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Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Paterson is a small township of 900 in the Hunter region of New South Wales. It harboured a busy inland port in the 1800s meaning it's one of the Hunter's oldest towns.
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By bus
The 185 bus runs from Maitland with two daily services to Paterson and Gresford with one daily service to Paterson. There are no services on weekends and public holidays.
On foot
Paterson is a walkable town. It will take roughly ten minutes from the station to everywhere listed below.
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