Title The settlement of John Batman in Port Phillip : from his own journal

Published Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic. : Quest T. Publishing, 1985

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ADPML SPWV PAMPHLET	994.52 Bat/Soj		LIB USE ONLY

Description 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm Summary Extract from John Batman's journal describes voyage from Launceston, Van Dieman's Land to Port Phillip Bay; geography; encounters with Aborigines; dams for catching fish, artwork, evidence of burning the land; exchange of goods for guidance; purchase of land from local Aborigines, June 6 1835; return to Van Dieman's Land Notes Available from The Manager, Quest T. Publishing, P.O. Box 59, Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic. 3156 Facsimile reprint. First published: Melbourne : George Slater, 1856. Ferguson no. 6801 Subject Batman, John, 1800-1839 -- Diaries. Batman, John, 1800-1839 -- Diaries. Batman, John, 1800-1839. Pioneers -- Australia -- Port Phillip Bay Region (Vic.) -- Diaries Pioneers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Diaries. Pioneers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Port Phillip Bay Region -- Diaries SUBJECT Port Phillip Bay Region (Vic.) -- History -- Diaries Victoria -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007556 -- 1834-1851 -- Sources Genre/Form Diaries. ISBN 0949230049

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