Port Phillip Association Records

The Port Phillip Association records are of historic significance as the foundation documents of European settlement in the Port Phillip and Melbourne region. They are important records of contact between European settlers and the local Kulin people, and in particular, the ‘treaty’ signed between John Batman and the Kulin remains relevant to ongoing debates on land rights and reconciliation. The papers also record the cross-cultural experience of the escaped convict William Buckley, with rare insights into Aboriginal culture before white settlement.

Inscription Number: #15

Year of Inscription: 2004

Physical Location: State Library of Victoria

Drawings from the John Helder Wedge Field Book, 1835-1836, MS 10768, State Library of Victoria

Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria