Didcot, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Didcot

| city =

| state = qld

| image = Didcot.JPG

| caption = Didcot, 2008

| coordinates = {{coord|-25.4677|151.8636|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Didcot (centre of locality)}}

| pop = 85

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4621

| area = 126.0

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 30.8

| dir1 = NE

| location1 = Gayndah

| dist2 = 112

| dir2 = W

| location2 = Maryborough

| dist3 = 312

| dir3 = NNW

| location3 = Brisbane

| dist4 =

| dir4 =

| location4 =

| lga = North Burnett Region

| stategov = Callide

| fedgov = Flynn

| near-n = Wateranga

| near-ne = Coringa

| near-e = Degilbo

| near-se = Biggenden

| near-s = Coalstoun Lakes

| near-sw = Wilson Valley
Gooroolba

| near-w = Mount Steadman

| near-nw = Wateranga

}}

Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45342|Didcot|locality in North Burnett Region|access-date=28 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Didcot had a population of 85 people.

Geography

The now-closed Mungar-Monto railway line passed through Didcot from west to east with two now-abandoned railway stations serving the locality:

Didcot railway station in the west of the locality ({{coord|-25.4745|151.8682|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Didcot railway station}}) {{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|9921|Didcot|railway station in North Burnett Region|access-date=28 September 2017}}
Chowey railway station in the east of the locality ({{coord|-25.4648|151.9372|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Chowey railway station}}).{{cite QPN|7167|Chowey|railway station in North Burnett Region|access-date=28 September 2017}}

Didcot has the following mountains:

Mount Melville ({{coord|-25.4359|151.9318|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Melville}}) {{convert|160|m}}{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|21578|Mount Melville|mountain in North Burnett Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
Mount Shamrock ({{coord|-25.4335|151.9254|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Shamrock}}) {{convert|135|m}}{{cite QPN|30561|Mount Shamrock|mountain in North Burnett Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}

Mount Shamrock is a former mining town in the north-east of the locality ({{coord|-25.4381|151.9252|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Shamrock (neighbourhood)}}), immediately south of the mountain of the same name.{{cite QPN|41999|Mount Shamrock|locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional|access-date=7 March 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Geological sketch map Mount Shamrock, 1901 |url=https://www.qhatlas.com.au/map/geological-sketch-map-mount-shamrock-1901 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Queensland Historical Atlas |publisher=University of Queensland |language=en |type=Map |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328101443/https://www.qhatlas.com.au/map/geological-sketch-map-mount-shamrock-1901 |url-status=live }}

History

A report by R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension, dated 10 November 1897 stated:- "After arranging for a horse, I proceeded to what is known as Irwin's Hotel, an accommodation-house on Didcot Creek, about {{Convert|9|mi}} from Woowoonga."{{cite news |date=2 December 1897 |title=REPORT BY R. W. WINKS. |page=3 |newspaper=Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser |issue=7,824 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147693872 |access-date=11 October 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}} Degilbo at that time was known as Woowoonga.

Mount Shamrock Provisional School opened on 24 February 1890, closing circa 1894. The school reopened on 7 April 1896 as Mount Shamrock Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Shamrock State School. It closed circa 1935.

Didcot Provisional School opened on 23 November 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Didcot State School. It closed in 1967.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Didcot and nearby districts had a population of 287 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30492|name=Didcot (SSC)|access-date=19 August 2016|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Didcot had a population of 60 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30848|name=Didcot (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Didcot had a population of 85 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30842|name=Didcot (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Heritage listings

File:Deep Creek (Chowey) Bridge (1994).jpg

Didcot has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Chowey Cemetery Road, off Gooroolba Biggenden Road: Chowey Cemetery (also known as Mount Shamrock Cemetery){{Cite web|url=https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|title=North Burnett Local Heritage Register|publisher=North Burnett Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816031644/https://www.northburnett.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Local-Heritage-Register2.pdf|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live|access-date=16 August 2019}}
on the Mungar-Monto railway line: Deep Creek Railway Bridge{{cite QHR|14806|Deep Creek Railway Bridge, Chowey|600031|access-date=12 July 2013}}

Engineers Australia listed on their Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers:

Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line, including the Deep Creek Railway Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the "best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia".{{Cite web |last=McLachlan |first=Mark |date=2018-06-06 |title=Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges, 1905 to 1914 |url=https://www.boyneburnettinlandrailtrail.org.au/blog/degilbo-to-mundubbera-railway-bridges-1905-to-1914/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Blog |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=McGrath, PSM |first=B. L. |last2=Churchward |first2=Alan |date=October 2015 |title=Nomination of the Gayndah Rail Bridges, Queensland for ENGINEERING HERITAGE RECOGNITION under Engineering Heritage Australia’s Engineering Heritage Recognition Program |url=https://portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/HRP.Degilbo-Mundubbera%20Railway%20Bridges.Nomination.V10.Changes%20by%20AC.October%202016.pdf |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Engineers Australia |pages=1, 4, 7, 11, 14}}

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:{{Cite web|date=18 November 2020|title=Homesteads - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

Avalon ({{coord|-25.4687|151.8334|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Avalon (homestead)}})
Bibaringa ({{coord|-25.5004|151.8552|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bibaringa (homestead)}})
Brahman Pk ({{coord|-25.5687|151.8935|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Brahman Pk (homestead)}})
Danebo ({{coord|-25.5043|151.8739|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Danebo (homestead)}})
Nora Creina ({{coord|-25.4624|151.8795|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Nora Creina (homestead)}})
Plum Tree ({{coord|-25.4645|151.8919|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Plum Tree (homestead)}})
Warra Creek ({{coord|-25.4993|151.8519|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Warra Creek (homestead)}})

Education

There are no schools in Didcot. The nearest primary schools are Coalstoun Lakes State School in neighbouring Coalstoun Lakes to the south and Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the south-east. The nearest secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=5 February 2021}}

References

External links

Category:North Burnett Region

Category:Localities in Queensland