Mondure
| Mondure Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mondure | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°10′49″S 151°46′25″E / 26.1803°S 151.7735°ECoordinates: 26°10′49″S 151°46′25″E / 26.1803°S 151.7735°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4611 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Mondure is a town and a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
History
The town takes its name from the railway station name, which was in turn assigned on 11 January 1918, from the name of a pastoral run taken up in 1844 by Richard Jones, which used a Waka language word, mondhur meaning small ant. The railway station name was previously called Koobli Original railway station name was Kooblinga (assigned on 23 February 1917), changed at the request of the Mondure Branch of the Queensland Farmers Union.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Mondure - town in South Burnett Region (entry 22488)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mondure - locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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