Scottish Australian
Encyclopedia
Scottish Australians are residents of Australia
who are of Scottish
ancestry.
According to the 2006 Australian census 130,204 Australian residents were born in Scotland
, while 1,501,204 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.
under command of Lieutenant James Cook
(himself son of a Scottish ploughman), who navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay
on 29 April 1770. His discoveries and reports by Cook's expedition
would lead to the British settlement of the continent, and during the voyage Cook also named two groups of Pacific islands in honour of Scotland: New Caledonia
and the New Hebrides
. The first European to die on Australian soil was a Scot, Forbey Sutherland from Orkney, an able seaman died on 30 April 1770 of consumption and was the first to be buried on the colony by Captain Cook, who named Sutherland Point
at Botany Bay
in his honour.
in 1788, including three of the first six Governors of New South Wales John Hunter
, Lachlan Macquarie
(often referred to as the father of Australia) and Thomas Brisbane
. The majority of Scots 8,207 of the total 150,000 transported to Australia made 5% of the total convict population. The Scottish courts were unwilling to repatriate crimes deemed to be lesser offences in Scots Law
which would have resulted in the deportation and repatriation to Australia, by its contemporaries and was considered more humane for lesser offences than the English and Irish legal systems.
From 1793-1795 a group of political prisoners later called the 'Scottish Martyrs' were transported to the colonies (they were not all Scots, but had been tried in Scotland). Their plight as victims of oppression was widely reported, and the subsequent escape of one of them, Thomas Muir, in 1796 caused a sensation and inspired the poetry of Robert Burns
. The majority of immigrants in the late 18th century were Lowlanders from prominent wealthy families. Engineers like Andrew McDougall and John Bowman arrived with experience in building the colonies corn mills, while others were drawn to Australia by the prospects of trade. William Douglas Campbell, Robert Campbell, Charles Hook, Alexander Berry
Laird of the Shoalhaven, were some of the first merchants drawn to the colonies.
, Dundee
and Aberdeen
, that encouraged strong commercial and financial links between the Scottish east coat and Western Australia. In this time, several Scottish regiments are recorded in the colonies. The first was the Macquarie's unit or the 73rd Regiment, the Royal North British Fusiliers, and the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Three of the Deputy Commissaries-General (the highest rank in the colony) from 1813 to 1835, three were Scots; David Allan, William Lithgow, Stewart. By the 1830s a growing number of Scot’s from the poorer working classes joined the diasporia from across the country. Immigrants included skilled builders, tradesmen, engineers, tool-makers and printers, settled in urban commercial and industrial cities; including Sydney
, Adelaide
, Hobart
and Melbourne
. The migration of skilled increased to include bricklayers, carpenters, joiners, Christian ministers, and stonemasons including the Australian provincial centres, of Victoria
, New South Wales
, South Australia
and Tasmania
. By 1830 15.11% of the colonies total population were Scots, which increased by the middle of the century to 25,000, or 20-25% of the total population. The Australian Gold Rush of 1850s provided a further catalyst for Scottish migratory patterns; in 1850s the total immigration of 90,000 people were Scots, far higher than other British or Irish populations at the time. Literacy rates of the Scottish immigrants ran at 90-95% and contained a higher percentage of the total immigrant population from the British Isles
. Many of the Scottish immigrants were skilled artisans, including businessmen, clerical workers, and professionals. By 1860 Scots made up 50% of the ethnic composition of Western Victoria, Adelaide and the south-east with communities in Penola
and Naracoorte
. Other settlements included New England
, Hunter Valley and Illawarra
in New south Wales.
and the Lowland Clearances
of the mid-19th century.
. The majority of residents, 83,503, had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier.
Some of the following aspects of Scottish culture can still be found in some parts of Australia.
There are Scottish placenames all over Australia.
Notable Scottish placenames in Australia include:
At the time of his governorship or shortly thereafter:
Many years after his governorship:
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...
who are of Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
ancestry.
According to the 2006 Australian census 130,204 Australian residents were born in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, while 1,501,204 claimed Scottish ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry.
History
The links between Scotland and Australia are long and stretch back to the first European expedition of the EndeavourHM Bark Endeavour
HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771....
under command of Lieutenant James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
(himself son of a Scottish ploughman), who navigated and charted the east coast of Australia, making first landfall at Botany Bay
Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The Cooks River and the Georges River are the two major tributaries that flow into the bay...
on 29 April 1770. His discoveries and reports by Cook's expedition
First voyage of James Cook
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771...
would lead to the British settlement of the continent, and during the voyage Cook also named two groups of Pacific islands in honour of Scotland: New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
and the New Hebrides
New Hebrides
New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
. The first European to die on Australian soil was a Scot, Forbey Sutherland from Orkney, an able seaman died on 30 April 1770 of consumption and was the first to be buried on the colony by Captain Cook, who named Sutherland Point
Sutherland Point
Forby Sutherland was a member of the crew of the Endeavour during Captain Cook's voyage to New South Wales. He died while the ship was in Botany Bay, making him the first British subject to die in Australia and the first European to die in New South Wales....
at Botany Bay
Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The Cooks River and the Georges River are the two major tributaries that flow into the bay...
in his honour.
Colonial period
The first Scots arrived in Australia with the First FleetFirst Fleet
The First Fleet is the name given to the eleven ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 with about 1,487 people, including 778 convicts , to establish the first European colony in Australia, in the region which Captain Cook had named New South Wales. The fleet was led by Captain ...
in 1788, including three of the first six Governors of New South Wales John Hunter
John Hunter (New South Wales)
Vice-Admiral John Hunter, RN was a British naval officer, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800.-Overview:...
, 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...
(often referred to as the father of Australia) and Thomas Brisbane
Thomas Brisbane
Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer.-Early life:...
. The majority of Scots 8,207 of the total 150,000 transported to Australia made 5% of the total convict population. The Scottish courts were unwilling to repatriate crimes deemed to be lesser offences in Scots Law
Scots law
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is considered a hybrid or mixed legal system as it traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. With English law and Northern Irish law it forms the legal system of the United Kingdom; it shares with the two other systems some...
which would have resulted in the deportation and repatriation to Australia, by its contemporaries and was considered more humane for lesser offences than the English and Irish legal systems.
From 1793-1795 a group of political prisoners later called the 'Scottish Martyrs' were transported to the colonies (they were not all Scots, but had been tried in Scotland). Their plight as victims of oppression was widely reported, and the subsequent escape of one of them, Thomas Muir, in 1796 caused a sensation and inspired the poetry of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
. The majority of immigrants in the late 18th century were Lowlanders from prominent wealthy families. Engineers like Andrew McDougall and John Bowman arrived with experience in building the colonies corn mills, while others were drawn to Australia by the prospects of trade. William Douglas Campbell, Robert Campbell, Charles Hook, Alexander Berry
Alexander Berry
Alexander Berry was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.This settlement became known as the Coolangatta Estate and later...
Laird of the Shoalhaven, were some of the first merchants drawn to the colonies.
19th century
The majority of Scottish immigration prior to 1830 consisted of farmers and landholders who chose to repatriate willingly, due to the Scottish economic recessions of the 1820s. A second group of Scottish radicals were deported to the colonies in 1820 resulting partially in nationalistic as well as the social economic disruption and riots caused by the Agrarian revolution. All of who were educated and later were esteemed by the respectable colonists. In the coming years Australia was one of many countries to benefit from the Scottish population rise and exodus of the late 18th century. The majority of immigrants were predominantly from EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
and Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, that encouraged strong commercial and financial links between the Scottish east coat and Western Australia. In this time, several Scottish regiments are recorded in the colonies. The first was the Macquarie's unit or the 73rd Regiment, the Royal North British Fusiliers, and the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Three of the Deputy Commissaries-General (the highest rank in the colony) from 1813 to 1835, three were Scots; David Allan, William Lithgow, Stewart. By the 1830s a growing number of Scot’s from the poorer working classes joined the diasporia from across the country. Immigrants included skilled builders, tradesmen, engineers, tool-makers and printers, settled in urban commercial and industrial cities; including Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The migration of skilled increased to include bricklayers, carpenters, joiners, Christian ministers, and stonemasons including the Australian provincial centres, of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. By 1830 15.11% of the colonies total population were Scots, which increased by the middle of the century to 25,000, or 20-25% of the total population. The Australian Gold Rush of 1850s provided a further catalyst for Scottish migratory patterns; in 1850s the total immigration of 90,000 people were Scots, far higher than other British or Irish populations at the time. Literacy rates of the Scottish immigrants ran at 90-95% and contained a higher percentage of the total immigrant population from the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
. Many of the Scottish immigrants were skilled artisans, including businessmen, clerical workers, and professionals. By 1860 Scots made up 50% of the ethnic composition of Western Victoria, Adelaide and the south-east with communities in Penola
Penola, South Australia
Penola is located 388 km south east of Adelaide and is in the heart of one of South Australia's most productive wine growing areas. Coonawarra lies just to the north and is renowned for the quality of its red wines...
and Naracoorte
Naracoorte, South Australia
Naracoorte is a town in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, approximately 336 kilometres south east of Adelaide and 100 kilometres north of Mount Gambier on the Riddoch Highway .-History:...
. Other settlements included New England
New England (Australia)
New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region about 60 kilometres inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:The region has been occupied by Indigenous...
, Hunter Valley and Illawarra
Illawarra
Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...
in New south Wales.
Famine and forced migration
Scottish immigration from the Lowlands, Highland and Islands further concentrated the mix, and permeating throughout Australian society at all levels. This was partly due to radical social and economic change of the Highland Potato Famine, Highland ClearancesHighland Clearances
The Highland Clearances were forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. They led to mass emigration to the sea coast, the Scottish Lowlands, and the North American colonies...
and the Lowland Clearances
Lowland Clearances
The Lowland Clearances in Scotland were one of the results of the British Agricultural Revolution, which changed the traditional system of agriculture which had existed in Lowland Scotland in the seventeenth century...
of the mid-19th century.
20th century
A steady rate of Scottish immigration continued into the 20th century. From 1900 till the 1950s Scots favoured New South Wales, as well as Western Australia and Southern Australia. Substantial numbers of Scots continued to arrive after 1945 and the ebb and flow of Scottish people was further heightened during the later half of the 20th century. Maintaining a strong cultural Scottish presence, evident in the Highland games, dance, Tartan day celebrations (originating in Australia), Clan and Gaelic speaking societies found throughout modern Australia.Demography
At the 2006 Census 130,204 Australian residents stated that they were born in Scotland. Of these 80,604 had Australian citizenshipAustralian nationality law
Australian nationality law determines who is and who is not an Australian, and is based primarily on the principle of Jus soli. The status of Australian citizenship was created by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 which received Royal Assent on 21 December 1948 and came into force on...
. The majority of residents, 83,503, had arrived in Australia in 1979 or earlier.
Notable Scottish Australians
| Name | Born - Died | |Connection with Australia | James Boag I James Boag I James Boag I was the founder and proprietor of J. Boag & Sons, owner of the Boag's Brewery in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.... | 1804 - 1890 | Founder of Boag's Brewery in Tasmania | Emigrated 1853, settled in Tasmania after some time on the Victorian Gold Fields. Founder and proprietor of J. Boag & Sons, owner of the Boag's Brewery in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. | Born Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. |
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| Keith Ross Miller | 1919-2004 | Legendary Australian Test cricketer and St Kilda and Victoria, Australian Rules Footballer | A member of Bradmans 1948 Australian cricket 'Invincibles' touring team to England | His paternal and maternal grandparents were Scottish. | |||
| Dave Bryden Dave Bryden Dave Bryden is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League .Bryden was an old school ruckman-cum-back pocket recruited from Wonthaggi, Victoria who, at his prime was considered one of the best ruckmen in the Victorian Football League... |
1928– | Australian Rules Footballer | A member of the 1954 Footscray now Western Bulldogs premiership team | His father was Scottish. | |||
| William (Bill) Morris | 1922–1960 | Australian Rules Footballer | Bill Morris was a champion Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the VFL, mostly during the 1940s. He played much of his football beside Jack Dyer as a knock ruckman. A gentleman even on the field, Morris would help his opponents up after they were knocked down,to the bewilderment of teammate Dyer. Morris started his career with Melbourne but before he could make an impression he joined the army. He made his senior debut with Richmond in 1942. In 1945 he won the first of his three Best and Fairest awards, the others coming in 1948 and 1950. Morris won the Brownlow Medal in 1948, joining Stan Judkins as the only Richmond player to win the Medal to that time. He finished equal second in 1946 and equal third in 1950. He was a regular Victorian interstate representative, playing a total of 15 games and captaining the state in 1950. He captained Richmond in 1950 and 1951. |
Morris was born in Culcairn in southern New South Wales, where his Scottish-born father worked as a bank manager. | |||
| Andrew McLeod Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games.... |
1976–Present | Australian Rules Footballer | A champion player with the Adelaide Crows Football Club, Andrew played in their 1997 and 1998 AFL Premiership teams, winning two Norm Smith Medals | The pride he feels for his Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander as well as his Scottish heritage is reflected in Jamie Cooper's oil painting of him in action, during a game. Indigenous Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islands and Scottish flags proudly wave amongst the crowd. | |||
| Roy Cazaly Roy Cazaly Roy Cazaly was an Australian rules football player famous for his high marks and ruck work, which gave rise to the phrase "Up There Cazaly".-Early life/career:... |
1893–1963 | Australian Rules Footballer | Roy Cazaly was a champion ruckman who played for St Kilda (1909–1920) and then South Melbourne (1921–1926). His team-mate's constant cry of 'Up there Cazaly' entered the Australian idiom and became part of folk-lore'. | His mother was Elizabeth Jemima, née McNee from Scotland. | |||
| Thomas Brisbane Thomas Brisbane Major-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer.-Early life:... |
1773–1860 | sixth governor of New South Wales | appointed governor in 1821 | born near Largs in Ayrshire; educated at University of Edinburgh | |||
| John Hunter John Hunter (New South Wales) Vice-Admiral John Hunter, RN was a British naval officer, explorer, naturalist and colonial administrator who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800.-Overview:... |
1737–1821 | second governor of New South Wales | arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 | born in Leith | |||
| Captain James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy... |
1728–1779 | cartographer, navigator and Captain of the Endeavour who made first land fall at Botany Bay and named New South Wales. | arrived on the Endeavour in 1770 | Son of a Scottish ploughman | |||
| Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher Andrew Fisher was an Australian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister on three separate occasions. Fisher's 1910-13 Labor ministry completed a vast legislative programme which made him, along with Protectionist Alfred Deakin, the founder of the statutory structure of the new nation... |
1862–1928 | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful... three times, the most successful of Australia’s early politicians and started the Commonwealth Bank. |
arrived in Queensland 1885 | born at Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland. | |||
| Rt Hon. John Malcolm Fraser Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL, PC is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role... |
1930–Present | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful... . |
Born Australia | Father was Scottish | |||
| Forby Sutherland | Unknown-1770 | The first British born national to be buried in Australia by Captain Cook on his voyage on the Endeavour. | arrived on the Endeavour in 1770 | born Orkney Islands Scotland | |||
| Sir John Stanley Murray | 1884–1971 | Businessman and pastoralist, Murray became a leading company lawyer, particularly in mining law, and held directorships of several Western Australian mining companies. | born Australia | Parents both of Scottish descent | |||
| James Busby James Busby James Busby is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. Later he become a British Resident who traveled to New Zealand, involved in the drafting of the Declaration of the Independence of New... |
1801–1871 | Grew up in Australia and was key to the peace treaty and negotiations between the British and the united tribes of the Maori in New Zealand. | arrived in 1824 | born Edinburgh | |||
| James Grant James Grant (navigator) James Grant was a British Royal Navy officer and navigator in the early nineteenth century. He made several voyages to Australia and Tasmania, and was the first to map parts of the south coast of Australia.-Early life:... |
1772–1833 | British Royal Navy officer who was the first to sail through Bass Strait from west to east, charting the then unknown coastline and the first European to land on Phillip Island where the south west point is named after him, and Churchill Island Churchill Island Churchill Island is a island in Western Port, Victoria, Australia. It is connected by a bridge to Phillip Island. It is the site of the first European settlement in Victoria. It contains a working farm and a homestead, dating from 1872, which is open to the public... . |
Arrived in Australia 1800 | Born Morayshire Scotland | |||
| William Balmain William Balmain William Balmain was a British naval surgeon who sailed as an assistant surgeon with the First Fleet to establish the first European settlement in Australia, and later became its principal surgeon.-Early life and career:... |
1762–1803 | Naval surgeon who sailed as an assistant surgeon with the First Fleet to establish the first European settlement in Australia, and later became its principal surgeon. | arrived Port Jackson in January 1788 | From Rhynd Perthshire Scotland | |||
| Peter Miller Cunningham Peter Miller Cunningham Peter Miller Cunningham was a Scottish naval surgeon and pioneer in Australia.Cunningham, fifth son of John Cunningham, land steward and farmer , and brother of Thomas Mounsey Cunningham and of Allan Cunningham , was born at Dalswinton, near Dumfries, in November 1789, and was named after that... |
1789–1864 | Scottish naval surgeon and pioneer in Australia. | Arrived in 1819 | from Dumfriesshire Scotland | |||
| Robert Campbell Robert Campbell (Australian rules footballer) Robert "Robbie" Campbell is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League . At 200 cm tall, he made his AFL debut with the Hawthorn Hawks in 2002... |
1982–Present | Australian Rules footballer. | Born in Australia | Ancestors were Scottish. | |||
| Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson Elle Macpherson is an Australian model, actress, and businesswoman nicknamed "The Body". She is perhaps best known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s... |
1964–Present | Australian supermodel Supermodel The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels... , actress and business woman. |
Born in Australia | ancestors from Scotland. | |||
| Sir Francis Forbes Francis Forbes Sir Francis Forbes was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, and the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.-Early life:... |
1784–1841 | The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales Supreme Court of New South Wales The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales... . |
Arrived 1820 | Parents were Scottish | |||
| William Lithgow William Lithgow (Auditor General of New South Wales) William Lithgow was born in Scotland in 1784 and educated at the University of Edinburgh, graduating as a Licentiate of the Church of Scotland. William Lithgow was the Auditor General of the colony of Sydney in Australia.... |
1784–1864 | The Auditor General of the colony of Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... in Australia. The city of Lithgow in New South Wales was named in honour. |
arrived in Sydney 1824 | Born Scotland | |||
| Colonel William Paterson William Paterson (explorer) Colonel William Paterson, FRS was a Scottish soldier, explorer, Lieutenant governor and botanist best known for leading early settlement in Tasmania. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Paterson when citing a botanical name.-Early years:A native of Montrose, Scotland, Paterson was... |
1755–1810 | A Scottish soldier, explorer, and botanist best known for leading early settlement in Tasmania. | Arrived to Australia 1789 | born Montrose Scotland | |||
| Sir William Murray Macpherson | 1865–1932 | Businessman, premier and philanthropist. Termed as 'the best private employer in Australia' and paid bonuses every year of the great depression in the 1920-1930s. | born West Melbourne | Both parents Scottish born | |||
| Charles Frazer Charles Fraser (botanist) Charles Fraser or Frazer was Colonial Botanist of New South Wales from 1821 to 1831. He collected and catalogued numerous Australian plant species, and participated in a number of exploring expeditions... |
1788–1831 | The colonial Botanist of New South Wales who collected and catalogued numerous Australian plant species, and participated in a number of exploring expeditions. | arrived in 1815 | from Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland | |||
| Andrew McDougall Andrew McDougall Andrew McDougall is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League .-Junior football and Draft:... |
1983–Present | Australian Rules footballer. | born Australia | ancestors were Scottish | |||
| Rod Wishart Rod Wishart Rod Wishart is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative goal-kicking winger, he played club football with the Illawarra Steelers and the St... |
1968–Present | An Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Illawarra Steelers, St. George Illwarra Dragons, New South Wales and Australia. | born Australia | ancestors were Scottish | |||
| James Alpin McPherson James Alpin McPherson James Alpin McPherson otherwise known as The Wild Scotchman, was an Australian bushranger active in the area around Gin Gin, Queensland in the 19th century.... |
1842–1895 | explorer and bush ranger, best known as the 'Wild Scotchman'. | arrived in 1855 | born Inverness-shire Scotland | |||
| Paul McGregor | 1967–Present | An former Australian rugby league player, he played for the Illawarra Steelers and, St George Illawarra Dragons and has represented New South Wales in the State of Origin and the Australian national rugby league team. | Born Australia | ancestors were Scottish | |||
| John Aitkin | 1792–1858 | pioneer sheepbreeder | arrived Tasmania 1825 | born Scotland | |||
| George Reid George Reid (Australian politician) Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia.... |
1845–1918 | Prime Minister of Australia | arrived Victoria 1852 | born Renfrewshire | |||
| Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell | 1792–1855 | Surveyor-General and explorer. | Arrived 1811 | from Stirlingshire Scotland | |||
| Andrew Petrie Andrew Petrie Andrew Petrie was a builder, architect and Australian pioneer.Petrie was born in Fife, Scotland and trained as a builder in Edinburgh, where he married Mary Cuthbertson in 1821. John Dunmore Lang brought him, his wife and four sons to Sydney in 1831 with other Scottish mechanics to form the... |
1798–1872 | An Engineer who made important contributions as a private builder and was the first white Australian to climb Mount Beerwah Mount Beerwah Mount Beerwah is the highest of the ten volcanic plugs in the Glass House Mountains range, 22 km north of Caboolture in South East Queensland, Australia. It was formed 26 million years ago during the tertiary period.... . |
Arrived 1831 | born Fife Scotland | |||
| Hugh Murray Strachan | 1851–1933 | Merchant and businessman. | Born in Australia | Ancestors Scottish | |||
| Alexander McLeay | 1767–1848 | Appointed Colonial Secretary for New South Wales and was the foundation president of the Australian Club Australian Club The Australian Club is a private club founded in 1838 and located in Sydney at 165 Macquarie Street. Its membership is men-only and it's the oldest gentlemen's club in the southern hemisphere... . |
arrived with family in 1826 | born Ross-shire Scotland | |||
| Campbell Drummond Riddell Campbell Drummond Riddell Campbell Drummond Riddell was an Australian Colonial public servant who served as Colonial Treasurer.Riddell was and was the son of Thomas Milles Riddell and Margaretta, née Campbell... |
1796–1858 | Public servant who served as Colonial Treasurer. | Arrived Sydney 1830 | born Argyllshire, Scotland | |||
| James Oliphant Clunie | 1795–1851 | Served in the 17th Regiment to and appointed commandant at Moreton Bay. Clunie acted for a time as a magistrate in Sydney and later served in India. | arrived 1830 | born Midlothian, Scotland | |||
| Andrew Thompson | 1773–1810 | An early convicted colonist who became a wealthy land owner, brewer, police officer, salt manufacturer and government servant, who became a leading citizen of Windsor. | transported 1792 | born Yetholm Scotland | |||
| John Murray John Murray (Australian explorer) John Murray was a seaman and explorer of Australia. He was the first European to discover Port Phillip, the bay on which the cities of Melbourne and Geelong are situated.... |
1775–1807 | Scottish naval officer, seaman and explorer, who also made a marked contribution to medicine. | arrived 1800 | born Edinburgh | |||
| David Reid | 1777–1840 | Naval surgeon who served at Trafalgar Battle of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars .... in the Bellerophon. Later became a land owner, magistrate, and commissioner for taking affidavits in Sydney. |
arrived Sydney in 1815 | born Aberdeen | |||
| William Douglas Campbell | 1770–1827 | A Scottish mariner, shipowner and island trader, who became one of the first merchants in Australia. He settled in Sydney and ran a successful trading company, exporting goods to South America and Asia. | arrived in 1805 | born Elgin Scotland | |||
| Charles Hook | 1762–1826 | One of the first Scottish merchants to the colonies and an original shareholder in the Bank of New South Wales and held office as a magistrate | arrived 1808 | born Argyllshire Scotland | |||
| Sir Charles Menzies | 1783–1866 | Officer of marines who became the first commandant at Newcastle secondary Penal establishment. | arrived 1810 | born at Bal Freike, Perthshire, Scotland | |||
| Patrick Logan Patrick Logan Captain Patrick Logan was the commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony from 1826 until his death in 1830. He is thought to have been killed by Aboriginal Australians who objected to him entering their lands... |
1791–1830 | The first Commandant at Moreton Bay and regarded by many historians as the true founder of Queensland | arrived Sydney 1825 | from Berwickshire Scotland | |||
| David Allen | 1780–1852 | Deputy Commissaries-General (the highest rank in the colony). | arrived 19th century | born Scotland | |||
| John Stephen John Stephen John Stephen , dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street, was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s.... |
1771–1833 | The first Puisne Judge of New South Wales who also became the first Solicitor-General. | arrived 1824 | born Aberdeen Scotland | |||
| George Harper | 1802–1841 | Explorer and botanist, on his departure from Australia Harper had collected one of the finest collections of flaura and fauna. | arrived 1826 | born Roxburghshire, Scotland | |||
| Robert Brown Robert Brown (botanist) Robert Brown was a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope... |
1773–1858 | A botanist who made extensive collections during Flinders' coastal surveys. Held in high regard by his contemporaries, he received numerous academic honours and made several major discoveries in his subject, including molecular agitation now called 'Brownian movement'. | arrived 1800 | from Aberdeen Scotland | |||
| John Bowman | 1763–1825 | A settler skilled as an experienced carpenter, built the colony's first corn-mills. | arrived 1798 with family | born East Lothian | |||
| Francis Melville | 1822–1857 | Francis McCallum, calling himself Captain Francis Melville and posing as a gentleman, he reached Victoria about October 1851. He became a bushranger and claimed leadership of the Mount Macedon gang. | arrived in 1830s | born Inverness-shire | |||
| James Macpherson Grant James Macpherson Grant James Macpherson Grant was an Australian solicitor who defended the Eureka Stockade rebels and a politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Council.-Early life and legal career:... |
1822–1885 | A politician and prosperous Melbourne solicitor, who became vice-president of the land and works board and commissioner of railways and roads in 1864. | arrived 1850 | born Scotland | |||
| John Flynn (minister) John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:... |
1880–1951 | Presbyterian minister and aviator Aviator An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne... who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance. Appears on the Australian $20 dollar note Banknotes of the Australian dollar The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967... |
Born Melbourne, Victoria. | Minister of the Church of Scotland | |||
| Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide... |
1825–1910 | Author, teacher, journalist, politician (Australia's first female political candidate) and leading suffragette. Appears on the Australian $5 dollar note Banknotes of the Australian dollar The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967... |
Emigrated to South Australia in 1839 | Born Melrose Scotland | |||
| John Dunmore Lang John Dunmore Lang John Dunmore Lang , Australian Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist, was the first prominent advocate of an independent Australian nation and of Australian republicanism.-Background and Family:... |
1799–1878 | Presbyterian clergyman, writer, politician and activist | arrived Australia 1823 and lived there since that time | born Scotland | |||
| Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales... |
1865–1962 | A prominent Australian socialist, poet and journalist. Appears on the Australian $10 dollar note Banknotes of the Australian dollar The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967... |
born New South Wales | Family were from Scotland | |||
| Andrew Barton Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood... |
1864–1941 | Composer of Australia's most widely known country folk song, Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's most widely known bush ballad. A country folk song, the song has been referred to as "the unofficial national anthem of Australia".... features on the Australian $5 dollar note Banknotes of the Australian dollar The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967... |
born Orange, New South Wales | Father was Andrew Bogle Paterson, a Scottish immigrant from Lanarkshire. | |||
| 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... |
1762–1824 | fifth governor of New South Wales | appointed governor in 1809 (often referred to as the Father of Australia) | born on the island of Ulva off the coast of the Isle of Mull; buried on the Isle of Mull | |||
| Thomas Mitchell | 1792–1855 | surveyor and explorer | arrived Australia 1827 | born Scotland | |||
| Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century... |
1861–1931 | legendary Australian opera Opera Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance... soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... and one of the most famous sopranos, and the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. Appears on the Australian $100 dollar note Banknotes of the Australian dollar The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967... |
Born in Melbourne Victoria | Father was a Scottish building contractor | |||
| John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart was one of the most accomplished and famous of all Australia's inland explorers. Stuart led the first successful expedition to traverse the Australian mainland from south to north and return, and the first to do so from a starting point in South Australia, achieving this... |
1815–1866 | surveyor and the most accomplished and most famous of all Australia's inland explorers | arrived Australia 1845 | born Dysart, Fife Scotland | |||
| David Lennox David Lennox David Lennox was a Scottish-Australian bridge-builder and master stonemason born in Ayr, Scotland.-Personal details:... |
1788–1873 | Australian bridge builder, responsible for the construction of historic Lansdowne Bridge over Prospect Creek Prospect Creek (New South Wales) Prospect Creek is a small creek in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It flows from the Prospect reservoir for about 17 km until joining the Georges River at Georges Hall into the Dhurawal bay, in the Chipping Norton Lake system.As the reservoir forms a part of the... , Lennox Bridge over the Parramatta River Parramatta River The Parramatta River is a waterway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers.... and Lennox Bridge over Brookside Creek at Lapstone as well as a further fifty-three bridges in Victoria |
arrived 1832 in New South Wales | born Ayr Ayr Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205... Scotland |
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| Peter Dodds McCormick Peter Dodds McCormick Peter Dodds McCormick , a Scottish-born schoolteacher, was the composer of the Australian national anthem "Advance Australia Fair".... |
?1834-1916 | composer of the Australia 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... n national anthem National anthem A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence... Advance Australia Fair Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer, Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song... |
arrived Australia 1855 | born Port Glasgow Port Glasgow Port Glasgow is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16617 persons... |
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| Bill Dundee Bill Dundee William "Bill" Cruickshanks is a Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton.... |
1943–Present | Professional Wrestler | arrived Australia 1959 | born Dundee Dundee Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea... |
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| Bon Scott Bon Scott Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980... |
1946–1980 | AC/DC AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"... vocalist |
arrived Australia 1952 | born Kirriemuir Kirriemuir Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland.-History:The history of Kirriemuir extends to the early historical period and it appears to have been a centre of some ecclesiastical importance... |
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| Angus Young Angus Young Angus McKinnon Young is a Scottish-born Australian musician, and the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock and roll band AC/DC. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with other members of AC/DC in 2003 and is known for his energetic performances,... |
1955–Present | AC/DC guitarist | arrived Australia 1963 | born Glasgow | |||
| Malcolm Young Malcolm Young Malcolm Young is a Scottish-born Australian guitarist, best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter for the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003, along with the other members of AC/DC... |
1953–Present | AC/DC guitarist | arrived Australia 1963 | born Glasgow | |||
| George Young (rock musician) | 1947–Present | Easybeats guitarist | arrived Australia 1963 | born Glasgow | |||
| Sean Wight Sean Wight John Phillip "Sean" Wight was a Scottish-Australian Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL.He is a member of the Melbourne Football Club Hall of Fame and was named as one of the 150 Heroes of the club during the club's 150th celebrations.The 185 cm tall, 85 kg Wight played for the... |
1964–Present | Australian rules footballer | arrived Australia mid-1980s | born in Scotland | |||
| Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham is the Scottish Government's Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, having previously represented Perth.-Early life:Raised in Australia, she returned to Scotland and... |
1951–Present | SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:... |
Raised in Perth, Australia | born in Glasgow | |||
| Mary MacKillop Mary MacKillop Mary Helen MacKillop , also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australasia with an emphasis on... |
1842–1909 | Roman Catholic nun Nun A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent... only Australian to be beatified |
Born Fitzroy, Victoria Fitzroy, Victoria Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. Its borders are Alexandra Parade , Victoria Parade , Smith Street and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is Melbourne's... |
Daughter of Scottish Scottish people The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,... immigrants |
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| Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark... |
1972–Present | Crown Princess of Denmark | Born Hobart, Tasmania | Scottish father. Née Mary Donaldson. | |||
| Robert Menzies Robert Menzies Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia.... |
1894–1978 | Prime Minister of Australia Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful... |
Born Jeparit, Victoria Jeparit, Victoria Jeparit is situated on the Wimmera River in Western Victoria, Australia, 370 kilometres north west of Melbourne. At the 2006 census Jeparit had a population of 582.-History:... |
Scottish grandparents. | |||
| Ralph Abercrombie | 1881–1957 | public servant who became auditor-general for the Commonwealth. | born Mount Duneed Victoria | Father was Scottish | |||
| David Stow Adam | 1859–1925 | theologian appointed to the chair of systematic theology and church history at Ormond College, Melbourne and a pioneer of Australian ecumenism Ecumenism Ecumenism or oecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation. It is used predominantly by and with reference to Christian denominations and Christian Churches separated by doctrine, history, and practice... |
Arrived 1908 | born Langside Glasgow | |||
| George Ernest Bartlett Adamson | 1884–1951 | journalist and a fighter for civil liberties, became an active executive-member of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Fellowship of Australian Writers The Fellowship of Australian Writers, also known as FAW, was established in Sydney in 1928. Its aim is to bring writers together and promote their interests... . |
born at Cascade, Ringarooma, Tasmania | his father was Scottish | |||
| James Aitkinhead | 1815–1887 | businessman, editor and politician who founded the Launceston Bank for Savings | arrived in 1835 | born Montrose Scotland | |||
| Robert Marshall Allan | 1886–1946 | physician and professor of obstetrics | born Brisbaine | father Scottish | |||
| Kaiya Jones Kaiya Jones Kaiya Jones is a Scottish-born Australian actress best known for playing the role of Sophie Ramsay in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She previously played Jess Cooper in The Saddle Club series 3.-Early and personal life:... |
1996–present | actress | arrived in 2004 | born Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
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| Jordan Smith Jordan Smith (actor) Jordan Patrick Smith is a Scottish-born Australian actor best known for playing Andrew Robinson in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Personal life:... |
1989–present | actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... |
arrived in 2003 | born in Scotland |
Culture
- BagpipingBagpipesBagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
and pipe bandPipe bandA pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
s. - Burns SupperBurns supperA Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night , although they may in principle be held at any time of the...
- CeilidhCéilidhIn modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...
s - HogmanayHogmanayHogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner...
, the Scottish New YearNew YearThe New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner.... - PresbyterianismPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
- the majority of Scottish settlers were Presbyterian (although a substantial number were not, many of them are Roman Catholic or Episcopalian). - TartanTartanTartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
, some regions of Australia having their own tartan. Additionally Scottish dress is worn by some Australians to celebrate their ancestral heritage. - Tartan DayTartan DayTartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. A one-off event was held in New York City in 1982, but the current format originated in Canada in the mid 1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in...
, in Australia, this falls on 1 July., the date of the repeal proclamation in 1792 of the Act of Proscription that banned the wear of Scottish national dress.
Highland gatherings
Highland gatherings are popular meetings in Australia celebrating Scottish culture. Notable gatherings include:- Bundanoon, New South WalesBundanoon, New South WalesBundanoon is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. In 2006, Bundanoon had a population of 2,035 people...
established in 1976, claimed to be one of the world's largest Highland Gatherings, and the biggest in Australia. - Maryborough, VictoriaMaryborough, Victoria-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...
held since 1857 on New Year's Day
Scottish schools
As elsewhere in the world, the Scots in Australia started a number of schools, some of which are state run, and some of which are private.- The Scots CollegeThe Scots CollegeFor other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales - The Scots PGC CollegeThe Scots PGC CollegeThe Scots PGC College is an independent, co-educational, Uniting Church, day and boarding school, located in Warwick, Queensland, Australia.The College currently caters for approximately 450 international and Australian students from Prep to year 12, including 180 boarders.Located on two campuses,...
, in Warwick, Queensland, formed by the merger of The Scots College, Warwick and The Presbyterian Girls' College - The Scots School AlburyThe Scots School AlburyThe Scots School Albury is an independent, K-12, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding School, located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. It draws students from the local area and other parts of Australia....
, in Albury, New South Wales. - The Scots School, BathurstThe Scots School, BathurstThe Scots School, Bathurst , is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, with campuses in Bathurst and Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia....
, in Bathurst, New South Wales - Scotch College, AdelaideScotch College, AdelaideScotch College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located on two adjacent campuses in Torrens Park and Mitcham, inner-southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia....
, in Torrens Park and Mitcham, South Australia - Scotch College, MelbourneScotch College, MelbourneScotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
, in Hawthorn, Victoria - Scotch College, PerthScotch College, PerthScotch College , is one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia, Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and is now a Uniting Church school, although it was founded in 1897 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia...
, in Swanbourne, Western Australia - Scotch College, Launceston, in Tasmania; amalgamated with Oakburn College in 1979 to form Scotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College...
- Seymour College, Adelaide, South Australia
Scottish placenames
Notable Scottish placenames in Australia include:
- New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
- MacLeanMaclean, New South WalesMaclean is a town in Clarence Valley Local Government Area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Clarence River and near the Pacific Highway. At the 2006 census, Maclean had a population of 3,245 people...
- Ben LomondBen Lomond, New South WalesBen Lomond is a village on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated 6 km off the New England Highway between Armidale and Glen Innes...
- Glen InnesGlen Innes, New South WalesGlen Innes is a parish and town on the Northern Tablelands, in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre of the Glen Innes Severn Shire Council. The town is located at the intersection of the New England Highway and the Gwydir Highway...
- MacLean
- Northern Territory
- MacDonnell RangesMacDonnell RangesThe MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory, are a long series of mountain ranges located in the centre of Australia , and consist of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs...
- MacDonnell Ranges
- Queensland
- BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
(Thomas BrisbaneThomas BrisbaneMajor-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer.-Early life:...
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- Brisbane
- South Australia
- St Kilda, not to be confused with the one in Victoria
- TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
- Ben Lomond
- Suburbs of Hobart-Glenorchy-
- GlenorchyGlenorchy, TasmaniaGlenorchy is a business district and suburb in the northern part of greater Hobart, capital of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The land was originally used for agriculture but is now a largely suburban, working-class area...
& City of GlenorchyCity of GlenorchyThe City of Glenorchy is a Local Government Area of Tasmania which covers several northern suburbs of Hobart including the suburb of Glenorchy by the same name. The city is managed by Glenorchy City Council. Current mayor is Stuart Slade.- History :...
- Glenorchy
- VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
- St. KildaSt Kilda, VictoriaSt Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
- St. Kilda
- Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
- Marvel Loch, Western AustraliaMarvel Loch, Western AustraliaMarvel Loch is a small townsite of less than 100 people, some 401 km east of Perth, Western Australia. It is located 32 km south west of Southern Cross, along the Perth to Kalgoorlie Great Eastern Highway...
- PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
- Stirling RangeStirling RangeThe Stirling Range or Koikyennuruff is a range of mountains and hills in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 337 km south-east of Perth. It is located at approximately and is over 60 km wide from west to east, stretching from the highway between Mount Barker and Cranbrook...
- Marvel Loch, Western Australia
Places named after Lachlan Macquarie
Many places in Australia have been named in Macquarie's honour (some of these were named by Macquarie himself). They include:At the time of his governorship or shortly thereafter:
- 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...
between TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and Antarctica - Lake MacquarieLake Macquarie (New South Wales)Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
on the coast of New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
between Sydney and NewcastleNewcastle, New South WalesThe Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
renamed after Macquarie in 1826 - Macquarie River a significant inland river in New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
which passes BathurstBathurst, New South Wales-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, WellingtonWellington, New South WalesWellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway...
, Dubbo and WarrenWarren, New South WalesWarren is a town and the seat of a local government area, Warren Shire, on the Macquarie River in central New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Oxley Highway 120 kilometres north west of Dubbo. It was laid out in the 1860s and incorporated as a municipality in 1895. The railway...
before entering the Macquarie MarshesMacquarie MarshesThe Macquarie Marshes comprise the wetlands associated with the floodplains of the Macquarie River and its tributaries, in northern New South Wales, Australia. The Macquarie River and the marshes eventually drain into the Darling River...
and the Barwon RiverBarwon River (New South Wales)The Barwon River flows through New South Wales, virtually as a continuation of the Macintyre River / Border Rivers system, before joining with the Culgoa River to form the Darling River...
. - Lachlan RiverLachlan River- Course :The river rises in the central highland of New South Wales, part of the Great Dividing Range, 13 km east of Gunning. Its major headwaters, the Carcoar River, the Belubula River and the Abercrombie River converge near the town of Cowra. Minor tributaries include the Morongla Creek...
, another significant river in New South Wales - Port MacquariePort 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 at the mouth of the Hastings RiverHastings RiverThe Hastings River is a large river on the Mid North Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales that empties into the Tasman Sea, a branch of the South Pacific Ocean, at Port Macquarie....
on the North Coast, New South WalesNorth Coast, New South WalesNorthern Rivers is a region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between 590 and 820 kilometres north of the state capital, Sydney...
. - Macquarie PassMacquarie PassMacquarie Pass is a 8 kilometre long section of the Illawarra Highway passing through Macquarie Pass National Park. It was opened in 1898.Macquarie Pass links the Southern Highland town of Robertson to the coastal town of Albion Park, descending the Illawarra Escarpment via a very narrow bitumen...
, a route traversing the escarpment between the IllawarraIllawarraIllawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...
district and the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales. - Macquarie RivuletMacquarie RivuletMacquarie Rivulet is a river in New South Wales which is 23 kilometres long. It rises near Robertson, New South Wales and drains the eastern edge of the Southern Highlands plateau and part of the Illawarra escarpment. It flows through Albion Park Rail, then goes into Lake Illawarra and indirectly...
, a river 23 kilometers long which rises near Robertson, New South WalesRobertson, New South WalesRobertson is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town is located on the edge of an elevated plateau about 35 km from the coast. At the 2006 census, Robertson had a population of 1,206 people.Robertson is known for its high annual...
and drains into Lake IllawarraLake IllawarraLake Illawarra is a large coastal lagoon located in the city of Wollongong about 100 km south of Sydney, New South Wales.The lake receives runoff from the Illawarra escarpment through Macquarie Rivulet and Mullet Creek, and has a narrow tidal entrance to the sea at Windang...
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- In Tasmania:
- Macquarie HarbourMacquarie HarbourMacquarie Harbour is a large, shallow, but navigable by shallow draft vessels inlet on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.-History:James Kelly wrote in his narrative "First Discovery of Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour" how he sailed from Hobart in a small open five-oared whaleboat to discover...
on the west coast of Tasmania - Lachlan a small town named by Sir John Franklin in 1837 http://www.wwt.com.au/townsl.htm
- Macquarie RiverMacquarie River (Tasmania)The Macquarie River in Tasmania rises near Lake Leake, flowing south and then north-west and through the town of Ross before flowing into the South Esk River near Longford. The Elizabeth, Isis and Lake rivers are tributaries....
- Macquarie Hill, formerly known as Mount Macquarie, in Wingecarribee Shire, Southern Highlands, New South WalesSouthern Highlands, New South WalesThe Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecarribee Shire...
- Macquarie PassMacquarie Pass National ParkMacquarie Pass National Park is a national park in New South Wales , 90 km southwest of Sydney. It is located around the pass of that name, which is on the Illawarra Highway....
, north-east of Robertson, New South WalesRobertson, New South WalesRobertson is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town is located on the edge of an elevated plateau about 35 km from the coast. At the 2006 census, Robertson had a population of 1,206 people.Robertson is known for its high annual...
Many years after his governorship:
- Macquarie ParkMacquarie 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...
and Macquarie LinksMacquarie Links, New South WalesMacquarie Links is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Links is located 42 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.Macquarie Links is a gated...
, suburbs of Sydney. - MacquarieMacquarie, 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 - 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...
, one of the first 75 Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives created for the Australian Parliament in 1901.
Further reading
- Prentis, Malcolm D. (2008), The Scots in Australia University of New South Wales Press, Sydney.