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British government did not recognise Aboriginal title to the land. This in effect made any potential settlers trespassers, although the governor recognised the need for further action and recommended the
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returned to Van Diemen’s Land. Here Batman showed Wedge where he had explored and, from these details, Wedge prepared the first map of
Melbourne in June 1835 (published in 1836), showing the location Batman had chosen as the site for the "village" and the division of land between association
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