Drummoyne was originally part of a land grant to Colonial Surgeon John Harris. In 1841 part of that grant between Thompson and Millar Streets was subdivided and advertised as “40 minutes row from Sydney”. In 1853, William Wright bought a large chunk of the subdivision and called it “ Drummoyne” after his family home in Scotland. The area remained a long row from the city until the 1880’s when construction of the Iron Cove and Gladesville bridges , and the arrival of the tram, caused a boom...