Drayton, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Drayton
City:Toowoomba
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5994°N 151.9061°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:1813
Established:1842
Postcode:4350
Area:10.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:6.0
Dir1:SW
Location1:Toowoomba CBD
Dist2:131
Dir2:W
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Glenvale
Near-Ne:Harristown
Near-E:Darling Heights
Near-Se:Finnie
Near-S:Finnie
Near-Sw:Westbrook
Near-W:Westbrook
Near-Nw:Glenvale

Drayton is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Drayton had a population of 1,813 people.

Drayton is at the outer southwestern edge of Toowoomba. It was first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs, initially being established in 1842.[2] The nearby township of Toowoomba expanded more rapidly than Drayton, and in the 1860s the centre of population shifted to Toowoomba, leaving Drayton as a southwestern suburb.

Geography

The South Western railway line forms the south-western boundary of the locality, which is served by Drayton railway station (-27.5927°N 151.9173°W).[3]

Mount Peel is in the north-west of the locality (-27.6016°N 151.8934°W) rising to .[4] [5]

To the west of Drayton, the southern part of ANZAC Avenue forms the axis of a growing industrial and commercial district extending west and north towards Glenvale.

Drayton has a core of homes dating to the 19th century and a substantial number of homes and commercial premises dating from the mid years of the 20th century. More recently a large number of detached homes and growing numbers of multi-unit dwellings were built in the 1990s and 2000s, mostly targeted at students from the nearby University of Southern Queensland.

History

The Drayton area was known as The Springs from around 1840 to 1847.

In August 1842, Thomas Alford established a store at Drayton. He also built his home and established a post office. He is believed to have named the area Drayton after Drayton, Somersetshire, England, where his father Charles Alford was the vicar.Drayton continued to be the primary settlement in the region until the town of Toowoomba was established four miles to the north-east, whereupon the centre of population rapidly moved to the newer settlement owing to its better access to water and favourable growing conditions. By 1905, the Australian Handbook stated that the town "may now almost be considered a suburb of Toowoomba".[6]

The Drayton National School (later Drayton State School) established on 16 August 1851. It is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland.[7] [8]

One of the oldest buildings in the Drayton area is the Royal Bull's Head Inn.[9] The town also saw the area's first newspaper, the Darling Downs Gazette, in 1858.

From 1887 to 1949, Drayton had its own local government, the Shire of Drayton.

On Sunday 31 March 1940, 500 people attended a ceremony to place a cairn to mark the site of the first church on the Darling Downs in memory of its founder Canon Glennie.[10] The Anglican church was on the corner of Rudd Street and Cambooya Street .[11]

Demographics

In the, Drayton had a population of 1,710 people.

In the, Drayton had a population of 1,813 people.

Heritage listings

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

Education

Drayton State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 71–89 Brisbane Street (-27.6025°N 151.9117°W).[15] [16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 321 students with 36 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[17] It includes a special education program.

Facilities

Drayton Police Station is at 35 Brisbane Street (-27.6001°N 151.9151°W).[18] [19]

Amenities

St Matthew's Anglican Church is at Glennie Street.[20]

Royal Bull's Head Inn

See main article: Royal Bull's Head Inn.

The building now serves as a show-case of life in the 1870s. Some rooms have been maintained in their original state.

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. 21 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Drayton and Drayton Shire. Queensland Places. University of Queensland. 16 January 2014. 16 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116225926/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/drayton-and-drayton-shire. live.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  4. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. 25 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Drayton and Drayton Shire. Queensland Places. University of Queensland. 17 January 2014. 16 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116225926/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/drayton-and-drayton-shire. live.
  7. Web site: The oldest state primary schools in Queensland. education.qld.gov.au. en-AU. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123131611/http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/topics/oldest-schools.html. 23 January 2018. 2018-01-24.
  8. Web site: 2020-02-06. Our school. 2021-12-07. Drayton State School. en. 7 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207081109/https://draytonss.eq.edu.au/our-school. live.
  9. Web site: Royal Bull's Head Inn. Australian Council of National Trusts ABN 54 008 444 684. 8 July 2013. 27 June 2013. 17 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130617140545/http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/qld/royal-bulls-head-inn. live.
  10. News: 1 April 1940. Archdeacon Glennie. 4. Warwick Daily News. 6455. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 7 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Archdeacon Benjamin Glennie. live. 2021-12-07. Monument Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207073302/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/115475-archbishop-benjamin-glennie . 7 December 2021 .
  12. 15 July 2013.
  13. 15 July 2013.
  14. 15 July 2013.
  15. Web site: State and non-state school details. 9 July 2018. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018.
  16. Web site: 2022-12-09 . Drayton State School . 2023-11-10 . Drayton State School . en . 7 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207081250/https://draytonss.eq.edu.au/ . live .
  17. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0. 22 November 2018. 22 November 2018.
  18. Web site: 18 November 2020. Emergency services facilities - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  19. Web site: Drayton Station. live. 2021-12-07. Queensland Police. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402224335/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/drayton-station . 2 April 2020 .
  20. Web site: St Matthew's Anglican Church. live. 2021-12-07. Churches Australia. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207083803/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/796-st-matthewand . 7 December 2021 .
  21. Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography: Davis, Arthur Hoey (1868–1935). Ikin. Van. 1981. 17 January 2014. 13 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140213082522/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/davis-arthur-hoey-5911. live.
  22. Web site: Glennie, Benjamin (1812–1900). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 17 January 2014. 20 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140220030413/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/glennie-benjamin-3621. live.
  23. Web site: Australian Dictionary of Biography: Purcell, James (1874–1953). French. M.. 1988. 17 January 2014. 15 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140815104012/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/purcell-james-8131. live.

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