Archibald Clunes Innes (1800-1857) was a Scottish born soldier and pastoralist who became one of the wealthiest and most prominent men in the new settlement of Port Macquarie. He is remembered for building the grand mansion known as Lake Innes Estate which was one of the finest properties north of Sydney. The ruins can be seen today. His niece, Annabella Boswell, who kept a detailed diary of the events of the time, joined him there. The library holds much information on the Lake Innes Estate as well as the Innes family which can be searched via our catalogue. The following links are to information available online:  Innes, Archibald Clunes (1800-1857)

• Australian Dictionary of Biography entry
• Colonial NSW in the 1820s to 1840s and Annabella Boswell by Roslyn Russell (2009)

Boswell, Annabella Alexandrina Campbell (1826-1914)

• Australian Dictionary of Biography entry

Lake Innes Estate

• National Museum of Australia
• Lake Innes House Ruins and environs – NSW Dept. of Environment & Heritage
• Lake Innes House (brochure) Dept. of Archaeology & Palaeoanthropology UNE (1994)
• National Parks & Wildlife
• Wikipedia