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== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Western Creek, a tributary of the [[Bremer River (Queensland)|Bremer River]], and [[Franklyn Vale Homestead]] are both found in Mount Mort.
Western Creek, a tributary of the [[Bremer River (Queensland)|Bremer River]], is in Mount Mort.

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

* Red Gap ({{coord|-27.7626|152.3998|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Gap}})<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>

* Edwards Gap ({{coord|-27.7679|152.3914|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Edwards Gap}})<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" />
* Mount Grey ({{coord|-27.8333|152.4311|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Grey}})<ref name="qpn48171">{{cite QPN|48171|Mount Grey|mountain in City of Ipswich|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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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}}</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" />


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. 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>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

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Mount Mort
Ipswich, Queensland
Fields along Grandchester Mount Mort Road, 2015
Mount Mort is located in Queensland
Mount Mort
Mount Mort
Coordinates27°47′08″S 152°26′16″E / 27.7855°S 152.4377°E / -27.7855; 152.4377 (Mount Mort (centre of locality))
Population78 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4340
Area102.0 km2 (39.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Mount Mort:
Mulgowie Grandchester Lower Mount Walker
Thornton Mount Mort Mount Walker West
Townson Rosevale Merryvale

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.[3]

Geography

Western Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, is in Mount Mort.

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

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.[6]

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).[7] However, during World War I due to anti-German sentiment, the name was changed to Mount Mort,[8] after the Mort family who settled there in 1849.[2]

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.[9]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Mount Mort had a population of 91 people.[10]

In the 2021 census, Mount Mort had a population of 78 people.[3]

Heritage listings

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mort (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Mount Mort – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 47269)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Mort (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Mount Grey – mountain in City of Ipswich (entry 48171)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ ""THE MEN UPON THE LAND."". The Queenslander. No. 2084. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1906. p. 29. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "GERMAN PLACE NAMES". Morning Bulletin. No. 20, 754. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mort (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Franklyn Vale Homestead (entry 600728)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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