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John Batman (21 January 1801 – 6 May 1839) was an Australian grazier, entrepreneur and explorer. He is best known for his role in the founding of Melbourne .
May 12, 2011 · John Batman was a pioneer who tried to buy land from the Wurundjeru people in Melbourne, but also led a roving party to hunt down Aborigines in Tasmania. He was a complex and controversial figure who was praised and condemned for his actions.
John Batman (1801-1839), pioneer of Melbourne, was born on 21 January 1801 in New South Wales. His parents, William and Mary Bat (e)man, had reached Sydney in the Ganges on 2 June 1797.
Although it's not widely known, John Batman's final years were hardly as prosperous as the rest of his life. Battling syphilis and soaring debt, he watched his wife leave him for another man. After his death, his children were separated and stripped of their inheritance.
John Batman was a pioneer and one of the founders of Melbourne, Victoria, but also involved in land conflicts and massacres of Indigenous people. Learn about his life, achievements, controversies and legacy in this article.
…a pioneer settler and entrepreneur, John Batman, negotiated a treaty with the Aboriginal elders for the purchase of 500,000 acres (200,000 hectares) at the head of Port Phillip Bay. The price was 40 blankets, 30 axes, 100 knives, 50 scissors, 30 mirrors, 200 handkerchiefs, 100 pounds of flour, and 6…
John Batman claimed to have bought 240,000 hectares of Kulin nation land from local leaders in 1835, but his contract was invalidated by the British Crown. Learn about the cultural and historical differences between European and Indigenous concepts of land ownership and the challenges of colonial Melbourne.
