Paterson, New South Wales
Paterson is a small township in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Located within Dungog Shire and City of Maitland, it is situated on the Paterson River. It is in the middle of what was once dairy, timber and citrus country and is now more significantly a feeder town for the nearby mining industry in the Upper Hunter and the city of Newcastle. It was named after one of the first known Europeans in the area was Colonel William Paterson in 1801 surveyed the area beside the river.
Paterson Post Office on the corner of Duke and King Streets
Old Banks near Paterson viewing North West toward Tocal. Davis, Pell and Swan farmed the far bank of the river while Tucker farmed the nearside.
Viewing south to Paterson village. The rising ground to left and right forms the mouth of the Paterson Valley
Dungog Shire is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the Barrington Tops and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.
Dungog Shire