The Monument, Queensland
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{{Infobox Australian place
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| name = The Monument
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| state = qld
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| coordinates = {{coord|-21.7676|139.9195|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=The Monument (town centre)}}
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| postcode = 4825
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 55.9
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Dajarra (town)
| dist2 = 172
| dir2 = SSE
| location2 = Mount Isa
| dist3 = 174
| dir3 = N
| location3 = Boulia
| dist4 = 959
| dir4 = WSW
| location4 = Townsville
| dist5 = 1879
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Shire of Cloncurry
| stategov =Traeger
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The Monument is a mining town in the locality of Dajarra in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|39705|The Monument|town in Shire of Cloncurry|accessdate=27 December 2020}} It is nicknamed Phosphate Hill.
History
The town was named by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 October 1975. The name refers to a nearby mountain, also called The Monument ({{Coord|-21.7580|139.9159|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=The Monument (mountain)}}), which has a rock pillar standing on the top of it.{{Cite QPN|34028|The Monument|mountain in the Shire of Cloncurry|access-date=27 January 2021}}
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.{{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 }}{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school - centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Queensland Government}}
Economy
The town exists for the workers at the IPL Phosphate Mine.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IPL Phosphate Hill Upgrade|url=https://www.coredevelopments.com.au/portfolio/ipl-mine-camp-upgrade-project/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924003757/https://www.coredevelopments.com.au/portfolio/ipl-mine-camp-upgrade-project/|archive-date=24 September 2020|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Core Developments NQ|language=en-AU}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|title=Photo of The Monument rock pillar and township beyond|url=https://images.auscape.com.au/best-australia-book/monument-rock-pillar-township-10887360.html?prodid=8105#openModal|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Auscape Photo Library Photo Prints|language=en}}
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