Mount Beppo, Queensland
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mount Beppo
| city = Somerset Region
| state = qld
| image = Apostolic Church, Mount Beppo.JPG
| caption = Apostolic Church, Mount Beppo, 2005
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.1233|152.4344|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Mount Beppo (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 251
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established = early 1880s
| postcode = 4313
| area = 49.4
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 9.3
| dir1 = SE
| location1 = Toogoolawah
| dist2 = 16.7
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Esk
| dist3 = 105
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Brisbane
| dist4 =
| dir4 =
| location4 =
| lga = Somerset Region
| stategov = Nanango
| fedgov = Blair
| near-n = Cressbrook
| near-ne = Cressbrook
| near-e = Cooeeimbardi
| near-se = Caboonbah
| near-s = Coal Creek
| near-sw = Ottaba
| near-w = Toogoolawah
| near-nw = Toogoolawah
}}
Mount Beppo is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|44899|Mount Beppo|locality in Somerset Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Beppo had a population of 251 people.
Geography
The Brisbane River forms the north-eastern boundary.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Mount+Beppo+QLD+4313/@-27.1252336,152.3680206,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6b942262b0d2938b:0x400eef17f20c150!8m2!3d-27.1383529!4d152.4324266!5m1!1e4|title=Mount Beppo, Queensland|access-date=15 September 2021}}
The Brisbane Valley Highway passes to the west.
History
File:Mount Beppo State School.jpg
The district takes its name from the neighbouring mountain, whose name in turn is believed to be derived from the Yuggera word {{Transliteration|yxg|bippo}} meaning mountain. However, as Yuggera is not a local indigenous language, it may have been Europeans who introduced the name.
The district was first settled in the early 1880s; the Granzein and Soden families were among the early pioneers.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118476761 |title=Rich Surrounding District|newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=18 June 1929 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=5 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
Mount Beppo State School opened on 4 September 1893. The chairman of the school was Henry Plantagenet Somerset. In 1929 the school had about 80 pupils. The school closed on 31 December 1972.{{cite QSA Agency|6513|Mount Beppo State School|14 April 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21390556 |title=Mt. Beppo |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |date=30 March 1929 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} It was at 13 German Reserve Road ({{Coord|-27.1321|152.4538|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Beppo State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1944 |title=Cressbrook |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-cressbrook-1944.jpg |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}{{Cite web |date=1955 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m77 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m77-admin-bdy-1955.jpg |access-date=11 April 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
By 1929, there were two churches at Mount Beppo, the Lutheran church and the Apostolic church, both with associated cemeteries.
The Lutheran Church was opened on 12 August 1888.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130806121 |title=Public Announcements |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser |date=9 August 1888 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234938/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130806121 |url-status=live }} It was extended and re-dedicated in 1930.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115364020 |title=Mt. Beppo Lutherans |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=19 September 1930 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=4 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234938/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115364020 |url-status=live }}
The first Apostolic Church services were held in 1883 in the home of Mr Carl Casper Meier and the church building was constructed about 1889, but in 1911 the building was relocated higher up the hill and extended. Further extensions occurred at part of the golden jubilee celebrations in 1934.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118548718 |title=Fine Community Sprit |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=12 November 1934 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=8 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118548729 |title=History of the Church |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=12 November 1934 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=8 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234939/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118548729 |url-status=live }} In 2014, only the Apostolic Church remains, but both cemeteries still exist.
The district was known for its brass band, which was established in 1898 and celebrated its golden jubilee in 1949.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123278907 |title=Gillmeister—Teske |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser |date=26 September 1899 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234942/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123278907 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117112777 |title=Mt. Beppo Brass Band Jubilee Celebrated |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=16 September 1948 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=5 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234955/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117112777 |url-status=live }}
File:Caboonbah Undenominational Church 01.jpg
Caboonbah Undenominational Church is a union church. It was established by Henry Plantagenet Somerset and takes its name, "Caboonbah", from the Somerset family homestead, Caboonbah Homestead, nearby. The wooden structure was designed by Somerset's wife Katherine Rose Somerset, the daughter of David Cannon McConnell and Mary McConnel (nee McLeod) who founded the Cressbrook Homestead. The church was built by Lars Andersen. It opened in 1905 to serve the local farming community. It is located on Cressbrook-Caboonbah Road ({{Coord|-27.13412|152.46732|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Caboonbah Undenominational Church}}).{{Cite web |title=Caboonbah Undenominational Church |url=http://bvhs.org.au/church.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050615145221/http://bvhs.org.au/church.htm |archive-date=2005-06-15 |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Brisbane Valley Historical Society}}
File:Mount Beppo public hall.jpg
A public hall was opened at Mount Beppo on 15 March 1930 by Henry Plantagenet Somerset, former Member of the Legislative Assembly for the district, with the then current Member, Ernest Grimstone, in attendance.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article115326501 |title=Mt. Beppo Hall |newspaper=The Queensland Times |date=22 March 1930 |accessdate=14 April 2014 |page=7 Edition: Daily |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303234942/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115326501 |url-status=live }}
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Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the population of Mount Beppo was 347 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31116 |name=Mount Beppo|accessdate=11 April 2014|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Mount Beppo had a population of 216 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31957|name=Mount Beppo (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Mount Beppo had a population of 251 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31939|name=Mount Beppo (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Mount Beppo. The nearest primary school is Toogoolawah State School in neighbouring Toogoolawah to the north-west. The nearest secondary school is Toogoolawah State High School also in Toogoolawah.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=3 March 2021}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |title=Toogoolawah State School 75th Anniversary, 1905-1980, and the former schools of the Toogoolawah district 1874-1972 |publisher=Toogoolawah State School |year=1980}} — also includes Mount Beppo State School, Ivorys Creek Provisional School, Cross Roads Provisional School, Ottaba Provisional School, Murrumba State School, Mount Esk Pocket School, Kipper Provisional School, Lower Cressbrook School, Fulham School, Sandy Gully State School, Cooeeimbardi State School, Scrub Creek State School
External links
{{commons category|Mount Beppo, Queensland}}
- [http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/Mt_Beppo_Apostolic_Cemetery-Esk/ Mount Beppo Apostolic cemetery]
- [http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/Mt_Beppo_Lutheran_Cemetery-Esk/ Mount Beppo Trinity Lutheran cemetery]
{{Somerset Region}}