The Monument, Queensland

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

The Monument Queensland
The Monument
Coordinates	21.7676°S 139.9195°E
Postcode(s)	4825
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	55.9 km (35 mi) E of Dajarra (town) 172 km (107 mi) SSE of Mount Isa 174 km (108 mi) N of Boulia 959 km (596 mi) WSW of Townsville 1,879 km (1,168 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy

History

The town was named by the by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 October 1975.[1] The name refers to a nearby mountain, also called The Monument (21.7580°S 139.9159°E), 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 1928 and closed on December 1994.[2]

Economy

The town exists for workers at the IPL Phosphate Mine.[4]

References

1. "The Monument – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 39705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
2. 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. "IPL Phosphate Hill Upgrade". Core Developments NQ. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

• "Photo of The Monument rock pillar and township beyond". Auscape Photo Library Photo Prints. Retrieved 27 January 2021.