Engraving of the home of the pioneer John Pascoe Fawkner, who settled on the Yarra River, where Melbourne now stands, in Victoria, Australia. Fawkner (1792 – 1869) financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize in 1835 . Fawkner's party sailed to Port Phillip and up the Yarra River to found a settlement which became the city of Melbourne.

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Size: 3543px × 3265px
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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