Batman's Treaty
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Batman's Treaty was an agreement between the Port Phillip Association of British grazier colonists, and a group of Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung elders, for the purchase of land around Port Phillip, near
Artist's impression from the 1880s of the treaty being signed
The "Melbourne" deed John Batman is said to have presented to the Kulin nations' leaders and to have it signed by them on 6 June 1835. This was intended to be evidence for Batman to claim, on behalf of the Port Phillip Association, much of the land around Port Phillip Bay.
Joseph Gellibrand
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Joseph Tice Gellibrand was the first Attorney-General of the British colony of Van Diemen's Land, where he gained notoriety with his attempts to establish full rights of trial by jury. He became an in
Batman's Treaty
…traditional owners. The treaty was implicitly declared void on 26 August 1835 by the Governor of New South Wales, Richard Bourke. In 1827, John Batman and Joseph Gellibrand, applied for a grant of land at Port Phillip, which was at the time part of the colony of New South Wales. The petitioners stated that they were prepared…
Joseph Gellibrand