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In October 1833 the Governor of New South Wales, Richard Bourke, advised that he had approved the plan for the 'Township of Paterson', and now invited applications for 'Building Allotments'.[1] The land for the township had initially been granted to Susannah Ward in 1823 as part of her Cintra estate. After several settlers pressed the Governor to release part of her grant for a township, Susannah eventually agreed to give up 90 acres, including river frontage for a public wharf, in exchange for land in Sydney.
By 1835 a courthouse and government lockup had been built in the new town and the government administration of the district moved from Old Banks at Patersons Plains to Paterson itself.
In 1840 James Phillips subdivided 100 allotments from the north east portion of his Bona Vista estate and put them up for auction. These allotments adjoined the new township and now form the southern part of the village of Paterson. The official (Cintra) and private (Bona Vista) components of the township can be seen clearly at the bottom of the map 'land grants from 1822'.
Notes
1. Sydney Gazette 17 October 1833 p3 (on-line 
).
References
Archer, Cameron. The Settlement of the Paterson District. Paterson: Paterson Historical Society , 1986.
See also
An overview of settlement at Patersons Plains from 1822.
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