Montrose is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Montrose had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The Kogan Condamine Road forms the north-east boundary of the locality. The land use above ground is predominantly

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on native vegetation. Below ground,

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is extracted through a number of mining leases.

History

The locality takes its name from the parish and the pastoral run name, which pastoralist St George Richard Gore named on 5 May 1866 after the town of Montrose in

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, Scotland. Malara Provisional School and Montrose Provisional School both opened circa 1911 as half-time provisional schools (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). In 1919, both schools closed due to low student numbers. Montrose Provisional School was on the northern side of Millbank Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Montrose had a population of 65 people. In the , Montrose had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Montrose. The nearest government primary schools are Kogan State School in neighbouring

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to the east and Tara Shire State College in neighbouring Tara to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Tara Shire State College and Chinchilla State High School in

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to the north. There are also non-government schools in Chinchilla.

References

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