Agent TypeFamilyActivities & OccupationsGraziersHistoryThe Pattersons arrived in Hobart in 1832, moved to Port Phillip and acquired extensive lands. By the 1880's John Hunter Patterson II, together with his brother Harvey and cousin Thomas controlled 4 million acres in Victoria and New South Wales. While John Hunter looked to the pastoral interests, Harvey, a director in the genesis of the Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd, was responsible for family investments, particularly in mining ventures.