The town of Maclean in the Clarence Valley on the north coast of New South Wales was first settled by cedar cutters in the 1830s which followed Matthew Filnders discovering the mouth of the Clarence River in 1789. The town takes its name from Alexander Grant MacLean who was the New South Wales surveyor general when the town was proclaimed in the 1860s. The town attracted a large number of Scottish settlers and the Maclean Highland Gathering held every year in Easter celebrates the town's Scottish heritage.

External Links

Maclean, part of the Clarence Valley Council

Community Profile for Maclean

Old Maclean Cemeteries

Visit NSW, Maclean

Clarence Valley Tourism, Maclean

Location:

SSC17933: Maclean

Longitude:

153.208689278

Latitude:

-29.450242647