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Maclean- the ScottishTown in Australia

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Martin Macdonald traces the history of Maclean, a small town on the banks of the lower Clarence River in northern New South Wales. Named in 1862 after the Scottish
Surveyor-General,
Alexander Grant Maclean , the majority of its settlers came from Skye and the Highlands. Local families have enduring memories of their Gaelic-speaking forebears.
Producer Michael Shaw (First broadcast on Radio Scotland)

Contributors

Unknown:
Martin MacDonald
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Clarence River
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Alexander Grant MacLean
Producer:
Michael Shaw
Source: Radio Times

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