Monto THE TOWN OF MONTO IS 15KM FURTHER ON FROM MULGILDIE ON THE BURNETT HIGHWAY. IT IS THE YOUNGEST AND MOST NORTHERN TOWN IN THE NORTH BURNETT WITH A POPULATION OF 1,159.
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eading north along the Burnett Highway (A3) from Eidsvold be sure to stop at Mulgildie, home of the Mulgildie Bunyip. A statue of the Bunyip, a mythological creature, was unveiled in 2011 commemorating 80 years of service of the Queensland Country Women’s Association Mulgildie branch. Tales of a creature lurking the depths of a watering hole in the Three Moon Creek system of Mulgildie have a long and ancient history. Drive over the railway line, continue on this road for approximately 1.5km – turn left onto Abercorn Road. Turn left onto Anyarro Road which is approx. 11km from Mulgildie. If you turn left before you cross the bridge and follow the track, you will find a lovely swimming hole. The town takes its name from its railway station, which in turn is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘ridgy plain’. Europeans settled in the area in the late 1840s, maintaining large pastoral holdings at the northern end of
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the Burnett Valley. Gold unearthed along Three Moon Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River, in the 1870s attracted further settlers. The township of Monto was not formally established until 1924 in which year the Post Office opened. Cultural and Historic Complex and Museum Reserve is located in Flinders Street (Burnett Highway). The complex boasts photographic displays, memorabilia on Monto’s Olympic Welterweight representative, an outstanding mineral connection and the ‘Rainmaker’ mosaic. Local artefacts and machinery have been restored and preserved by members of the Historical Society. The town has a number of notable Art Deco buildings representative of the era when it was developed. The Monto Town Hall built in 1939/40 has particular architectural merit. One of the architects designed the Brisbane City Hall, Sandgate Town Hall and Tattersalls Club in Brisbane.
