33-435: Mon Repos or Monrepos (French for "my place of rest") may refer to: Places [ edit ] Mon Repos, Queensland , Australia Mon Repos Conservation Park , a turtle rookery at Mon Repos Mon Repos, Saint Lucia , a village on the island of Saint Lucia Mon Repos, Port of Spain , a community in the ward Laventille , Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Mon Repos,
66-570: A suburb of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Tùnnel [ edit ] Monrepòs 1-2 Tùnnel a big mountain tunnel's ubicated's in hautes Pirenees in Región of Aragón, Spain. Parks [ edit ] Monrepos Park , a landscape garden in Vyborg, Russia Parc de Mon Repos , a park in Lausanne, Switzerland Buildings [ edit ] Mon Repos, Corfu , a villa and former royal estate on
99-603: A list of inductees based on a set of criteria including: The inductees are announced each year in July at a gala event. Since 2014 the QBLHOF has also awarded an annual Fellowship, to recipients working on a research project that utilises the resources of the John Oxley Library to produce new interpretations of Queensland's business history. State Library hosts the annual Queensland Memory Awards. The program recognises contributions to
132-456: A mixture of grazing and crop growing. The south of the locality is reserved for environmental purposes. There are some small pockets of housing and a caravan park on the coast The Barolin Nature Reserve is inland of the conservation park ( 24°48′38″S 152°26′38″E / 24.8105°S 152.4440°E / -24.8105; 152.4440 ( Barolin Nature Reserve ) ). It
165-690: A volcanic formation located nearby. These stones were then used to construct the South Sea Islander Walls which remain substantially intact and are now heritage listed, a reminder of the people who were brought to work as slaves on Queensland farms between 1863 and 1904. Despite the name, Bargara State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 591 Bargara Road in Mon Repos ( 24°49′20″S 152°26′19″E / 24.8221°S 152.4387°E / -24.8221; 152.4387 ( Bargara State School ) ). In 2018,
198-471: Is a long sandy beach along most of the coastline at Mon Repos. Most of the coastline is within the Mon Repos Conservation Park ( 24°47′43″S 152°26′24″E / 24.7954°S 152.4400°E / -24.7954; 152.4400 ( Mon Repos Conservation Park ) ), established to protect the nesting areas of turtles. The north of the locality is still used for agriculture,
231-507: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mon Repos, Queensland Mon Repos is a coastal locality in the Bundaberg Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Mon Repos had a population of 24 people. Mon Repos Beach ( 24°47′46″S 152°26′30″E / 24.7960°S 152.4416°E / -24.7960; 152.4416 ( Mon Repos Beach ) )
264-400: Is filled with grassy plains and wetlands and has a sizeable population of birds. Earlier known as Pasturage Reserve, it was primarily used for cattle grazing. However, grazing has been reduced significantly to save the forest. Mon Repos is French for "My Rest" and was the name of the homestead built in 1884 by Augustus Purling Barton, a Queensland sugar industry pioneer. Barton also built
297-672: The Copyright Act 1968 and other regional legislation relating to legal deposit , and makes these publications publicly accessible online (depending on access conditions) from anywhere via Trove . The Brisbane Public Library moved into the Old State Library Building in William Street , Brisbane in 1899. This building had formerly been occupied by the Queensland Museum . The Library originally shared accommodation in
330-442: The 2016 census , Mon Repos had a population of 30 people. In the 2021 census , Mon Repos had a population of 24 people. Mon Repos has a number of heritage-listed sites, including Grange Road: South Sea Islander Wall Around 1884 Augustus Barton, owner of the Mon Repos homestead used South Sea Islander indentured labour on his properties, which before being planted with cane had to be cleared of scoria stones, remnants of
363-712: The Brisbane River and overlooks Stanley Place between the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art . The State Library of Queensland is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988 . The Library comprises the following program units: Regional Access and Public Libraries Engagement and Partnerships Corporate Services Office of
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#1732852626193396-804: The Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank . The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library ), named for the explorer John Oxley , opened as a centre for research and study relating specifically to Queensland. The Libraries Act of 1943 established
429-518: The Queensland Museum and the original Queensland Art Gallery , on the site of the former St Helen's Methodist Hospital, South Brisbane. This new building, a C-shaped edifice of straight-faced concrete and glass built around a mature Poinciana tree overlooking the Brisbane River , was the work of architectural firm, Robin Gibson and Partners , and marked the completion of Gibson's ambitious Queensland Cultural Centre project. In 2004, work began on
462-411: The Library Board of Queensland to manage the Public Library of Queensland; three years later, under the terms of The Oxley Memorial Library of Queensland Act, it took over management of the Oxley Memorial Library as well. In March 1947, James L. Stapleton was appointed Queensland's first State Librarian. Stapleton advocated for a new building for the library and that library services should be free to
495-571: The Millennium Library Project - a major redevelopment of the existing State Library building. After three years of extensive redevelopment, the South Bank building officially re-opened on 25 November 2006 as "a new cultural and knowledge destination" and a fitting showcase for the collections. This major redevelopment was the work of Brisbane-based architecture firms Donovan Hill and Peddle Thorp . Their work earned them several awards -
528-561: The Mon Repos sugar-mill in 1884, as a crushing plant, which was converted into a manufacturing plant in 1888. State Library of Queensland hold the Barton Family records which includes information about the Mon Repos homestead and the running of the Barton's sugar mills and plantations. In the 1890s, the governments of France, Queensland and New South Wales decided to construct an undersea telegraph cable to link Australia to North America across
561-752: The Pacific Ocean via New Caledonia , Fiji , Samoa , and Hawaii. The cable came ashore at Mon Repos, where a cable station was constructed. The cable was used until the 1920s when it was replaced by a radio service via Sydney and the cable station demolished. The cables remained in place under the sea where they were used during World War II by the Royal Australian Navy to train crews in midget submarines operating from HMS Bonaventure to cut cables in preparation to cut undersea telephone cables in Tokyo. Two lieutenants Bruce Enzer and Bruce Carey died during
594-714: The State Librarian In 2009 State Library of Queensland, the Queensland Library Foundation and QUT Business School at Queensland University of Technology collaborated to establish the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame initiative. The QBLHOF recognises outstanding contributions made by organisations, companies and individuals to develop the Queensland economy and society, both contemporary and historical. A governing committee determines
627-636: The State Library building, reconfiguring the entrance, adding another level and doubling its size with an additional 12,000 sqm of new space. Although the elements of the original Gibson scheme were preserved in the renovation, the building was deemed too altered to be included in the 2015 State Heritage Listing of the Cultural Centre. The State Library building has since been described as an “open, generous knowledge place,” and one of Australia's "most cherished public living rooms". The building faces
660-453: The State Library of Queensland and approximately 30 of the local government councils to provide library libraries to rural communities. As a member library of National and State Libraries Australia , the organisation collaborated on the creation of the National edeposit (NED) system, which enables publishers from all over Australia to upload electronic publications as per the 2016 amendment to
693-458: The State of Queensland , Australia, by the state government . The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the Libraries Act 1988. It contains a significant portion of Queensland's documentary heritage, major reference and research collections, and is an advocate of and partner with public libraries across Queensland. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within
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#1732852626193726-545: The World Register: State Library holds a number of significant collections of material documenting Queensland history; The library has hosted a number of prominent exhibitions, including: Free guided tours of the building are available. In 2010, a total of 3730 school students participated in a tour. Rural Libraries Queensland (formerly the Country Library Service) is a collaboration between
759-426: The building with an art gallery. In the late 1950s, an extension, with a distinctive tiled mural by Lindsay Edward on the exterior, was built onto the building to provide more space. The mural was the winning design in a national competition held in 1958. In 1988, the year of Brisbane's World Expo 88 , the State Library of Queensland moved to a new home within the Queensland Cultural Centre at South Bank , near
792-469: The documentation, preservation, and celebration of Queensland’s memory – past and present – through fellowships and awards. Fellowships support researchers and creatives of all kinds to interpret the significant collections of the John Oxley Library. Through deep engagement and interaction with the collections, these interpretations provide new insights into the collection and contribute new knowledge about Queensland’s history. The premier fellowship,
825-757: The island of Corfu Monrepos Palace , a water pavilion in Ludwigsburg, Germany Monrepos (archaeology) , an archaeological research centre and museum in Germany Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mon Repos . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mon_Repos&oldid=1232664880 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
858-560: The library donated 50,000 pictures to Wikimedia Commons . The State Library holds general collections, including books, journals and magazines, newspapers, audio-visual items, family history, maps, music, ephemera, Internet and electronic resources. There are research collections and services – including the John Oxley Library and the Australian Library of Art. State Library's collection holds 7 significant collections, recognised for their importance by UNESCO 's Australian Memory of
891-852: The prestigious RAIA Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture, 2007 (award for best public building in Australia), the RAIA Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture, 2007, the RAIA Queensland Architecture Award for Brisbane Building of the Year 2007, the RAIA FDG Stanley Award for Public Buildings Architecture 2007, and the AIB Queensland Award for Project of the Year + Sustainability Commendation, 2007. The Donovan Hill/Peddle Thorp additions transformed
924-485: The public. He remains the longest-serving CEO (1947–1970), and has been followed by five others: Sydney Lawrence (Lawrie) Ryan 1970–1988, Des Stephens 1988–2001, Lea Giles-Peters (the first woman to be appointed to the position), 2001–2011, Janette Wright, 2012–2015 and from 2016, Vicki McDonald OA FALIA. In 1971, the "Public Library" became the "State Library". The following year, the Public Library Service
957-654: The school had an enrolment of 448 students with 31 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Mon Repos. The nearest secondary school is Kepnock State High School in Kepnock in Bundaberg to the south-west. Despite the name, Bargara SES Facility is at 18 Potters Road in Mon Repos ( 24°49′19″S 152°26′20″E / 24.8219°S 152.4390°E / -24.8219; 152.4390 ( Bargara SES Facility ) ). The Mon Repos Turtle Centre
990-649: The service is still going strong today, administered by the State Library's Public and Indigenous Library Services program. In 2003, the State Library began a new mission of establishing Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) in the Cape York and Torres Strait areas. There is now a network of 22 IKCs in remote and regional communities: across Cape York, the islands of the Torres Strait, Central Queensland and at Cherbourg in South East Queensland. In early 2011,
1023-412: The training. Some remains of the cable station can be seen within the caravan park. Sandhills Provisional School opened on 20 March 1893. On 1 January 1909 it became Sandhills State School. In January 1921 it was renamed Bargara State School. In 1912 pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler launched one of his first home-made gliders on Mon Repos Beach and flew 10 metres (33 ft) above the sand dunes. In
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1056-406: Was built in 2019 by Queensland Parks & Wildlife to facilitate research and education surrounding turtle conservation. It offers visits and tours to the public and school groups. [REDACTED] Media related to Mon Repos, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons State Library of Queensland The State Library of Queensland is the main reference and research library provided to the people of
1089-467: Was established to liaise with Queensland local authorities regarding their public libraries; a subsidy for employing qualified staff in public libraries was also established. A few years later the Country Lending Service was established to provide book exchange and other services to public libraries in Queensland's smaller local government areas. Under the new name of Rural Libraries Queensland,
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