Keywords: StateLibQld 2 162567 Looking down Sandgate Road to the Tram Terminus, Clayfield, 1921.jpg en Looking down Sandgate Road to the Tram Terminus Clayfield 1921 <br /> Caption on photo From Adelaide Street to the terminus Clayfield Clayfield was presumably named because of its former importance in the brickmaking industry There were several clay pits in the area in the late 1800s The name 'Clayfield' first appears in the Post Office records in 1891 as a section in the Hamilton and Toombul Streets Directory However the area was settled well before this some time between 1853 and 1858 The area was popular because of its proximity to the city and sought after elevated breezes In 1855 the pastoralist James Sutherland became the owner of a substantial amount of land in the Toombul Parish including land in Clayfield 1921 handle 10462/deriv/110363 Copied and digitised from an image appearing in the Queenslander 12 March 1921 p 18 Contributor s The Queenslander PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Black and white photographs Utility poles in Australia Clayfield Queensland 1921 in Brisbane Images from The Queenslander Sandgate Road |