The Monument, Queensland

The Monument
Queensland
The Monument is located in Queensland
The Monument
The Monument
Coordinates21°46′03″S 139°55′10″E / 21.7676°S 139.9195°E / -21.7676; 139.9195 (The Monument (town centre))
Postcode(s)4825
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

The Monument is a mining town in the locality of Dajarra in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is nicknamed Phosphate Hill.[2]

History

The town was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 October 1975.[1] The name refers to a nearby mountain, also called The Monument (21°45′29″S 139°54′57″E / 21.7580°S 139.9159°E / -21.7580; 139.9159 (The Monument (mountain))), which has a rock pillar standing on the top of it.[3]

The Monument State School opened on 15 March 1976 and then closed in December 1978. It reopened on 15 January 1982 and closed in December 1994.[2][4]

Economy

The town exists for the workers at the IPL Phosphate Mine.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Monument – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 39705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  3. ^ "The Monument – mountain in the Shire of Cloncurry (entry 34028)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ^ "IPL Phosphate Hill Upgrade". Core Developments NQ. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.