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In 1863 Charles Gillam brought his family to the Darling Downs, a region still in its infancy. The family over many generations has helped the region toward maturity.

Sailing Vessel “Golden Empire” brings the Gillams to Queensland

Clifton’s Gillam family tree begins with Charles Gillam and his wife Elizabeth Ann Young when they arrived in Brisbane in 1863 aboard the migrant ship Golden Empire.

2 December, 2025

Earlier this term, Clifton State High School students and staff had the opportunity to showcase the school’s Vocational Certificate courses, including agriculture-related courses, to representatives from educational regions from all over the state.

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Clifton State High in new ag program

The Clifton Lions, including members Kay Nugent and Chris Martin, set up the tree last week.

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Give back this Christmas

Joffre Bell: A life well lived - feature photo

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Joffre Bell: A life well lived

Peter McIntyre left the comfortable home of Stuckendroin to live many years in Queensland in a slab hut with an earthen floor.

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The trials and tribulations of Scottish migrant, Peter McIntyre

Signs have been erected on Clark Street, as well as Gannan Street, to mark where the Raceview Estate will be built.

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Significant interest in Clifton’s new estate

At the end of the Awards Ceremony the School Leaders for 2026 were announced. From left: Principal Ros Hibberd with School Captains Chelsea Bargh and Justin Espana and Vice Captains Charles Turkington and Sophie Manttan.

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Our brightest and best celebrated

The historic bottle tree on King Street is slowly becoming more of an issue, which hopefully an arborist working with Toowoomba Regional Council can fix.

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Council seeking to preserve historic bottle tree

Part of the Back Road Artists Eclectic Harmony exhibition is ‘Genie jars’ by Jodie Rigby.

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Back Road Artists on show at Goombungee

Major winners on the day, Leo Hancock, Alabama Munn, Claire Cooper and Caleb Morris enjoy the moment with the judging panel.

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Students speak out at Back Plains Speech Competition

Seated and holding a baby is Allen family patriarch and pioneer, Thomas, with sons, Thomas William (left) and John Charles. The look in the patriarch’s eyes is steely and determined. The baby is fourth generation, Thomas Allen, who became a first class cricketer and played Sheffield Shield cricket for Queensland in the 1930s and later his son Ross, also played cricket for Queensland in the 1960s. When publican of the Cricketers Arms Hotel in Drayton in the 1860s Thomas Allen liked nothing better than a cricket match on the land adjoining his pub which may have been on the site of today’s Earnest Peak Park. It seems the love of cricket was passed down through the generations.

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Thomas Allen: rogue, entrepreneur, publican, politician, farmer

Howard Ebneter 1937 - 2025

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Passing of a Peanut Pioneer - Howard Ebneter

Something to reflect upon on Remembrance Day is that this year is the 110th anniversary of the March of the Dungarees, a World War I recruitment march that started in Warwick and continued through Allora, Clifton, Nobby, Greenmount, Cambooya, making a few more stops before eventually finishing in Brisbane. The march began with 28 recruits, increasing through each town and finishing with 125 across the 257 kilometre journey.

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Remembrance Day: Remember to Remember

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