Montello is a suburb of the city of Burnie in North West Tasmania. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south-west of the centre of Burnie, and recorded a population of 1217 in the 2016 census.[1]
| Montello Burnie, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 41°03′25″S 145°53′46″E / 41.057°S 145.896°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,217 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7320 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) SW of Burnie | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Burnie | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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History
editMontello is located on a hill near central Burnie, with the name assigned around 1903.[2] The highest point in Montello is about 130 metres above sea level, near the intersection of Tattersall and Jorgensen streets.[3]
The main road through Montello, View Road, was renamed from Old Mooreville Road in 1924, to avoid confusion with the new Mooreville Road.[4] Elizabeth Street was renamed from Edward Street in 1942, to avoid confusion with Edwardes Street in South Burnie. The new name was suggested by Mr E. Tracey, the son of the original owner of the land.[5] The first section of the Garner's Estate subdivision of government housing was approved in January 1945, with the Agricultural Bank involved. Jorgensen, Morse, Oates and Truganini streets were named on the plans.[6] Plans for the subdivision by Van Diemen's Land Company were issued in 1949.[7] Montello was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[8]
The Jorgenson Street Reserve takes its name from Jørgen Jørgensen who worked for the Van Diemen's Land Company in the 1820s.
Geography
editMost of the boundaries are survey lines.[9]
Road infrastructure
editRoute A2 (Bass Highway) passes to the north-east. From there, Mount Street or West Park Grove can be used to reach View Road.[8][10]
Education
edit- Montello Primary School
- Maddingtons Child Care Services
Sport
editBurnie United Football Club is a soccer club that competes in the Northern Premier League and its home base is the Montello Soccer and Recreation Reserve which is 5.01 hectares (12.4 acres) in size.
Montello has a side in the Burnie Netball Association roster.
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Montello (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Emu Bay Racing Club". The North Western Advocate and The Emu Bay Times. 28 August 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "List Map, topographic basemap". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Burnie". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 18 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BURNIE". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 23 June 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BURNIE COUNCIL First Section of Montello Sub-Division Approved". The Advocate (Australia). Tasmania, Australia. 16 January 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MAPS, PLANS AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS VAN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANY". Archives Tasmania. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Montello". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1127T", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Montello, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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