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The part of
the New South Wales
colony that is now called Victoria (after the British Queen of that
time)
was called the Port Phillip District up until its separation in 1851.
It
was largely untouched from the time of the coming of the First
Fleet,
to Australia, in 1788 until the early 1830s.
The pages linked below give some
insight to the exploration and early settlement of the district
known
as Port Phillip.
DISCOVERY
Early
survey voyages sent from Port Jackson (Sydney)
to
explore the coastline and suitability for colonization
of
the district to the south.
HISTORY
The
history of the discovery and settlement of the district
known
as Port Phillip.