Angus McMillan was a Scottish-born explorer, pioneer pastoralist, and perpetrator of several of the Gippsland massacres of Gunai people.
Angus Mc Millan portrait
Memorial cairn at Iguana Creek on the Dargo Road, listing dates of McMillan's major expeditions
"Bushy Park," McMillan's home along the Avon River. Relocated to Old Gippstown in 1969
The Mitchell River is a perennial river of the East Gippsland catchment, in the Australian state of Victoria. The unregulated river provides a unique example of riparian ecology, flowing generally sou
Angus McMillan
…crossed several watercourses draining toward the east, each surrounded by fine potential grazing land. McMillan had named them as the Nicholson, the Mitchell, the Avon and Macalister rivers. He had also promptly contacted colonial officials, to register claims along the Avon River for cattle stations in his…
The Mitchell River in Bairnsdale
Panorama of the Mitchell River as it carves a valley through the Mitchell River National Park
The river valley looking north from The Bluff Lookout high above the river in the Mitchell River National Park
Mitchell River silt jetties, with the river in the foreground and Lake King in the distance