Melbourne Landing,1840; watercolor by W. Liardet (1840) In Might and June 1835, John Batman, a leading member in the Port Phillip Association in Van Diemen's Land, explored the Melbourne region, and later on claimed to obtain negotiated a order of two,400 km2 (600,000 acres) with eight Wurundjeri elders. Even https://melbourne-victoria-aus29517.pointblog.net/5-simple-statements-about-melbourne-cbd-explained-62971479