Batman's Treaty

When

6 Jun 1835

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

37.78° S, 144.99° E

Description

1835 treaty between John Batman and Aboriginal Australians

1835 treaty between John Batman and Aboriginal Australians

Batman's Treaty was an agreement between the Port Phillip Association of British grazier colonists, and a group of Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung elders, for the purchase of land around Port Phillip, near the present site of Melbourne.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batman's Treaty is created between John Batman and Wurundjeri elders to secure the land around Port Phillip Bay for the establishment of Melbourne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der australische Farmer und Geschäftsmann John Batman schließt mit einer Gruppe von „Stammesältesten“ der Wurundjeri-Aborigines Batman’s Treaty über eine Pacht…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page