Australia's 'first statesman'

LACHLAN Macquarie, governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, has left prolific imprints on Australia. In his own time he gave his name to two rivers, a sub-Antarctic island and Sydney's most impressive street. In our own day the list extends to a bank, a Canberra suburb, a university and a...

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Main Author: Bolton, G.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: News Limited 2010
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Online Access:https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/15804/
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Summary:LACHLAN Macquarie, governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, has left prolific imprints on Australia. In his own time he gave his name to two rivers, a sub-Antarctic island and Sydney's most impressive street. In our own day the list extends to a bank, a Canberra suburb, a university and a dictionary.