Macquarie Way

Lachlan MacQuarie (1761-1824) was born on the isle of Ulva, off Mull. He joined the Black Watch serving in North America, India and Egypt and was appointed governor of New South Wales, Australia. He is known as the 'Father of Australia' for his energetic administration. The Lachlan and McQuarie rivers (and Macquarie Island) are named after him.

Macquarie Way is not named after Governor Macquarie but after a famous sailing ship, which eventually became a training ship, built at Blackwall in 1875. However she was on the East India Dock to Melbourne service and so the ship was probably named after him.