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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Language: | English |
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News Limited
2010
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Online Access: | http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/australias-first-statesman/story-e6frg8nf-1225896015206 https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/other/Australias-first-statesman/991005540467007891 |
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. |
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