946526
- TitleBatman papers regarding Port Phillip, 6 June 1835-13 September 1836
- Call numberDLMSQ 535
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
6 June 1835-13 September 1836 - Type of material
- Reference code946526
- Physical Description1 box of textual material (54 p.) - 35 cm. - typescript, photocopies
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John Batman, born at Parramatta, New South Wales, moved to Tasmania, and became a grazier. In 1835, he founded the Port Phillip Association and purchased from the aborigines, a large tract of land on which Melbourne was established
Bibliography of Batman material in the Dixson Library filed at DLMSQ 535n - Scope and ContentCorrespondence and other papers regarding the settlement of Melbourne and the ill-treatment of Aborigines
Photocopies of originals in the Dixson collection, being part of the Tasmanian Archives, which were returned to Tasmania in 1962
Includes copies of the Melbourne and Geelong deeds ceding 500,000 and 100,000 acres respectively to Batman, by the Aborigines. These copies were contemporary copies of the original deeds, and were sent by Batman to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land.
Correspondents include John Batman, John Wedge and the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales
Photocopies made in the State Library of N.S.W. - Finding AidsContents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -
- Description source
Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012. - General note
Transferred from DLSPENCER 381 - Creator/Author/Artist
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