Port Macquarie was named by John Oxley after the Governor of N.S.W,
Lachlan Macquarie in 1818.The Hastings River was named after the Governor General of India at around the same time.
Although the area had been first noticed by Captain Cook on his voyage along the coast in 1770 and again later by Matthew Flinders in 1802,it was not explored in any detail until Oxley returned in 1819.Macquarie initated Oxley's expedition as he was interested in the sites potential as a penal settlement. |
Port Macquarie is located on the New South Wales Mid-North Coast.
DRIVING FROM SYDNEY DRIVING FROM BRISBANE BY AIR |