Mount Forbes, Queensland
| Mount Forbes City of Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Opening of the Mount Forbes Methodist Church, ca. 1911 | |||||||||||||
  Mount Forbes | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°44′15″S 152°36′42″E / 27.73750°S 152.61167°ECoordinates: 27°44′15″S 152°36′42″E / 27.73750°S 152.61167°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4340 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
City of Ipswich Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) |
Beaudesert Lockyer | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) |
Wright Blair | ||||||||||||
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Mount Forbes is a locality in south-east Queensland, Australia. It is split between the local government areas of City of Ipswich and Scenic Rim Region.[1][2]
Mount Forbes was formerly the name of nearby Mount Walker, Queensland.[3] Mount Forbes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1897) and closed in 1953.[4]
History
Francis Forbes
John Oxley chose the name Mount Forbes in 1824, after Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841) the then Chief Justice of New South Wales.[3]
References
- ↑ "Mount Forbes (Ipswich City) (entry 46552)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mount Forbes (Scenic Rim Regional Council) (entry 45215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Mount Walker (entry 45216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
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