gureng Gureng". State Library of Queensland. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "No title". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 230. Queensland, Australia. 27 April 1929. p. 18. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Land Tenure". The Telegraph. No. 17, 588. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 6 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Church of the Little Flower | Monto". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "St Theresa's Catholic Church | Monto". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "MISSION WORK". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 515. Queensland, Australia. 27 March 1930. p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "1930 Monto". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Monto Baptist Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Monto Baptist Church (1929-1997)". National Redress Scheme. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Monto". Catholic Education, Diocese of Rockhampton. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Monto (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Monto (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Monto Hospital". Queensland Health. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Monto Library". Public Libraries Connect. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "St Theresa's Catholic Church | Monto". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Monto State School". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Monto State High School". Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Monto Cluster - Special Education Program Archived 9 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Government
- ^ "St Therese's Catholic Primary School". Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Ventnor State School (entry 600727)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ a b Marie, Johanna (14 July 2020). "Queensland town of Monto using silo art to draw tourists and tell stories about its heritage". ABC News (ABC Wide Bay). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Monto Minerals announcement 25 May 2006, First Day Of Dealings on Aim £16.7 Million Raised by Placing. Available online Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Monto Minerals Announcement 22 August 2006, Countdown to Production... Monto Minerals Commences Industrial Minerals Project Construction. Available online Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Monto Minerals placed in administration". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Thirty workers sacked in Queensland ilmenite mine closure". www.abc.net.au. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Drought declared on same day as mine is mothballed, yet locals refuse to buckle". www.abc.net.au. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Aerodromes". North Burnett Regional Council. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Monto". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Guse, Russell (22 January 2010). "Actor Caton back to say farewells". Central Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Five questions to Megan Davis: on Aboriginal self-determination Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 16 May 2014, The Guardian, Retrieved 12 August 2016
- ^ Kieza, Grantlee (29 June 2012). "A love of footy became the making of Mal Meninga". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monto, Queensland.
- "Monto". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- Town map of Monto, 1981
- Monto Shire Council
- Monto: The Age newspaper write-up (includes historical information)
- Monto Online
