Melbourne Landing,1840; watercolor by W. Liardet (1840) In May and June 1835, John Batman, a leading member on the Port Phillip Association in Van Diemen's Land, explored the Melbourne region, and later claimed to get negotiated a invest in of 2,four hundred km2 (600,000 acres) with eight Wurundjeri elders. https://melbourne-nang19517.wikifiltraciones.com/2601560/melbourne_australia_no_further_a_mystery