Lachlan. 1762–1824, Australian colonial administrator; Governor of New South Wales (1809–21), noted for his reformist policies towards ex-convicts and for his record in public works such as road-building in the colony
Macquarie in British English2
(məˈkwɒrɪ)
noun
1.
an Australian island in the Pacific, SE of Tasmania: noted for its species of albatross and penguin. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
2.
a river in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales, rising in the Blue Mountains and flowing NW to the Darling. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)
Macquarie in American English
(məˈkwɔri; məˈkwɑri)
river in SE Australia, flowing northwest into the Darling: c. 600 mi (966 km)