Physical description

Paperback book

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Victorian Historical Journal
Issue 238
Volume 62 Numbers 3 and 4 December 1991 - March 1992
Royal Historical Society Of Victoria

Summary

Article Page 85: Batman's Treaties by Rex Harcourt

On 6th June 1835, John Batman negotiated two treaties with the Aborigines of Port Phillip.

The main treaty, the "Melbourne Deed", was for 500,000 acres and covered not only land in the Melbourne Area but also that stretched along the western arm of Port Phillip Bay to include the present city of Geelong.

The "Geelong Deed" of 100,000 acres skirted Geelong to the south as far as the south coast of Victoria and included the Bellarine Peninsula which was then known as Indented Head.

Sunshine & District was included in the "Melbourne Deed".

Article Page 98: Discovering John Batman's Port Phillip Exploration by Alastair Campbell

This article examines the two different opinions of the route of Batman's expeditions of the Port Phillip region.

John Batman's expedition travelled through the St. Albans and Keilor regions.