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
Joseph Gellibrand
Port Phillip Association
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The Port Phillip Association was formally formed in June 1835 to settle land in what would become Melbourne, which the association believed had been acquired by John Batman for the association from Wu
Joseph Gellibrand
…island state of Tasmania), where he gained notoriety with his attempts to establish full rights of trial by jury. He became an integral part of the Port Phillip Association, producing the Batman Treaty in an attempt to obtain extensive landholdings from the local Aboriginal people around Port Phillip. Gellibrand was also…
The Batman treaty for the area of Geelong, signed and dated 6 June 1835.