Biddeston, Queensland
| Biddeston Toowoomba Region, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Fields along Oakey Biddleston Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Biddeston | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°34′13″S 151°42′56″E / 27.5702°S 151.7155°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 284 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.848/km2 (9.967/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 73.8 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Biddeston is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Biddeston had a population of 284 people.[1]
History
Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed on 1940.[4][5]
A postal receiving office opened on 1 February 1882 and was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. During that time it was run by the Anderson family of Biddeston Farm, which is probably the origin of the district name. The post office closed on 5 January 1965.[2][6]
The town reserve was established on 26 August 1890.[2]
In 1880, a 10-acre block of land on the Oakey-Southbrook Road was aside for a school. However, it was not until 14 October 1919 that the Biddeston State School finally opened, but with only a tent for a schoolroom for the 14 children enrolled under teacher Margaret Cecilla Cloherty Anderson. It was not until 10 October 1921 that the Education Department built a one-room timber building to replace the tent. Despite growing enrolment numbers, the Education Department would not enlarge the building apart from the addition of a verandah in 1927. It was not until 1954 that a second school room was built.[7][8] A pre-school was added in 1986.[4]
In the 2011 census, Biddeston had a population of 328 people.[9]
In the 2016 census, Biddeston had a population of 284 people.[1]
Education
Biddeston State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2425 Cecil Plains Road (27°33′15″S 151°41′50″E / 27.5541°S 151.6973°E).[10][11] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 61 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[12]
Events
The Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads.[13]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Biddeston (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Biddeston (town) (entry 2451)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Biddeston (locality) (entry 47890)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "School for Crosshill". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1464. Queensland, Australia. 11 March 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "School history". Biddeston State School. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Biddeston (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Biddeston State School". Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Tractors pull Biddeston crowd". Farm Online. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
Further reading
- Clarke, Ian W; Telford, Thomas Colin (1994), From tent to triumph : a celebration of 75 years of education at Biddeston :incorporating related historical aspects of Biddeston and surrounds, Biddeston State School, retrieved 21 May 2014
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