Drummartin, Victoria

Last updated

Drummartin
Victoria
Drummartin1905.jpg
Drummartin State School, 1905
Australia Victoria Bendigo City location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Drummartin
Coordinates 36°26′36″S144°25′49″E / 36.44333°S 144.43028°E / -36.44333; 144.43028 Coordinates: 36°26′36″S144°25′49″E / 36.44333°S 144.43028°E / -36.44333; 144.43028
Population38 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3570
Elevation119 m (390 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s) Bendigo East
Federal Division(s)

Drummartin is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the City of Greater Bendigo, located between Elmore and Raywood. At the 2016 census, Drummartin had a population of 38. [1]

Contents

History

Drummartin is the birthplace of Hugh Victor McKay (1865-1926), the inventor of the first commercially viable combine harvester. McKay was educated at Drummartin primary school by his father until the age of thirteen. McKay's father, Nathaniel McKay, moved to Victoria in 1852.

McKay was the fifth child of twelve, and the son of immigrants from Monaghan in Ulster. This suggests that the etymology of Drummartin is likely to be Irish, and may come from either the hamlet of Drummartin in County Sligo or from Drummartin in southern Dublin.

See also

Related Research Articles

City of Greater Bendigo Local government area in Victoria, Australia

The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 116,045. It includes the city of Bendigo and the towns of Axedale, Elmore, Heathcote, Marong, Raywood and Strathfieldsaye. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former City of Bendigo with the Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Huntly, Rural City of Marong and parts of the Shire of McIvor. It is the state’s third largest economy base and is considered a service and infrastructure centre for north central Victoria. The city is surrounded by 40,000 hectares of regional, state and national parkland.

Sunshine, Victoria Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sunshine is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 12 km west of the CBD, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sunshine recorded a population of 9,768 at the 2016 census.

Kiewa River river in Australia

Kiewa River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Alpine bioregion, in the Australian state of Victoria.

James Tomkins (rower) Australian rower

James Bruce Tomkins, OAM is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is Australia's most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six Olympic games ; eleven World Championships ; four Rowing World Cups and eighteen state representative King's Cup appearances - the Australian blue riband men's VIII event,. Tomkins is one of only five Australian athletes and four rowers worldwide to compete at six Olympics. From 1990 to 1998 he was the stroke of Australia's prominent world class crew - the coxless four known as the Oarsome Foursome.

Elmore may refer to:

Elmore, Victoria Town in Victoria, Australia

Elmore is a small town in Victoria north-east of Bendigo on the Campaspe River. Elmore is close to the Whipstick State Park.

Dingee railway station railway station in Dingee, Victoria, Australia

Dingee is a railway station on the Piangil line in the town of Dingee, Victoria, Australia.

Hugh Victor McKay Australian inventor and industrialist

Hugh Victor McKay was an Australian industrialist who is known for inventing the Sunshine Harvester, the first commercially viable combine harvester. He subsequently established the Sunshine Harvester Works, which became one of Australia's largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment.

The Australian Scout Jamboree is a jamboree which is held every three years by Scouts Australia. The Jamboree is traditionally held in early January and typically runs for 10 nights.

Eaglehawk railway station railway station in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia

Eagehawk is a railway station in the Bendigo suburb of Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. It is located at the junction of the on the Piangil line and the freight-only Eaglehawk–Inglewood line

Elmore railway station railway station in Elmore, Victoria, Australia

Elmore is a railway station on the Deniliquin line in Victoria, Australia, serving the town of Elmore.

Raywood railway station is located on the Yungera line serving the Victoria town of Raywood. It was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.

Clint McKay Australian cricketer

Clinton James "Clint" McKay is an Australian former international cricketer. He was a member of the Victoria side and has represented Australia at One Day International (ODI) and Test level. A right-arm fast-medium bowler who stands at 194 cm, he made his first class debut for Victoria in November 2006. He later took 6/34 for Victoria's 2nd XI and forced his way into the one-day team, debuting against Tasmania at the MCG.

The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.

Electoral district of Bendigo East state electoral district of Victoria, Australia

Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers an area of 2,711 square kilometres (1,047 sq mi) covering the part of the city of Bendigo east of the Yungera railway line and surrounding rural areas to the north, east and south. It includes the Bendigo suburbs of East Bendigo, Epsom, Flora Hill, Kennington, Spring Gully, Strathfieldsaye, Strathdale, Quarry Hill, and White Hills, and the surrounding towns of Axedale, Bridgewater, Huntly, Mandurang, Marong and Raywood. It also includes parts of the localities of Eaglehawk, Elmore, Golden Square and Ravenswood, and the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University. It lies within the Northern Victoria Region of the upper house, the Legislative Council.

Raywood, Victoria Town in Victoria, Australia

Raywood is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the City of Greater Bendigo, 185 kilometres (115 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Raywood had a population of 318.

Jack Donaldson (athlete) Professional track and field athlete

John Donaldson, Jr.,, better known as Jack, was a professional sprinter in the early part of the 1900s. He held various world sprinting records ranging from 100 yards to 400 yards, some of which stood for many years.

Sunshine Harvester Works Australian agricultural equipment manufacturer

The Sunshine Harvester works, was an Australian factory making agricultural equipment founded by industrialist H. V. McKay.

Edward Nucella Emmett Australian entrepreneur

Edward Nucella Emmett was an English born Australian entrepreneur and politician, briefly a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Campaspe River river in Victoria, Australia

The Campaspe River, an inland intermittent river of the north–central catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the Campaspe River rise on the northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range and descend to flow north into the Murray River, Australia's longest river, near Echuca.

References

  1. 1 2 "Australias Guide Drummartin". Australias Guide. Retrieved 30 April 2020.