Macquarie
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Macquarie is a commonly encountered name for geographical and business entities in Australia
, all of which are directly or indirectly named after Lachlan Macquarie
, early colonial administrator and governor of New South Wales.
Macquarie may refer to:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, all of which are directly or indirectly named after Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB , was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of the colony...
, early colonial administrator and governor of New South Wales.
Macquarie may refer to:
- Division of MacquarieDivision of MacquarieThe Division of Macquarie is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for Lachlan Macquarie, who was Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821...
, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales - Macquarie, Australian Capital TerritoryMacquarie, Australian Capital TerritoryMacquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. Streets in Macquarie are named after contemporaries of Governor...
, a suburb of Canberra, Australia - Macquarie Park, New South WalesMacquarie Park, New South WalesMacquarie Park is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Park is located 12 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia- Macquarie CentreMacquarie CentreMacquarie Centre is a regional sized shopping centre located between Herring, Waterloo and Talevera Roads in the suburb of Macquarie Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and opposite Macquarie University's main campus....
, a regional sized shopping centre located in Macquarie Park
- Macquarie Centre
- Macquarie TelecomMacquarie TelecomMacquarie Telecom Group Limited - Macquarie Telecom is Australia’s number one Managed Hosting and business-only telecommunications company. It has a dedicated managed hosting and security facility, the "Intellicentre", which is certified to security standards including ISO 27001 and DSD...
, an Australian telecommunications company, specialising in voice, data, mobile and hosting services for commercial and government business. - Macquarie GroupMacquarie GroupMacquarie Group Limited is a global investment banking and diversified financial services group, providing banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services to institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world...
, an Australian company, composed of diversified financial services- Macquarie Bank, an Australian merchant bank
- Macquarie County, New South WalesMacquarie County, New South WalesMacquarie County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the north by the Apsley River, and to the south by the Manning River...
, one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia - Macquarie IslandMacquarie IslandMacquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage...
, in the Southern Ocean - Macquarie LighthouseMacquarie LighthouseThe Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as South Head Upper Light, was the first, and is the longest serving, lighthouse site in Australia. It is located on Dunbar Head, Vaucluse near the entrance to Sydney Harbour. There has been a navigational aid in this vicinity since 1791 and a lighthouse near...
, a lighthouse in the suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia - Macquarie RiverMacquarie RiverThe Macquarie River is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales. Its headwaters rise in the central highlands of New South Wales near the town of Oberon. The river travels generally northwest past the towns of Bathurst, Wellington, Dubbo, Narromine, and Warren to the Macquarie Marshes...
, an inland river in New South Wales, Australia- Macquarie Marshes Nature ReserveMacquarie Marshes Nature ReserveThe Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve is located in the Macquarie Marshes, a region along the lower Macquarie River in northwestern New South Wales, Australia, about 600 km northwest of Sydney. The marshes are created by irregular flooding of the flat lands along the river...
- Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve
- Macquarie Street, SydneyMacquarie Street, SydneyMacquarie Street is the easternmost street of Sydney's central business district. Macquarie Street extends from Hyde Park at its southern end to the Sydney Opera House at its north.-Description:...
, a street in Sydney, Australia - Macquarie UniversityMacquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, a university in Sydney, Australia- Macquarie DictionaryMacquarie DictionaryThe Macquarie Dictionary is a dictionary of Australian English. It also pays considerable attention to New Zealand English. Originally it was a publishing project of Jacaranda Press, a Brisbane educational publisher, for which an editorial committee was formed, largely from the Linguistics...
, a dictionary of Australian English - Macquarie Graduate School of ManagementMacquarie Graduate School of ManagementMacquarie Graduate School of Management is a graduate business school based on the campus of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and associated with the University's Faculty of Business and Economics...
- Macquarie University HospitalMacquarie University HospitalThe Macquarie University Hospital is a private teaching hospital. Macquarie University Hospital, together with ASAM, Australian School of Advanced Medicine of Macquarie University, will integrate the three essential components of an academic health science centre: clinical care, education and...
- Macquarie University Research ParkMacquarie University Research ParkMacquarie University Research Park is a 7.3 hectare site occupying the North Eastern corner of Sydney's Macquarie University. The overall site has planning approval for a total of around 80,000m2 of floor space in facilities ranging from four to nine levels on long-term leases or for owner occupation...
- Macquarie Dictionary
- Port Macquarie, New South WalesPort Macquarie, New South WalesPort Macquarie is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The city is located on the coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and has an estimated population of 44,313....
, a city in Macquarie County, New South Wales, Australia