"I am the greatest landowner in the world."
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Boast made in the Cornwall Hotel, Launceston, June 1835. Quoted in James Bonwick, John Batman, the Founder of Victoria, 2nd ed. (Melbourne, 1868) p. 54
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John Batman
John Batman (21 January 1801 – 6 May 1839) was an Australian grazier, entrepreneur and explorer, who had a prominent role in the founding of Melbourne. He was also involved in the Black War in Van Diemen's Land.
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