Agency:
Port Phillip Association
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1834
End Date:
31 Dec 1840
Description:
The Port Phillip Association was formed in 1835 to promote British settlement of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, the area that became the city of Melbourne. Leading members of the Association included land owner John Batman, lawyer Joseph Tice Gellibrand, surveyor John Helder Wedge, and financier Charles Swanston, Managing Director of the Derwent Bank.
Related Agencies:
Swanston Family (NG3235) | 01 Jan 1789 | 31 Dec 2012 |
John Helder Wedge (Surveyor) (NG278) | 01 Jan 1793 | 22 Nov 1872 |
John Batman (NG2874) | 21 Jan 1801 | 06 May 1839 |
Gellibrand Family (NG187) | 01 Jan 1814 |
Derwent Bank (NG305) | 01 Jan 1828 | 31 Dec 1849 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS4979 Derwent Bank - General Correspondence | 01 Jan 1828 | 31 Dec 1855 |
NS5774 Maps | 01 Jan 1838 |