C.W. Maclean

MACKAY RESIDENT BECOMES REMINISCENT.

A glowing account of the Eureka stockade and the events leading up to the outbreak by the diggers was given to a 'Mercury' representative by Mr. C. W. Maclean Jubilee-street, who has resided In Mackay and dis trict tor a number of years. Although 95 years ot age, Mr. Maclean is still hale and hearty, and possesses a memory that would be very creditable to a man many years his junior. Although he finds it difficult to walk any great distance, he is still able to potter round the house and yard. Born in Coll, Scotland, Mr. Maclean is a descendent of the Macleans of Duart, and possesses a history of the clan. His great grandfather was resident governor of the tower of London, and his grandfather was killed in the Island of Dominico, in suppressing the rebellion of the blacks there. ...