Mondure is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mondure had a population of 100 people.

History

The town takes its name from the Mondrure pastoral run taken up in 1844 by Richard Jones, which used a

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word, ''mondhur'' meaning ''small ant''. Land was open for selection on 17 April 1877; were available in Mondure and in Mondure back run. Circa 1900s, 78 farming blocks in the Mondure Estate were advertised to be sold. The map advertisement states that the blocks were 6 miles from Wondai railway station and 4 miles from Murgon railway station. Mondure North Provisional School opened in January 1905. On 1 Jan 1909, it became Mondure North State School. It closed in October 1922. On Saturday 11 March 1911, 120 town lots were auctioned in the Township of Mondure. On Sunday 19 May 1912, St Johann's Lutheran Church (also known as St John's) was officially opened by Pastor Otto Thiele in the presence of 250 people. It was , made of hardwood, and cost £140. In 1964, it was relocated to become the church hall for St John-Trinity Lutheran Church in

Wondai Wondai is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wondai had a population of 1,975 people. Geography Wondai is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

. Redeemer Lutheran Church was built from timber in 1916. It was extended in 1941. It was subsequently closed and converted into a house. It is at 411 Mondure Marshlands Rd (). On 23 February 1917, the

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decided to call the town's railway station ''Kooblinga'' but this was changed on 11 January 1918 to be ''Mondure'' at the request of the Mondure Branch of the

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. St Faith's Anglican Church was dedicated on Monday 12 October 1912 by

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. It was a timber church which could seat 100 people. It was built from timber. A Methodist Church, later Uniting Church was removed to Mondure from

Leafdale Leafdale is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Leafdale had a population of 28 people. History Leafdale State School opened on 20 August 1924. It closed on 31 March 1933. It was at 32 Fairdale Road (c ...

and functioned for approximately 60 years before being sold to become a private residence. Mondure Township State School opened on 24 January 1921. In 1938 it was renamed Mondure State School. It closed on 31 December 1998. It was at 741 Kawl Kawl Road (). It was converted into a private residence. In June 1928, Mondure had a butcher shop, general store (Mondure Stores Company), post office and telephone exchange, Refreshments room, Railway Station and associated depots and a large sale yards belonging to Bacon & Co. Kingaroy. In the , Mondure had a population of 100 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mondure. The nearest primary school (Prep-6) is Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the east. The nearest secondary schooling is available at Wondai State School (to Year 9) in

to the south, Proston State School (to Year 10) in

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to the west, and Murgon State High School (to Year 12) in

Murgon Murgon is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,378 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern ...

to the south-east.

Amenities

St Faith's Anglican Church is at 741 Kawl Kawl Road ().

References

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