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Mount Forbes

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Scenic Rim Regional Council QLD, PO Box 25, Mount Forbes, QLD 4340
07 5540 5111

Description

Mount Forbes is a locality in south-east Queensland, Australia.

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.Mount Forbes was formerly the name of nearby Mount Walker, Queensland. Mount Forbes Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1897) and closed in 1953.

History

John Oxley chose the name Mount Forbes in 1824, after Sir Francis Forbes (1784-1841) the then Chief Justice of New South Wales.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:00

Area: 39.556 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 94 m

Population number: 263

Local Government Area: Scenic Rim Regional Council

Location

Scenic Rim Regional Council QLD, PO Box 25, Mount Forbes, QLD 4340

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mount Forbes, Queensland

Mount Forbes - Localista

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