John Mackay (Australian pioneer)

John Mackay
John Mackay
	File:Captain John Mackay.jpg
Born	26 March 1839; Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Died	11 March 1914; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Explorer, Sailor, Harbourmaster
Spouse(s)	Marion

Grave of John Mackay

John Mackay (26 March 1839, in Inverness, Scotland – 11 March 1914) was an explorer, sailor and harbourmaster, best known for founding the city of Mackay in Australia. He was associated with Henry Ling Roth.

Mackay led an exploration party who was the first Europeans to cross the Clarke Range west of Mackay.^[1]

Mackay died in 1914 at St Helen's Hospital, South Brisbane and was buried in Balmoral Cemetery.^[2]

Legacy

The city of Mackay is named after him.^[3]

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H. L. Roth, The Discovery and Settlement of Port Mackay (Halifax, 1908)
G. C. Bolton, A Thousand Miles Away (Brisb, 1963)
Various articles in the Mackay Daily Mercury
Mackay, John (1839 - 1914) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online at www.adb.online.anu.edu.au

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John Mackay
File:Captain John Mackay.jpg
Born	26 March 1839 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Died	11 March 1914 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation	Explorer, Sailor, Harbourmaster
Spouse(s)	Marion