Melbourne has often been considered the most english of Australia's capitalities, yet it was the only one to be founded by a native-born Australian.n 1835, John Batman, the son of a convict, sailed for Port Phillip Bay andp the River Yarra. He later wrote in his diary:"This will be the place for aillage."
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