Mount Walker

History

The mountain was originally called Mount Forbes by John Oxley in honour of Sir Francis Forbes, the Chief Justice of New South Wales. However, it was later acquired the name Mount Walker. The origins of the name Walker are believed to be a shepherd of that name from the Franklyn Vale pastoral station. The locality takes its name from the mountain. For a time it was the headquarters for the German Baptist churches, until circa 1879 when that responsibility shifted to Engelsburg (now Kalbar) Baptist Church. Mount Walker State School opened on 15 April 1878. It closed in December 1967. It was at 1775 Rosewood Warrill View Road () on a site. Mount Walker Congregational Church opened in 1896. It had closed by 1940. Mount Walker Post Office opened on 1 October 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1874) and closed in 1957.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Bremer River. Mount Walker is in the east of the locality (), rising to above sea level. The land on the upper slopes of Mount Walker is undeveloped. Part of from that, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation with other areas of irrigated crop growing.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  1,016
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,009
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  832
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  799
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  794
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  725
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  703
• Masked Lapwing

  Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  620