Flinders Peak Group

This article is about the mountain range containing Flinders Peak sometimes erroneously called Teviot Range. For the official Teviot Range, see Teviot Range.

The Flinders Peak Group is an unnamed range of hills located on the northern edge of the Scenic Rim Region, south west of Logan City and south east of the City of Ipswich in South East Queensland, Australia. The summit in the Range is Flinders Peak reaching 680 metres (2,230 ft) above sea level.

Flinders Peak Group
Flinders Peak Group at Sunset, 2011
Highest point
Peak	Flinders Peak
Elevation	679 m (2,228 ft)
Geography
Flinders Peak Group
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Range coordinates	27°49′00″S 152°49′00″E
Parent range	Scenic Rim

Mt Goolman, Ivorys Rock & Rocky Knoll

The first Europeans to cross the range were Patrick Logan and his exploration party in June 1827.^[1] Most of the range remains naturally vegetated within a series of protected areas. Both the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate and the Flinders Peak Conservation Park are located along this range.

Other mountains include Mount Joyce, Mount Blaine, Mount Goolman, Mount Elliott, Mount Flintoff, Mount Welcome and Ivorys Rock.^[2] The range is visible from many locations around the Scenic Rim.

Landforms

Landform	Aboriginal name	Height	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)	Latitude (Decimal)	Longitude (Decimal)	Coordinates
Flinders Peak	Booroong'pah	679 m	−27° 49′ 0″ S	152° 49′ 0″ E	−27.81667°	152.81667°	27.81667°S 152.81667°E / -27.81667; 152.81667 (Flinders Peak)
Mount Joyce		469 m	−27° 54′ 0″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.9°	152.8°	27.9°S 152.8°E / -27.9; 152.8 (Mount Joyce)
Mount Blaine	Ginginbaar	457 m	−27° 46′ 59″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.78333°	152.8°	27.78333°S 152.8°E / -27.78333; 152.8 (Mount Blaine)
Mount Goolman	Possibly, Goolman	454 m	−27° 46′ 0″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.76667°	152.8°	27.76667°S 152.8°E / -27.76667; 152.8 (Mount Goolman)
Mount Elliott		436 m[3]	−27° 49′ 0″ S	152° 49′ 0″ E	−27.81667°	152.81667°	27.81667°S 152.81667°E / -27.81667; 152.81667 (Mount Elliott)
Mount Flintoff		351 m[3]	−27° 52′ 59″ S	152° 49′ 59″ E	−27.88333°	152.83333°	27.88333°S 152.83333°E / -27.88333; 152.83333 (Mount Flintoff)
Mount Welcome		341 m[3]	−27° 49′ 59″ S	152° 48′ 0″ E	−27.83333°	152.8°	27.83333°S 152.8°E / -27.83333; 152.8 (Mount Welcome)
Ivorys Rock	Muntambin	309 m	−27° 46′ 0″ S	152° 47′ 0″ E	−27.76667°	152.78334°	27.76667°S 152.78334°E / -27.76667; 152.78334 (Ivorys Rock)
Source: Geoscience Australia[4]

The southernmost mountain of the range is Mount Joyce, which is separated from the Dugandan Range by Teviot Brook.^[5]

History

The local Ugarapul people call Flinder's Peak, Booroong'pah or Booroongapah^[6][7] or Booroongpah.^[8] It is a sacred site because they believe that the powerful spirit, "Yurrangpul", lives there, and guards their traditions and sacred places. His name is similar to the local word for green tree frog: "Yurrang". The green tree frog is the totem of the Ugarapul people.^[9] Mount Blaine is known to the Ugarapul people as Ginginbaar, and the Ugarapul meaning for Goolman, used in Mount Goolman, is Axe.^[7]

Naming

Flinders Peak (right) in Peak Crossing and Mount Perry in Lyons seen from Ipswich, 2016

The peaks of the range derived their names as follows:

• Flinders Peak (Aboriginal: Booroong'pah) was originally named High Peak in July 1799 by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders RN (1774–1814) navigator, hydrographer and scientist, HM Colonial Sloop Norfolk. The name Flinders Peak was first used by John Oxley (1785?-1828) Surveyor General during his explorations in 1824, as a change from High Peak of Flinders.^[10]
• Mount Joyce, formerly known as Kents Peak, so marked on a map of the Moreton Bay District published in 1842 by Robert Dixon (1800–1858) surveyor.^[11]
• Mount Blaine (Aboriginal: Ginginbaar) is probably named after John Blaine ( - 1908) who took up land near Peak Crossing in 1869 as the owner of Portion 89, Parish of Goolman.^[12]
• Mount Goolman, formerly named by John Oxley as Murdoch Peak, is derived from the Yuggera language indicating stone axe. Murdoch Peak was probably named after Peter Murdoch, superintendent of the agricultural establishment at Emu Plains.^[13][14]
• Mount Elliott is reportedly named after Robert Elliott who took up land in 1868.^[15]
• Ivorys Rock (Aboriginal: Muntambin) is named after James Ivory (1820-1887) grazier, who held freehold land in the Bundamba and around this range.^[16]

Water catchment

The range drains into both the Bremer River Basin (sub-basin of Brisbane River Basin) and via Teviot Brook into the Logan River Basin (sub-basin of Logan-Albert River Basin). Teviot Brook is a major tributary of the Logan River that also supplies water to Wyaralong Dam.^[17][18][19]

Land ownership and control

The Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate is a collection of freehold and public land that is either owned or controlled by Ipswich City Council. The estate is not a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[20]

The Flinders Peak Conservation Park is entirely surrounded by (and separate from) the Flinders-Coolman Conservation Estate. The Conservation Park is controlled by the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management with the trustee being Ipswich City Council.^[21][22]

Public access

Rocks and grass-tress on the way to Flinders peak (close)

Flinders Peak track

Flinders Peak Track, used to access Flinders Peak, was closed to the general public by Ipswich City Council in November 2009 in the interest of public safety. One section of the track was deemed too difficult for the general public to negotiate so Council are endeavouring to re-align it for safer public access. All other tracks within the Estate have remained open.^[23][24] Some social commentators question the reason why the Flinders Peak Track is closed.^[25] It has since been reopened, with a slight detour to avoid the difficult section.

Boonah to Ipswich Trail

As of December 2010, the Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning were consulting stakeholders in regard to developing the Boonah-to-Ipswich Trail, a 68 kilometre multi-use non-motorised recreation trail, in partnership with five local Councils. The development of the trail is in accordance with the South East Queensland Regional Trails Strategy (2007).^[26] The 19 kilometres (12 mi) located within Ipswich City is planned to wind through the Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate and also will be the northern terminus of the trail.^[20] At the foot of Mount Joyce against Teviot Brook a recreation park is planned to incorporate the Boonah-to-Ipswich Trail.^[27]

See also

• Queensland portal

• List of mountains in Australia

References

1. Murray Johnson and Kay Saunders. "Working the Land:An Historical Overview of Boonah and its Northern Districts" (pdf). State of Queensland. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
2. NSW Northern Rivers & South-East Queensland (Map) (2 ed.). 1 : 550,000. Cartography by Auslig. NRMA. 1998.
3. Australian Road Atlas. Penguin Books Australia. 1996. (accessed 12 May 2011)
4. Geoscience Australia, Place Name Search Archived 1 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 12 May 2011)
5. Wyaralong Dam Project, Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 11 May 2011)
6. "Here's the Answer", The World's News, 14 September 1940, p.37
7. "Aboriginal pathways in southeast Queensland and the Richmond River" by John Gladstone Steele. Published by University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland, 1984
8. "MT. BLAINE". Queensland Times. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 14, 366. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1932. p. 2 (DAILY.). Retrieved 7 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Archived 28 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine(accessed 26 January 2016)
10. Steele, J.G., 1972, The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830, pp.9,89, Brisbane
11. "Mount Joyce (entry 33769)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
12. "Mount Blaine (entry 3135)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
13. Steele, J.G., 1972, The explorers of the Moreton Bay District 1770-1830, p.117, Brisbane
14. "Mount Goolman (entry 14249)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
15. "Mount Elliott (entry 11554)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
16. "Ivorys Rock (entry 16902)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
17. Surface Water Management Area Brisbane River, Australian Natural Resources Atlas, Australian Government Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2011)
18. Drainage Basin Logan-Albert River, Australian Natural Resources Atlas, Australian Government Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2011)
19. "Bremer Catchment, City of Ipswich". Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
20. "Boonah to Ipswich Trail Draft Plan" (PDF). Ipswich City Council. Section Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate (section 3.1, pp.11-12). Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning. December 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
21. Nature Conservation Legislation Amendment Regulation (No.1) 1997, Nature Conservation Act 1992 Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2011)
22. Conservation Parks, National Parks Association of Queensland Inc., 2008 Archived 2011-02-17 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2011)
23. Flinders Peak Track Closed, Media Release, City of Ipswich, 9 November 2009 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2010)
24. Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate - Flinders Plum Picnic Area, Parks Search, City of Ipswich, 9 November 2009 Archived 6 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2010)
25. Flinders Peak Closed Indefinitely, Queensland Climbing Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 10 May 2010)
26. Boonah to Ipswich Trail, Queensland Department of Local Government & Planning, 03 May 2011 Archived 11 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 16 June 2011)
27. Mt Joyce Recreation Park, Queensland Water Infrastructure Archived 20 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 11 May 2011)

External links

• Trails Guide, Flinders Goolman Conservation Estate, City of Ipswich
• Flinders-Coolman Conservation Estate, City of Ipswich
• Conservation Areas & Waterways, City of Ipswich
• Regional Map, Scenic Rim Regional Council