Paterson Monument

Relaxing spot

This area is nice and peaceful down by the river front, a little play area for kids a boat with slid and some swings, there is seating and bbq area plus public toilets. I enjoyed looking at the detail...

Relaxing spot

This area is nice and peaceful down by the river front, a little play area for kids a boat with slid and some swings, there is seating and bbq area plus public toilets. I enjoyed looking at the detail...

It was so windy

It was so windy when i came out of the car to have a look at this monument, the seagulls weren’t flying and on the ground I was fascinated to know the origins of this monument

It was so windy

It was so windy when i came out of the car to have a look at this monument, the seagulls weren’t flying and on the ground I was fascinated to know the origins of this monument

Colonel William Patterson

George Town, named for King George III is the third oldest European settlement in Australia, first settled in 1804 by Colonel William Paterson[2] two years before the nearby city of Launceston 50 kil...