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Events on Saturday 6 June 1835 1
1835Founding of MelbourneJohn Batman's treaty opens settlement on the Yarra RiverJohn Batman negotiated an agreement with Wurundjeri elders for land on the Yarra River, and settlers soon established a town that became Melbourne. The settlement grew rapidly to become one of Australia's major cities.