Clifton, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland
, Australia
. The lands around the town was first settled by Europeans in 1840. At the 2006 census
, Clifton had a population of 1,067.
Bange's Airfield, six kilometres west of Clifton, is a thriving center for ultralight aircraft, and home to the Lone Eagle Flying School and the Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Association Inc. Boab trees are an important cultural heritage feature, particularly alongside the main street.
The town is situated just west of the New England Highway
, about 50 kilometres south of Toowoomba and 150km west of Brisbane.
secondary school
serving the needs of the town of Clifton and surrounding rural districts.
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. The lands around the town was first settled by Europeans in 1840. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Clifton had a population of 1,067.
Bange's Airfield, six kilometres west of Clifton, is a thriving center for ultralight aircraft, and home to the Lone Eagle Flying School and the Darling Downs Sport Aircraft Association Inc. Boab trees are an important cultural heritage feature, particularly alongside the main street.
The town is situated just west of the New England Highway
New England Highway
The New England Highway is a highway in Australia running from Hexham near Newcastle at its southern end to Yarraman near Toowoomba at its northern end. At its southern end it connects to the Pacific Highway and at its northern end it connects to the D'Aguilar Highway. It traverses the Hunter...
, about 50 kilometres south of Toowoomba and 150km west of Brisbane.
Education
Clifton State High School is a Queensland publicGovernment of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...
secondary school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
serving the needs of the town of Clifton and surrounding rural districts.
- 28 January 1964 Clifton Secondary Department commenced (with the new School Year)
- 1966 declared a High School.
External links
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Clifton
- Clifton State High School
- Video: Clifton - Why we like to live here A digital story created by Barbara Free about the area of Clifton, as part of the Queensland Stories Project, State Library of Queensland. (Windows Media player, RealPlayer)