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John Batman led an exploration to the Port Phillip area, where he famously declared, 'This will be the place for a village.' Although the settlement of Melbourne was quickly established, Batman himself suffered from ill health and was refused ownership of the land on which he settled his family.
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Subjects:
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1801-1839
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