Mount Alford, Queensland

Mount Alford Queensland
Paddocks to the north east of Mount Moon
Mount Alford
Coordinates	28°4′8″S 152°35′41″E / 28.06889°S 152.59472°E / -28.06889; 152.59472Coordinates: 28°4′8″S 152°35′41″E / 28.06889°S 152.59472°E / -28.06889; 152.59472
Population	344 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4310
Elevation	120 m (394 ft)
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Beaudesert
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Localities around Mount Alford: Moogerah Charlwood Bunjurgen Wallaces Creek Moogerah Mount Alford Coochin Moogerah Croftby Croftby

Mount Alford is a locality and town in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census Mount Alford and the adjacent locality of Bunjurgen recorded a population of 344.

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.

Mount Alford was previously known as Reckumpilla. It was renamed after Thomas Alford who managed Coochin Coochin station from 1868 onwards. A general store opened in the town in c1888 by August Anders. The building was rebuilt in 1913 upon sale by the Anders family.

Mount Alford Primary school was built in 1888. A monument to those who served and who were killed in World War I was unveiled at the school on Saturday 25 May 1918 by John Douglas Story, (Undersecretary for Education in Queensland). It is the smallest "digger" statue on a war memorial in Queensland.

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 Le Fanu laid the foundation stone for the Anglican church. Tenders were called for a builder in January 1919. St Peter's Anglican church was opened on Saturday 25 November 1919 by the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson. The church was made from wood with all its furnishings made from silky oak. It was 46 feet long and 26 feet wide with a chancel of 12 feet by 8 feet. An Anglican cemetery was established with its first burial in 1946. The church held its last service on 25 December 1969. The church building was later sold for removal.