
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...


Melbourne has often been considered the most English of Australia's various capital cities, yet it was the only one to be founded by a native-born Australian. In 1835 John Batman sailed from Port Philip and up the Yarra River to establish his new village. By the 1850s...
