Port Phillip Association

Dates:
Active 1750
Active 1849

Biographical notes:

The Port Phillip Association, led by John Batman, was formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1835 by a group of individuals eager to establish a permanent settlement in the Port Phillip District. Their basic aim was to acquire land from the local Aboriginal people.

From the description of Papers. 1835-1837. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222824393

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Subjects:

  • Land settlement
  • Land tenure

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Victoria (as recorded)
  • Australia--Port Phillip Region (Vic.) (as recorded)
  • Port Phillip Region (Vic.) (as recorded)
  • Indigenous peoples--Australia--Victoria (as recorded)
  • Australia--Port Phillip Region (Vic.) (as recorded)
  • Geelong (Vic.) (as recorded)
  • Victoria (as recorded)
  • Port Phillip Region (Vic.) (as recorded)
  • Melbourne (Vic.) (as recorded)

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