Melbourne Landing,1840; watercolor by W. Liardet (1840) In May well and June 1835, John Batman, a leading member of your Port Phillip Affiliation in Van Diemen's Land, explored the Melbourne area, and afterwards claimed to acquire negotiated a purchase of two,four hundred km2 (600,000 acres) with 8 Wurundjeri elders. https://gregorydwpft.empirewiki.com/7741866/melbourne_vic_no_further_a_mystery