Batman, John (1801 - 1839)

Summary

John Batman was the first European person to realise the potential of land near the Yarra River as a spot for a town and is thus considered one of the founders of Melbourne.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Brown, P. L., 'Batman, John (1801-1839), Pioneer of Melbourne' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 67-71. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010066b.htm. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q734353. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/63186265. Details
• 'Batman, John (1801-1839)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-626468. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
• Andrews, Shawana, 'Billibellary's Walk: Unveiling Aboriginal meaning of place at a sandstone university' in Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth, Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton, eds (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2024), pp. 69-85, https://www.mup.com.au/books/dhoombak-goobgoowana-paperback-softback. Pages: 80. Details
• Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_b.html. Details
• Jones, Ross L. ; Waghorne, James; and Langton, Marcia, 'Introduction' in Dhoombak goobgoowana: a history of Indigenous Australia and the University of Melbourne - Volume 1: The Truth, Ross L. Jones, James Waghorne and Marcia Langton, eds (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2024), pp. xiii-xxix, https://www.mup.com.au/books/dhoombak-goobgoowana-paperback-softback. Details