Launceston's history timeline

Bass and flinders explore

Nov 12, 1798

Bass and flinders started to explore if they was a strait that existed

Settlement in Georgetown

Nov 12, 1804

Lt col William Paterson settled in Georgetown and made camp for his party.

Lt Col paterson changed Patersonia to Launceston

Nov 12, 1806

Lt Col paterson chaged Patersonia's name to launceston in honour of Governer philip king

Lanceston founded

Nov 12, 1806

Launceston oringally called Patersonia was found on this day

Colonial and victorian buildings

Nov 12, 1824

The first Colonial and Victorian buildings were built.

The superintendant house on the corner of gorge and william street built

Nov 26, 1826

The superintendant house on the corner of gorge and william was built and prisoners slept there.

Paterson baqrracks was built

Nov 26, 1830

Paterson barracks was described as the best brick building in Van demons land.

Public buildings in St john street built

Nov 26, 1861

All the public buildings in st john street were built with the pos office and the telegraph office.

first telegraph message direct from england

Nov 26, 1872

The very first telegraph message sent from england and it toke 24 hours to recieve to get.

Custom house was built in the mining boom

Nov 26, 1880

Where the first custom house was built the mining industrie was booming with rich tin at Mt Bischoff and was processed.