Montrose is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Montrose had a population of 0 people.
History
The locality takes its name from a railway station, which in turn came from a pastoral run, named by pastoralist
St George Richard Gore
St. George Richard Gore (26 March 1812 – 16 August 1871) was a grazier and politician in colonial Queensland, a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and, later, the Queensland Legislative Council.
Early life
Gore was born in Dubl ...
after the town of
Montrose in
Forfarshire
Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agri ...
, Scotland.
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References
Southern Downs Region
Localities in Queensland
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