Speedwell is a rural
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.
Geography
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Speedwell had a population of 42 people.
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Geography
The Okeden Byanda Road enters the locality from the south ( Okeden) and runs north through the locality, then forms the north-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the north (Wigton
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).grazing
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on native vegetation with some production forestry and crop growing.
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). In 1914, tenders were received to erect a state school building. On 1 January 1915, it opned as Speedwell State School. It closed on 28 January 1963.Proston
Proston is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Proston had a population of 410 people.
Geography
The town is located north-west of the state capital, Brisbane northwest of th ...
.
Demographics
In the , Speedwell had a population of 28 people.
Education
There are no schools in Speedwell. The nearest government school is Proston State School (Prep to Year 10) in Proston to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school providing schooling to Year 12 is Murgon State High School in Murgon
Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people.
Geography
Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...
to the south-east, but for students in the west of Speedwell, it might be too distant for a daily commute with the alternatives being distance education
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and boarding school.
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Further reading
* —includes the schools at Abbeywood, Brigooda, Hivesville, Kinleymore, Speedwell.
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South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland