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Port Phillip papers

Page from John Batman's journal showing the famous line 'This will be the place for a village.'
John Batman's journal, 'This will be the place for a village.'

 The various collections that make up the Port Phillip papers preserve key records of early European settlement in Victoria. The papers include John Batman's journal and accounts of William Buckley emerging from the wilderness after years of living among the Aboriginal people.

Port Phillip papers