Lachlan
[lahk-luh n]
- a river in S New South Wales, Australia, flowing NW and SW to the Murrumbidgee River. 922 miles (1484 km) long.
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Contemporary Examples
Both Lachlan and James Murdoch have spent time in New York being groomed for the succession.
Last year, the independent shareholders voted by large majorities to exclude his two sons, Lachlan and James, from the board.
But while Lachlan severed ties with Cruise, James Packer did not.
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July 2, 2012
Lachlan soon terminated his friendship with Cruise and made it clear he would not be joining the Scientology fold.
Rupert Murdoch Attacks Scientology Because It Once Courted His Son LachlanPaula Froelich
July 2, 2012
At the time, Packer was intrigued while Lachlan remained skeptical.
Rupert Murdoch Attacks Scientology Because It Once Courted His Son LachlanPaula Froelich
July 2, 2012
Historical Examples
He was speared by the blacks on the Lachlan three years later, they say.
The Moving FingerMary Gaunt
But Lachlan, the horse I wished to leave, was the fastest of the four and kept ahead.
A Tramp's NotebookMorley Roberts
The Lachlan and the Macquarie formed an enigma to the early geographers.
The Australian ExplorersGeorge Grimm
This was the first view Evans obtained of the Lachlan valley.
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-workErnest Favenc
Oxley had also buried a bottle at the point of his departure from the Lachlan.
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-workErnest Favenc
Lachlan
- a river in SE Australia, rising in central New South Wales and flowing northwest then southwest to the Murrumbidgee River. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
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Word Origin
named after Lachlan Macquarie, governor of New South Wales (1809–21)
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