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2 unusual facts about McKellar


Dorothea Mackellar

(The Canberra suburb of McKellar was not named after her, but is often assumed to have been.)

Ontario Highway 124

There are no large communities along the route between Parry Sound and Sundridge, however there are several small communities including Waubamik, McKellar, Dunchurch and Ahmic Harbour.


John McKellar

McKellar served on the council for the municipality of Shuniah which governed the Lakehead townships.

National Arboretum Canberra

On a hill within and overlooking the arboretum is "wide brown land", spelling out the description of Australia by Dorothea McKellar in her poem My Country, taken from the original manuscript in McKellar's handwriting.


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