Speedwell, Queensland
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Wigton | Wigton | Wigton |
Boondooma | Speedwell | Wigton |
Okeden | Stalworth | Stalworth |
Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.[1]
History
Speedwell Provisional School operated from 12 August 1912 to July 1913 as a half-time provisional school with Abbeywood Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between them). It then became a full-time provisional school (having its own teacher). On 1 January 1915, it became Speedwell State School. It closed in 1962.[3] It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road (26°04′30″S 151°32′32″E / 26.0751°S 151.5421°E / -26.0751; 151.5421 (Speedwell State School (former))).[4][5]
Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916.[6] In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston.[7][8][9]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Speedwell (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Speedwell – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49215)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "RELIGIOUS". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 179. Queensland, Australia. 22 April 1916. p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "1916 Speedwell later Proston". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Proston Baptist Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Speedwell (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- Proston State School : 75th anniversary ; "Strive to Succeed.", Proston State School, 1999—includes the schools at Abbeywood, Brigooda, Hivesville, Kinleymore, Speedwell.
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