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Mount Mort
Ipswich, Queensland
Mount Mort; Ipswich, Queensland
	Fields along Grandchester Mount Mort Road, 2015
	Mount Mort
Coordinates	27°47′08″S 152°26′16″E / 27.7855°S 152.4377°E
Population	78 (2021 census)
• Density	0.765/km2 (1.981/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	102.0 km2 (39.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	25.3 km (16 mi) S of Laidley ; 25.5 km (16 mi) SW of Rosewood ; 49.3 km (31 mi) SW of Ipswich CBD ; 90.7 km (56 mi) WSW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Blair
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Mount Mort is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Mount Mort had a population of 78 people.^[1]

Geography

The locality has a number of mountain features, including (from north to south):

Red Gap (27°45′45″S 152°23′59″E / 27.7626°S 152.3998°E / -27.7626; 152.3998 (Red Gap))^[3]
Edwards Gap (27°46′04″S 152°23′29″E / 27.7679°S 152.3914°E / -27.7679; 152.3914 (Edwards Gap))^[3]
Mount Grey (27°50′00″S 152°25′52″E / 27.8333°S 152.4311°E / -27.8333; 152.4311 (Mount Grey))^[4]

Franklin Vale Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and flows north through the locality exiting to the north (Grandchester).^[5]^[6]

The Liverpool Range runs near and through the western boundary of the locality with elevations over 600 metres (2,000 ft), compared to elevations of 100 to 150 metres (330 to 490 ft) along the valley of Franklin Vale Creek.^[5]

Beau Brummel Conservation Park is in the west of the locality.^[7] Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some forestry and crop growing.^[5]

Grandchester - Mount Mort Road enters the locality from the north (Grandchester) and travels south through the lower-lying areas of the locality to the west of the creek and terminates within the south of the locality.^[5]

History

In 1877, 48,000 acres (19,000 ha) were resumed from the Franklyn Vale pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.^[8]

The locality was originally known as Gehrkevale after Carl Frederick Wilhelm Gehrke who purchased 100 acres (40 ha) circa 1881 and subsequently purchased a further 630 acres (250 ha).^[9] However, during World War I due to anti-German sentiment, the name was changed to Mount Mort,^[10] after the Mort family who settled there in 1849.^[2] Despite the locality name, there is no mountain by that name.^[5]

Gehrkevale Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904.^[11] On 1 January 1909, it became Gehrkevale State School. In May 1917, it was renamed Mount Mort State School. It closed temporarily between 1947 and 1949 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 18 September 1959.^[12]^[13] It was at 4 Alpers Road (27°48′09″S 152°25′29″E / 27.80248°S 152.42483°E / -27.80248; 152.42483 (Mount Mort State School (former))).^[14]^[15]^[5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Mort had a population of 91 people.^[16]

In the 2021 census, Mount Mort had a population of 78 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Mount Mort has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Franklyn Vale Homestead, Franklin Vale Road (27°45′35″S 152°27′23″E / 27.7596°S 152.4564°E / -27.7596; 152.4564 (Franklyn Vale Homestead))^[17]

Education

There are no schools in Mount Mort. The nearest government primary schools are Grandchester State School in neighbouring Grandchester to the north and Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-west and Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north-east.^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mort (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Mort – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 47269)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Mount Grey – mountain in City of Ipswich (entry 48171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Franklin Vale Creek – watercourse in the City of Ipswich (entry 13151)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Mount Beau Brummell Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ ""THE MEN UPON THE LAND."". The Queenslander. No. 2084. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1906. p. 29. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "GERMAN PLACE NAMES". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 754. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XLIV, no. 6629. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1903. p. 1. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Agency ID 5939, Mount Mort State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "Liverpoool Range" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mort (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Franklyn Vale Homestead (entry 600728)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links

Media related to Mount Mort, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

[Census2021-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mort (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Mount Mort – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 47269)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[MountainPeaksCapes-3] "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[qpn48171-4] "Mount Grey – mountain in City of Ipswich (entry 48171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[globe-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[6] "Franklin Vale Creek – watercourse in the City of Ipswich (entry 13151)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[7] "Mount Beau Brummell Regional Park Management Statement" (PDF). Parks and forests. Queensland Government. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[8] "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.

[9] ""THE MEN UPON THE LAND."". The Queenslander. No. 2084. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1906. p. 29. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[10] "GERMAN PLACE NAMES". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 754. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1933. p. 6. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[11] "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XLIV, no. 6629. Queensland, Australia. 28 July 1903. p. 1. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[qfhs-12] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[13] "Agency ID 5939, Mount Mort State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[14] "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[15] "Liverpoool Range" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[Census2016-16] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mort (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[17] "Franklyn Vale Homestead (entry 600728)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[globeschools-18] "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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-Franklyn Vale Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and flows north through the locality exiting to the north ([[Grandchester, Queensland|Grandchester]]).<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
+Franklin Vale Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and flows north through the locality exiting to the north ([[Grandchester, Queensland|Grandchester]]).<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QPN|13151|Franklin Vale Creek|watercourse in the City of Ipswich|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
+The [[Liverpool Range]] runs near and through the western boundary of the locality with elevations over {{Convert|600|m}}, compared to elevations of {{Convert|100 to 150|m}} along the valley of Franklin Vale Creek.<ref name="globe" />
+Beau Brummel Conservation Park is in the west of the locality.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Mount Beau Brummell Regional Park Management Statement |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0031/167917/mt-beau-brummell-rpms.pdf |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318233730/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0031/167917/mt-beau-brummell-rpms.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly [[Pastoralism|grazing]] on native vegetation with some forestry and crop growing.<ref name="globe" />
+Grandchester - Mount Mort Road enters the locality from the north (Grandchester) and travels south through the lower-lying areas of the locality to the west of the creek and terminates within the south of the locality.<ref name="globe" />
 == History ==
-In 1877, {{Convert|48000|acres||abbr=}} were resumed from the [[Franklyn Vale Homestead|Franklyn Vale pastoral run]] and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846|title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts.|date=2 March 1877|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=19 February 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove}}</ref>
+In 1877, {{Convert|48000|acres||abbr=}} were resumed from the [[Franklyn Vale Homestead|Franklyn Vale pastoral run]] and offered for selection on 17 April 1877.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1361846|title=Proclamations under the New Land Acts.|date=2 March 1877|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=19 February 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The locality was originally known as Gehrkevale after Carl Frederick Wilhelm Gehrke who purchased {{Convert|100|acres||abbr=}} circa 1881 and subsequently purchased a further {{Convert|630|acre||abbr=}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20823077|title="THE MEN UPON THE LAND."|date=17 February 1906|newspaper=[[The Queenslander]]|accessdate=23 November 2019|issue=2084|location=Queensland, Australia|page=29|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> However, during [[World War I]] due to [[anti-German sentiment]], the name was changed to Mount Mort,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54717696|title=GERMAN PLACE NAMES|date=24 January 1933|newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]]|accessdate=23 November 2019|issue=20,754|location=Queensland, Australia|page=6|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> after the Mort family who settled there in 1849.<ref name="qpnl" />
+The locality was originally known as Gehrkevale after Carl Frederick Wilhelm Gehrke who purchased {{Convert|100|acres||abbr=}} circa 1881 and subsequently purchased a further {{Convert|630|acre||abbr=}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20823077|title="THE MEN UPON THE LAND."|date=17 February 1906|newspaper=[[The Queenslander]]|accessdate=23 November 2019|issue=2084|location=Queensland, Australia|page=29|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216204749/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20823077|url-status=live}}</ref> However, during [[World War I]] due to [[anti-German sentiment]], the name was changed to Mount Mort,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54717696|title=GERMAN PLACE NAMES|date=24 January 1933|newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]]|accessdate=23 November 2019|issue=20,754|location=Queensland, Australia|page=6|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=16 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216204750/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54717696|url-status=live}}</ref> after the Mort family who settled there in 1849.<ref name="qpnl" /> Despite the locality name, there is no mountain by that name.<ref name="globe" />
-Gehrkevale Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Gehrkevale State School. In May 1917, it was renamed Mount Mort State School. It closed on 18 September 1959.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>
+Gehrkevale Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 July 1903 |title=Advertising |volume=XLIV |page=1 |newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]] |issue=6629 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124394605 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216204750/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124394605 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 January 1909, it became Gehrkevale State School. In May 1917, it was renamed Mount Mort State School. It closed temporarily between 1947 and 1949 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 18 September 1959.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite QSA Agency|5939|Mount Mort State School|17 December 2023
+}}</ref> It was at 4 Alpers Road ({{Coord|-27.80248|152.42483|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Mort State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1941 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41 |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-surv-control-1941/original |access-date=17 December 2023 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924092118/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-surv-control-1941/original |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Liverpoool Range |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-liverpool-range-1944/original |access-date=17 December 2023 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=24 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924092040/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-liverpool-range-1944/original |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe" />
-==Demographics==
+== Demographics ==
 In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mount Mort had a population of 91 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32021|name=Mount Mort (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
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 == Heritage listings ==
+[[File:Franklyn Vale Homestead (1992).jpg|left|thumb|Franklyn Vale Homestead, 1992]]
 Mount Mort has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
-* Franklin Vale Road: [[Franklyn Vale Homestead]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15503|Franklyn Vale Homestead|600728|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>
+* [[Franklyn Vale Homestead]], Franklin Vale Road ({{coord|-27.7596|152.4564|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark|name=Franklyn Vale Homestead}})<ref>{{cite QHR|15503|Franklyn Vale Homestead|600728|accessdate=9 July 2013}}</ref>
+{{Clear|left}}
-== See also ==
+== Education ==
+There are no schools in Mount Mort. The nearest government primary schools are Grandchester State School in neighbouring Grandchester to the north and Warrill View State School in [[Warrill View, Queensland|Warrill View]] to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Laidley State High School in [[Laidley, Queensland|Laidley]] to the north-west and Rosewood State High School in [[Rosewood, Queensland|Rosewood]] to the north-east.<ref name="globeschools">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=10 December 2023 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+== See also ==
 * [[List of Australian place names changed from German names]]
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
+== Further reading ==
-==External links==
+* {{cite book |last=McGovern |first=Dawn |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma997097554702061 |title=Grandchester State School centenary, 1878-1978 |date=1978}} — includes Franklyn Vale State School, Hidden Vale State School, and Mount Mort State School
+== External links ==
 {{Commons category-inline|Mount Mort, Queensland}}