Speedwell, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
Speedwell
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-26.0677°N 151.5469°W
Pop:	42
Postcode:	4613
Area:	64.0
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Lga:	South Burnett Region
Stategov:	Nanango
Fedgov:	Flynn
Near-N:	Wigton
Near-Ne:	Wigton
Near-E:	Wigton
Near-Se:	Stalworth
Near-S:	Stalworth
Near-Sw:	Okeden
Near-W:	Boondooma
Near-Nw:	Wigton

Speedwell is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.

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. It was at the kink in Speedwell School Road .^[2]

Speedwell Baptist Church opened on Sunday 16 April 1916.^[3] In 1967, the church building and congregation relocated to Proston.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Demographics

In the, Speedwell had a population of 28 people.

In the, Speedwell had a population of 42 people.

Further reading

• —includes the schools at Abbeywood, Brigooda, Hivesville, Kinleymore, Speedwell.

Notes and References

1. 29 December 2020.
2. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m114 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520055621/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m114-roads-1952.jpg . 20 May 2022 . 20 May 2022 . . Map.
3. News: 22 April 1916. RELIGIOUS.. 16. The Brisbane Courier. 18,179. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 30 November 2021. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520052803/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20120907. live.
4. Web site: Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening. live. 2021-11-29. Baptist Church Archives Queensland. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html.
5. Web site: 1916 Speedwell later Proston. live. 2021-11-29. Baptist Church Archives Queensland. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074726/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1916-Speedwell-later-Proston.html.
6. Web site: Proston Baptist Church. live. 2021-11-29. Churches Australia. en. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520052757/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/baptist/directory/1309-proston-baptist-church.