ship ▁into ▁a ▁b ust ling ▁se as ide ▁resort . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Sand gate / Sh orn cl iffe ▁as ▁a ▁se as ide ▁resort ▁attract ed ▁day - tri ppers , ▁season al ▁hol iday - m akers ▁and ▁the ▁Mor eton ▁Bay ▁sail ing ▁frat ern ity , ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁D rew , ▁his ▁wife ▁Jane ▁Harris ▁and ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 8 0 s , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁were ▁resident ▁in ▁Sand gate . ▁They ▁had ▁arrived ▁during ▁a ▁colonial - wide ▁economic ▁bo om ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁development ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁to ▁Sand gate . ▁D rew , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁car p enter ▁and ▁boat - builder ▁by ▁trade , ▁gained ▁employ ment ▁as ▁for eman / car p enter ▁at ▁William ▁Street ' s ▁join ery ▁works ▁in ▁Creek ▁Street ▁( now ▁Pal m ▁Avenue ), ▁Sand gate , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁ere cted ▁a ▁house ▁there , ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Creek ▁and ▁Wh arf ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁William ▁Street , ▁re put edly ▁formerly ▁employed ▁by ▁Samuel ▁D rew ▁in ▁America , ▁was ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁prominent ▁Sand gate ▁builder ▁and ▁contract or , ▁who ▁ere cted ▁the ▁Sand gate ▁Post ▁Office ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 - 8