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- ↑ John Batman's Journal "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ from Batman's Journal http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/0/0/1/tdoc/pp0016-055-0.shtml Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ from Batman's Journal http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/0/0/1/tdoc/pp0016-058-0.shtml Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ a description of the party left at Port Phillip in Batman's journal http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/0/0/1/tdoc/pp0016-073-0.shtml Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ from Batman's Journal http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/portphillip/0/0/1/tdoc/pp0016-075-0.shtml Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Reminisces of James Buckley "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)