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Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
53 min | Documentary

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Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)

53 min | Documentary

Biography of Lachlan Macquarie and his wife, Elizabeth, who arrived to govern the colony of New South Wales in Australia in 1810. In just over a decade, the couple transformed the prison colony into a proto nation.

Director

Les Wilson

Writers

Les Wilson | Stuart Scowcroft

Producers

Seona Robertson | Stuart Scowcroft

Composers

Antony Partos (music by) | Matteo Zingales

Cinematographer

Joel Peterson

Editor

Jackie Powell

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Release date

Jan 26, 2011 (Australia)

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
David Tennant Narrator Narrator See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Grace Karskens Self - University of New South Wales (as Professor Grace Karskens) Self - University of New South Wales (as Professor Grace Karskens) See fewer	The Australian Wars (2022)
Tom Devine Self - University of Edinbugh (as Professor Tom Devine) Self - University of Edinbugh (as Professor Tom Devine) See fewer	War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
Meg Douglass Self - Local Historian Mull Self - Local Historian Mull See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Robin Walsh Self - Macquarie University Self - Macquarie University See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Jo Currie Self - Author, 'Mull the Island and its People' Self - Author, 'Mull the Island and its People' See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Alan Atkinson Self - St Paul's College University of Sydney (as Professor Alan Atkinson) Self - St Paul's College University of Sydney (as Professor Alan Atkinson) See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Paul Brunton Self - State Library of New South Wales Self - State Library of New South Wales See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Marie Sullivan Self - Architect of 'Macquarie 2010' Self - Architect of 'Macquarie 2010' See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Marie Bashir Self - Governor of New South Wales (as Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO) Self - Governor of New South Wales (as Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO) See fewer	Australian Story (1996)
John Maynard Self - University of Newcastle New South Wales (as Professor John Maynard) Self - University of Newcastle New South Wales (as Professor John Maynard) See fewer	The Track (2000)
James Spigelman Self - Chief Justice of New South Wales (as The Honourable James Spigelman AC) Self - Chief Justice of New South Wales (as The Honourable James Spigelman AC) See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Clive Russell Lachlan Macquarie Lachlan Macquarie See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Julie Wilson Nimmo Elizabeth Macquarie Elizabeth Macquarie See fewer	The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
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Bill Conn Dr. Redfern Dr. Redfern See fewer	The Miraculous Mellops (1991)
Brad Manera Macquarie's ADC Macquarie's ADC See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Vaenthan Thiruvarudchelvan George Jarvis George Jarvis See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Gemma Kaye Mary Jelly (as Gillian Emmett) Mary Jelly (as Gillian Emmett) See fewer	Deadly Women (2008)
Jag Bentley Lachlan Junior Lachlan Junior See fewer	Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story (2010)
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Ishaan Vellani Hector Hector See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)
Xavier Smythe Baby Lachlan Baby Lachlan See fewer	Lachlan Macquarie: The Father of Australia (2011)