Mount Alford

History

Mount Alford was previously known as Reckumpilla. It was renamed after Thomas Alford who managed Coochin Coochin station from 1868 onwards. Mount Alford Provisional School opened on 4 April 1888. On 1 January 1901, it became Mount Alford State School. From 1898, Anglican church services were held at the school, led by A.J.C. Rivett. In April 1914, Mrs Gertude Augusta Bell of Coochin Coochin donated £30 to commence a building fund for an Anglican church in Mount Alford. On 16 November 1918, Bishop Henry Le Fanu laid the foundation stone for the Anglican church on the northeastern corner of Reckumpilla Street and Cavanagah Street (). Tenders were called for a builder in January 1919; it was built by Mr Kelleher. St Peter's Anglican church was dedicated on Saturday 25 November 1919 by the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson. The church was made from wood with a shingle roof and all its furnishings were made from silky oak. It was 46 feet long and 26 feet wide with a chancel of 12 feet by 8 feet. The church was built by the Behrendorff family (Ambrosius Victor, Wilhelm Carl Johann, and Carl) using sawn timber for the Behrendorff sawmill. The finished church was 30 feet long and 24 feet wide and cost £155 (including the fence). The original trust for the church stipulated that only married men and widowers could be trustees (but not bachelors). An English Sunday School commenced on 26 August 1911 (most Lutheran churches conducted their activities entirely in German until World War I at which time many switched to the use of English to avoid suspicion about their loyalties).A monument to those who served and who were killed in World War I was unveiled at Mount Alford State School on Saturday 25 May 1918 by John Douglas Story, (Undersecretary for Education in…

Geography

Mount Alford is a typical scenic Rim community surrounded by rich agricultural land. Teviot Brook passes just to the east of the town. Downstream is the Wyaralong Dam. Erosion along Blackrock Creek has prompted the Scenic Rim Regional Council and SEQ Catchments to implement on-farm infrastructure and land management practice changes to reduce sediment runoff and improve water quality. In the south west of the locality the land slopes upwards towards Mount Moon. Directly to the north and west of Mount Alford is Moogerah Dam and the Moogerah Peaks. The larger settlement of Boonah is located nearby with main roads linking to Ipswich and Beaudesert.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,247
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,045
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  970
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  904
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  883
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  850
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  772
• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  769