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This article, the third in a series on Australian pioneers and explorers, tells of the founding of Melbourne and the part played by John Batman and John Fawkner.
Preston, a grocer shop owner, mistakes a salesman for a patient escaped from a mental hospital. Preston orders everything the salesman suggests in an effort to humour a man he believes is very dangerous.