Monsildale Queensland |
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Coordinates | 26°46′23″S 152°18′33″E / 26.77306°S 152.30917°ECoordinates: 26°46′23″S 152°18′33″E / 26.77306°S 152.30917°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4515 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Monsildale is a rural locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
The name Monsildale comes from the name of pastoral run used by David Cannon McConnel (1818-1885), which was named after the Derbyshire valley which contained Cressbrook, his home town.
Monsildale Provisional School opened on 2 June 1913. In 1923, the school was relocated and renamed Foxlowe Provisional School (later Jimna Provisional School and Jimna State School). In about 1941, a separate Monsildale State School was opened but closed about 1961.
Monsildale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: