David Collins and George P Harris black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Gandy Street was the childhood home of both Colonel David Collins RM first Judge Advocate of New South Wales (1788-96) and first Lieut. Governor of Tasmania (1804-10) and George P. Harris first Deputy Surveyor General of Tasmania (1804-10) and previously with Col. Collins at Port Phillip. Recorded plaque organisation: Exeter Civic Society, Royal Overseas League, Collins Site Committee in Australia.

Colonel David Collins RM served as the first Judge Advocate of New South Wales and later as the first Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, significantly shaping early colonial administration and law. George P. Harris, initially with Collins at Port Phillip, became the first Deputy Surveyor General of Tasmania under Collins' tenure, crucial in mapping and developing the region's infrastructure.