On our return journey to Launceston, we decided to take the old Rosevears road as the views of the river across to Windermere are very beautiful. We stopped at the 'Rebecca' monumnet to explain the significance of the site to Kim. Many people do not realise that Hoabrt and Launcesaton are the second and third oldest cities in Australia, after Sydney. It was John Batman who sailed in the ship 'Rebecca', that had been built by Captain George Plummer on the banks of the Tamar River, across Bass Strait and subsequently, the city of Melbourne was established.
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