THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED IN THE BICENTENARY YEAR OF AUSTRALIA, 1988 BY THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH (WINROW). _____ WILLIAM WAS A MEMBER OF LT. COL. DAVID COLLINS' SETTLEMENT AT SULLIVANS COVE (HOBART) ON 17th FEBRUARY, 1804. _____ HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ROBERT KNOPWOOD AND LATER MARRIED ELIZABETH ON 25th. APRIL 1825 AFTER WHICH THEY TOOK UP FARMING TOGETHER AT MUDDY PLAINS (SANDFORD) _____ 3rd April 1988