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Drummond
Drummond, 19 km west of Winton, was formed in 1881 . The township grew after 1893, when the Gladfield Estate was broken into smaller lots. Settlers drained swamps, farmed sheep, and grew oats, wheat, linseed and grasses.
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Meaning of place name
Drummond was named after either a local surveyor or William Francis Drummond Jervois, governor of New Zealand from 1882 to 1889
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Drummond war memorial