Mount Mort is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Mount Mort had a population of 78 people.

Geography

The locality has a number of mountain features, including (from north to south): * Red Gap () * Edwards Gap () * Mount Grey () Franklin Vale Creek rises in the south-east of the locality and flows north through the locality exiting to the north (

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). The

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runs near and through the western boundary of the locality with elevations over , compared to elevations of along the valley of Franklin Vale Creek. Beau Brummel Conservation Park is in the west of the locality. Apart from this protected area, the land use is predominantly

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on native vegetation with some forestry and crop growing. 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.

History

In 1877, were resumed from the Franklyn Vale pastoral run and offered for selection on 17 April 1877. The locality was originally known as Gehrkevale after Carl Frederick Wilhelm Gehrke who purchased circa 1881 and subsequently purchased a further . However, during

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due to

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, the name was changed to Mount Mort, after the Mort family who settled there in 1849. Despite the locality name, there is no mountain by that name. 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 temporarily between 1947 and 1949 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently on 18 September 1959. It was at 4 Alpers Road ().

Demographics

In the , Mount Mort had a population of 91 people. In the , Mount Mort had a population of 78 people.

Heritage listings

Mount Mort has a number of

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sites, including: * Franklyn Vale Homestead, Franklin Vale Road ()

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

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to the north-east.

References

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