Paterson Memorial Monument 1804

  • Esplanade N, George Town TAS 7253, Australia

Monument marks spot where Lieutenant-Colonel Paterson took possession of Northern Tasmania in the name of King George III. In 1804 he raised the Union Jack on Monument Point and fired a salute from his ship, HMAS Buffalo, making George Town the first European settlement in the north and one of the first in Australia.

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