Eidsvold, Queensland

Eidsvold (/ˈaɪdzvoʊld/) is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Eidsvold is situated on the Burnett Highway approximately 430 kilometres (270 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.

[9] The Town Reserve, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the station homestead, was surveyed by Mark Shields in 1887.

[12][13] Eidsvold Provisional School opened on 1 April 1889 in a 9-by-5-metre (30 by 16 ft) building with galvanised iron roof under teacher Arthur McKenzie.

[27] Eidsvold has an R. M. Williams Australian bush learning centre, historical museum and complex, swimming pool, showground and bowling and golf clubs.

[citation needed] The North Burnett Regional Council operate a public library at 36 Moreton Street.

[28] The historical museum pays tribute to the 62 soldiers from the Eidsvold area that served in the First World War.

[29] The Eidsvold branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall at 40 Moreton Street.

Arriving at Eidsvold from the north on the Burnett Highway, 2011
Eidsvold school, 1887
Eidsvold State School, 1912
Eidsvold State School, 2024