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Biddeston, Queensland
Biddeston is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Biddeston had a population of 269 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] Burton Provisional School opened on 22 February 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Burton State School. It closed on 5 December 1944.[4][9] It was at 1840 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road (27°32′58″S 151°45′11″E / 27.5494°S 151.7531°E).[10][11] Biddeston was the site of the Biddeston Murders that took place on 2 March 2015 when a grandfather killed his pregnant daughter and grandson.[12] DemographicsIn the 2011 census, the locality of Biddeston had a population of 328 people.[13] In the 2016 census, the locality of Biddeston had a population of 284 people.[14] In the 2021 census, the locality of Biddeston had a population of 269 people.[1] Road infrastructureThe Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west.[15] EconomyThere are a number of homesteads in the locality:[16]
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).[17][18] 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).[19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 70 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[20] There is no secondary schools in Biddeston. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in neighbouring Oakey to the north.[11] EventsThe Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads.[21] References
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