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Eidsvold is a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is situated on the Burnett Highway
Burnett Highway

The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs generally north - south, from its junction with the Bruce Highway, just south of Rockhampton, Queensland, to Nanango, Queensland....
 approximately 430 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. The town is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
 industry. At the 2001 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Eidsvold had a population of 459.

The town is named for Eidsvold station
Station (Australian agriculture)

Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term 'ranch' or South American Estancia....
, a nearby property. That in turn is named for Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
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Eidsvold is a small town in the North Burnett region of Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It is situated on the Burnett Highway
Burnett Highway

The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs generally north - south, from its junction with the Bruce Highway, just south of Rockhampton, Queensland, to Nanango, Queensland....
 approximately 430 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. The town is the self-proclaimed Beef Capital of the Burnett and is a hub for the regional cattle
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
 industry. At the 2001 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Eidsvold had a population of 459.

The town is named for Eidsvold station
Station (Australian agriculture)

Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term 'ranch' or South American Estancia....
, a nearby property. That in turn is named for Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The station was given this name by the Archer brothers, settlers who had land holdings in Norway. The Eidsvold run was licensed to Thomas Archer in June 1848. The Town Reserve, three miles east of the station homestead, was proclaimed 19 March 1890, and the post office
Post office

A post office is a facility authorized by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies....
 opened 19 September 1887.