Scottish placenames Scottish Australians

the perth skyline viewed swan river



the balconies (formerly known jaws of death ) - grampians national park, victoria, australia

in australia, scottish names make 17 per cent of non-indigenous placenames. many of lowland origins, highland names common in areas of concentrated highland settlement. there many other landscape features, properties, , streets in australia scottish origins.

notable scottish placenames in australia include:

new south wales

maclean
ben lomond
glen innes


northern territory

macdonnell ranges


queensland

brisbane (thomas brisbane)


south australia

st kilda
stirling
glenelg


tasmania

ben lomond
suburbs of hobart-glenorchy-

glenorchy & city of glenorchy




victoria

st. kilda


western australia

marvel loch, western australia
perth
stirling range



places named after lachlan macquarie

many places in australia have been named in macquarie s honour (some of these named macquarie himself). include:

at time of governorship or shortly thereafter:

macquarie island between tasmania , antarctica.
lake macquarie on coast of new south wales between sydney , newcastle renamed after macquarie in 1826.
macquarie river significant inland river in new south wales passes bathurst, wellington, dubbo , warren before entering macquarie marshes , barwon river.
lachlan river, significant river in new south wales
port macquarie, city @ mouth of hastings river on north coast, new south wales.
macquarie pass, route traversing escarpment between illawarra district , southern highlands district of new south wales.
macquarie rivulet, river 23 kilometers long rises near robertson, new south wales , drains lake illawarra.
in tasmania:
macquarie harbour on west coast of tasmania.
lachlan small town named sir john franklin in 1837.
macquarie river.
macquarie hill, formerly known mount macquarie, in wingecarribee shire, southern highlands, new south wales.
macquarie pass, north-east of robertson, new south wales.

many years after governorship:

macquarie park , macquarie links, suburbs of sydney.
macquarie, suburb of canberra, australia.
division of macquarie, 1 of first 75 divisions of australian house of representatives created australian parliament in 1901.




^ wilkie, benjamin (2014), space, commemoration, , iconography: scottish monuments , memorials in australia , in cahir, fred, scots under southern cross, ballarat: ballarat heritage services, pp. 157–165 
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