Biddeston, Queensland
| Biddeston Toowoomba Region, Queensland |
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Fields along Oakey Biddleston Road, 2014
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| 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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[7]
Events
The Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads.[8]
References
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Further reading
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
