# Biddeston, Queensland

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**Biddeston** is a rural town and [locality](/source/Suburbs_and_localities_(Australia)) in the [Toowoomba Region](/source/Toowoomba_Region), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia.[1][2] In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 269 people.[3]

## Geography

The [Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road](/source/Toowoomba%E2%80%93Cecil_Plains_Road) runs through from east to west.[4]

## History

Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed in 1940.[5][6]

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.[1][7]

The town reserve was established on 26 August 1890.[1]

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.[8][9] A pre-school was added in 1986.[5]

Burton Provisional School opened on 22 February 1900. On 1 January 1909, it became Burton State School. It closed on 5 December 1944.[5][10] It was at 1840 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road ([27.5494°S 151.7531°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5494_151.7531&title=Burton%20State%20School%20(former))).[11][12]

Biddeston was the site of the Biddeston Murders that took place on 2 March 2015 when a grandfather killed his pregnant daughter and grandson.[13]

## Demographics

In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 328 people.[14]

In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 284 people.[15]

In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 269 people.[3]

## Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[16]

- Aberdeen ([27.54°S 151.7467°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5400_151.7467&title=Aberdeen%20(homestead)))
- Aughamore ([27.5684°S 151.7285°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5684_151.7285&title=Aughamore%20(homestead)))
- Bronte Park ([27.5705°S 151.7445°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5705_151.7445&title=Bronte%20Park%20(homestead)))
- Burton ([27.5404°S 151.7489°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5404_151.7489&title=Burton%20(homestead)))
- Chelandry ([27.5726°S 151.7306°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5726_151.7306&title=Chelandry%20(homestead)))
- Croxley ([27.5294°S 151.7419°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5294_151.7419&title=Croxley%20(homestead)))
- Egmont Park ([27.6024°S 151.7302°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.6024_151.7302&title=Egmont%20Park%20(homestead)))
- Enterprise ([27.5125°S 151.7486°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5125_151.7486&title=Enterprise%20(homestead)))
- Glen Bride ([27.5391°S 151.7388°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5391_151.7388&title=Glen%20Bride%20(homestead)))
- Glen View ([27.5838°S 151.7333°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5838_151.7333&title=Glen%20View%20(homestead)))
- Goldrush Lodge ([27.5843°S 151.7264°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5843_151.7264&title=Goldrush%20Lodge%20(homestead)))
- Hillview ([27.581°S 151.7519°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5810_151.7519&title=Hillview%20(homestead)))
- Kerrabee Park ([27.5445°S 151.7552°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5445_151.7552&title=Kerrabee%20Park%20(homestead)))
- Lange ([27.5546°S 151.7315°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5546_151.7315&title=Lange%20(homestead)))
- Martrise ([27.5349°S 151.7018°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5349_151.7018&title=Martrise%20(homestead)))
- Mayfield ([27.5448°S 151.7591°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5448_151.7591&title=Mayfield%20(homestead)))
- Parklands ([27.5659°S 151.7419°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5659_151.7419&title=Parklands%20(homestead)))
- Rayhill ([27.5865°S 151.7114°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5865_151.7114&title=Rayhill%20(homestead)))
- Roxanna ([27.5513°S 151.7511°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5513_151.7511&title=Roxanna%20(homestead)))
- Silver Springs ([27.5899°S 151.7291°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5899_151.7291&title=Silver%20Springs%20(homestead)))
- The Towers ([27.5145°S 151.7221°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5145_151.7221&title=The%20Towers%20(homestead)))
- Wallaby Hill ([27.6012°S 151.7323°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.6012_151.7323&title=Wallaby%20Hill%20(homestead)))
- Windemere ([27.5506°S 151.7501°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5506_151.7501&title=Windemere%20(homestead)))
- Ziebel ([27.5203°S 151.7328°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5203_151.7328&title=Ziebel%20(homestead)))

## Education

Biddeston State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2425 Cecil Plains Road ([27.5541°S 151.6973°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=-27.5541_151.6973&title=Biddeston%20State%20School)).[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](/source/Oakey_State_High_School) in neighbouring [Oakey](/source/Oakey,_Queensland) to the north.[12]

## Events

The Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads.[21]

## References

1. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

1. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

1. [*Biddeston, Queensland*](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675940). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

1. Queensland Family History Society (2010), *Queensland schools past and present*, Version 1.01 ed., [Queensland Family History Society](/source/Queensland_Family_History_Society), ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

1. ["School for Crosshill."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217688433). *[Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser](/source/Toowoomba_Chronicle_and_Darling_Downs_General_Advertiser)*. No. 1464. 11 March 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2019. – via National Library of Australia.

1. Phoenix Auctions History. ["Post Office List"](http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Biddeston*). Phoenix Auctions. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210509071637/https://ssl.google-analytics.com/urchin.js) 9 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

1. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

1. ["School history"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140521045422/http://www.biddestoss.eq.edu.au/school_history.htm). Biddeston State School. Archived from [the original](http://www.biddestoss.eq.edu.au/school_history.htm) on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

1. ["Parish of Westbrook"](https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-westbrook-sh1-1932/original) (Map). [Queensland Government](/source/Queensland_Government). 1932. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

1. ["Man took own life after murdering grandson, daughter: police"](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-06/biddeston-shooting-grandfather-derek-sharpley-took-own-life/6284866). *www.abc.net.au*. 2015-03-05. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201208173354/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-06/biddeston-shooting-grandfather-derek-sharpley-took-own-life/6284866) 8 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-03-03.

1. ["Homesteads - Queensland"](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79). *Queensland Open Data*. [Queensland Government](/source/Queensland_Government). 18 November 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79) 24 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

1. ["State and non-state school details"](https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997). [Queensland Government](/source/Queensland_Government). 9 July 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997) 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

1. ["Biddeston State School"](https://biddestonss.eq.edu.au/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210303210309/https://biddestonss.eq.edu.au/) 3 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

1. ["ACARA School Profile 2017"](http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0) 22 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

1. ["ACARA School Profile 2018"](https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx). [Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority](/source/Australian_Curriculum,_Assessment_and_Reporting_Authority). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx) 27 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

1. ["Tractors pull Biddeston crowd"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140521110344/http://www.farmonline.com.au/multimedia/45025/tractors-pull-biddeston-crowd.aspx?page=1). *Farm Online*. 18 February 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.farmonline.com.au/multimedia/45025/tractors-pull-biddeston-crowd.aspx?page=1) 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"](http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8431839), Biddeston State School

## External links

- ["Town map of Biddeston"](https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-biddeston-1982.jpg). [Queensland Government](/source/Queensland_Government). 1982.

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