Drummartin Explained

Type:suburb
City:Bendigo
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Drummartin
State:vic
Lga:City of Greater Bendigo
Postcode:3570
Pop:38
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Elevation:119
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.4433°N 144.4303°W
Stategov:Bendigo East
Fedgov:Bendigo
Fedgov2:Nicholls
Dist1:185
Dir1:N
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:29
Dir2:N
Location2:Bendigo

Drummartin is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, located between Elmore and Raywood. At the, Drummartin had a population of 38.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australias Guide Drummartin . Australias Guide . 30 April 2020.