Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip : being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839

Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip : being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839 / by James Bonwick ; revised, at request, by W. Westgarth

Creator: Bonwick, James, 1817-1906

Call Number: SR 994.5 BON

Created/Published: Melbourne : Printed by Goodall & Demaine ; Published for the author, by George Robertson, 1857

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DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF PORT PHILLIP; BEING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY NOW CALLED VICTORIA. UP TO THE ARRIVAL OF MR. SUPERINTENDENT LATROBE, IN OCTOBER 1839	1
DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF PORT PHILLIP; BEING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY NOW CALLED VICTORIA, UP TO THE ARRIVAL OF MR. SUPERINTENDENT LATROBE, IN OCTOBER, 1839.	3
PREFACE.	5
CONTENTS.	6
CHAPTER I. DISCOVERY OF PORT PHILLIP.	9
CHAPTER II. FIRST SETTLEMENT OF PORT PHILLIP.	15
CHAPTER III. ABANDONMENT OF THE COLONY OF PORT PHILLIP.	21
CHAPTER IV. FURTHER DISCOVERIES IN THE COUNTRY.	26
HUME AND HOVELL’S OVERLAND TRIP.	27
SETTLEMENT OF WESTERN PORT.	29
CAPTAIN STURT ON THE MURRAY.	30
MAJOR MITCHELL'S AUSTRALIA FELIX.	34
CHAPTER V. THE SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT OF PORT PHILLIP. BATMAN AND GELLIBRAND’s APPLICATION.	40
LIFE OF BATMAN.	42
SETTLEMENT OF PORTLAND BAY.	42
BATMAN’S VISIT TO PORT PHILLIP.	46
FAWKNER'S YEAR SETTLEMENT	57
MR. WEDGE’S NARRATIVE.	66
WILLIAM BUCKLEY.	69
ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT.	75
CHAPTER VI. PROPGRESS OF THE SETTLEMENT	89
GOVERNMENT:- STEWART, SIMPSON, LONSDALE, LATROBE.	93
LAND AND LAND SALES.	97
LAW, POLICE AND POST.	117
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SHIPPING.	119
MELBOURNE AND GEELONG.	123
HOTELS AND LICENCES.	126
AMUSEMENTS.	129
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE PORT PHILLIP PRESS.	130
RELIGION IN PORT PHILLIP.	138
WORKS PUBLISHED BY THE SAME AUTHOR. GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND	147

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Bonwick, James and Westgarth, William. Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip : being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839 Melbourne: Printed by Goodall & Demaine ; Published for the author, by George Robertson, 1857. Web. 22 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52781003>

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Bonwick, James & Westgarth, William. 1857, Discovery and settlement of Port Phillip : being a history of the country now called Victoria, up to the arrival of Mr. Superintendent Latrobe, in October, 1839 Printed by Goodall & Demaine ; Published for the author, by George Robertson, Melbourne viewed 22 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52781003

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