 In the 1860s a 30 @-@ by @-@ 11 @-@ foot ( 9 @.@ 1 by 3 @.@ 4 m ) single @-@ room school building was constructed . The school opened 1 July 1864 with 14 pupils and a single teacher , though it apparently closed sometime after and reopened 28 January 1883 with a larger class of 34 pupils . In 1884 a new building , and teacher 's residence , was completed at a cost of 1531 pounds . The new school was on the road to Mole Creek near the bridge over Lobster Rivulet , and had around 26 – 27 students . The school suffered regular flooding of the building , access roads and paths . Due to this flooding it was moved , in the 1930s , to next to the Methodist chapel in Sorrell street . The school was extended in 1936 and remained in operation until closed , by the Tasmanian education department due to low student numbers , on 30 September 1965 . From then students had to travel to the school at Mole Creek . The township of Chudleigh was formally declared in 1866 . It continued to expand and by 1883 also had a post and telegraph office , two stores , two churches , and over a dozen houses . An agricultural and horticultural show was first held in 1889 . The Chudleigh Agricultural and Horticultural Society has run the show annually since , except for breaks from 1914 – 28 and 1939 – 45 due to the two World Wars . The show has been run on various grounds , but the present one has been used since it was purchased in 1932 . 
