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Mackay Park commemorates Alexander Mackay who was the first settler in the Wallendbeen district, and his two sons, Major General James Mackay who was a founder of the Light Horse in 1885 as well as a poet, author and politician, and Donald Mackay an explorer and the pioneer of aerial surveying in Australia.
Location
| Address: | Olympic Highway & Burley Griffen Way , Mackay Park, Wallendbeen, 2588 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.529199 Long: 148.163121 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1976 |
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MACKAY PARK 1976
Named In Honour Of : Alexander Mackay ( 1815 - 1890)
First Settler in the Wallendbeen District and his two Sons,
Major General the Hon. James Alexander Kenneth Mackay C.B., O.B.E., V.D., F.R G.S., (1859 - 1935)
A founder of the Light Horse 1885
Commanding Officer N.S.W. Imperial Bushmen South African War
Poet, Author
Member of Parliament (1895 - 1934)
Donald George Mackay C.B.E., F.R.G.S., (1870 - 1958)
Explorer of the Australian Inland
Pioneer of Aerial Surveying in Australia
Discoverer of Lake Mackay W. A. (1930)
Creator of New Around Australia Bicycle Record in 1900
