▁population ▁shift ed ▁to ▁To owo om ba , ▁leaving ▁D ray ton ▁as ▁a ▁south western ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁D ray ton ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Spr ings ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Al ford ▁established ▁a ▁store ▁at ▁D ray ton . ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁post ▁office . ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁named ▁the ▁area ▁D ray ton ▁after ▁D ray ton , ▁Som erset shire , ▁England , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁Charles ▁Al ford ▁was ▁the ▁vic ar . ▁D ray ton ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁primary ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁until ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁To owo om ba ▁was ▁established ▁four ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁north - east , ▁where up on ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁population ▁rapidly ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁newer ▁settlement ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁and ▁fav ou rable ▁growing ▁conditions . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Hand book ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁" may ▁now ▁almost ▁be ▁considered ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁To owo om ba ". ▁ ▁The ▁D ray ton ▁National ▁School ▁( l ater ▁D ray ton ▁State ▁School ) ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁state ▁primary ▁schools ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁D ray ton ▁area ▁is