"Macquarie was the Prince of men! Australia's pride and joy! We ne'er shall see his like again; Bring back the Old !"
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Lachlan Macquarie
, CB (31 January 1762 β 1 July 1824) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Scotland. Macquarie served as the fifth from 1810 to 1821, and had a leading role in the social, economic, and architectural development of the colony.
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