Lachlan Macquarie [SEP] place of birth
the shaping of Australian society in the early nineteenth century. In 1816 Macquarie gave orders that led to the Appin Massacre of Gundungurra and Dharawal people.
Early life and career.
Lachlan Macquarie was born on the island of Ulva off the coast of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, a chain of islands off the West Coast of Scotland. He was a gentleman of the Scottish Highland family Clan MacQuarrie which possessed Ulva, Staffa, and a region of the Isle of Mull for over one thousand years, and
, Aborigines, and Chinese embroiled in the birth of Sydney, Australia". First book in Sydney series. Washington DC: Aries Books.
External links.
- The Macquarie Era – State Library of NSW
- The Lachlan & Elizabeth Macquarie Archive – Macquarie University
- Journeys in Time