Biddeston, Queensland
| Biddeston Toowoomba Region, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Fields along Oakey Biddleston Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
  Biddeston | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°34′14″S 151°45′05″E / 27.57056°S 151.75139°ECoordinates: 27°34′14″S 151°45′05″E / 27.57056°S 151.75139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 328 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4401 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 2011 census, Biddeston had a population of 328 people.[1]
History
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][4]
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.[5][6]
Education
Biddeston State School, a government primary (P-7) school, is located at 2425 Cecil Plains Road (27°33′17″S 151°41′51″E / 27.55471°S 151.697581°E).[7]
Events
The Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads.[8]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Biddeston (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tractors pull Biddeston crowd". Farm Online. 18 February 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
External links
Media related to Biddeston, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons