Monal, Queensland


Monal is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Monal had a population of 34 people.

Geography

Monal Creek rises in the north of the locality and flows southward, exiting the locality to the south.
The terrain is mountainous with two named peaks:
The Degalgil State Forest is in the north-east of the locality, while some sections of Dawes National Park and Pine Mountain State Forest are in the east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run held by James C. Mackay in 1853. The run can be seen on maps of the district in 1872 and 1878.
In 1891, gold was found in Monal and the Monal Goldfield was established. In 1900, a township was established along Monal Creek near the junctions with Crooked Creek and Raspberry Creek in the northernmost part of the current locality and had a population of up to 500 people. However, the goldfield did not yield a lot of gold and was described in 1901 as "a reefing field which, with some outlying alluvial patches, supports with varying fortune a small population". By 1907, there were only two mines being worked. In 1908, the government extended the area of the goldfield, but the gold had petered out and the focus of the district returned to farming.
Monal Provisional School opened on 15 June 1892. On 1 January 1909, it became Monal State School. It closed in 1909, but reopened in 1912 but then closed again. In 1915, it reopened as a half time school with Dooboon State School but closed. It was at approx.

Demographics

In the, Monal had a population of 35 people.
In the, Monal had a population of 34 people.

Heritage listings

Monal has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
  • Monal Town Site, Mine and Cemetery, on Monal Road

Education

There are no schools in Monal. The nearest government primary schools are Monto State School in Monto the south, Ubobo State School and Builyan State School, both of which are in Boyne Valley to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in Monto.