Talk:History of Melbourne
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I appreciate others' corrections of my typos but please note that Enterprize is correctly spelled with a Z Adam
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No mention of the "official response", or of Point Gellibrand/Williamstown?
"In September, 1836, Sydney's Governor Richard Bourke sent Captain William Lonsdale to the Port Phillip district, thereby acknowledging that settlement beyond the permitted boundaries had occurred. Lonsdale selected Gellibrand Point at the north-west of Port Phillip Bay as the place for the official settlement, but the better situated Melbourne overtook it in his later estimation. Nevertheless a town was surveyed and named William's Town (after King William IV), on 10 April, 1837. Land in Nelson Place, Williamstown, was sold two months later." http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/williamstown.html#img
Indeed I believe Gellibrand Point was also a disembarkation point for stock and goods for Fawkner/Batman also as the Yarra could only be navigated by shallow ships (or with light loads to achieve this).
Thanks for that. Feel free to add a paragraph on that if you like. Adam 10:26, 22 Jan 2004 (UTC)
I have created the Timeline of Melbourne history page and linked it in, please add any events and dates you can. Hypernovean 07:30, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)