The Port Phillip district remained under that name as long as it was part of New South Wales. On 1 July 1851, the district of Port Phillip officially separated from New South Wales, becoming the Colony of Victoria.
On 1 July 1851, the district of Port Phillip officially separated from New South Wales, becoming the Colony of Victoria.
Port Phillip was named after Australia's first Governor - Governor Arthur Phillip.
When the Port Phillip district of New South Wales was separated as a separate colony in 1851 it was called after Queen Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom, whose colony it was.
Port Phillip Bay was named for Arthur Phillip, the former Governor of New South Wales. Philip Gidley King renamed it after John Murray named it for him, Port King.
Port Phillip Bay is in Dromana, Victoria Austali.
Melbourne, Victoria
John Batman arrived in the Port Phillip Bay area of Victoria in 1835.
Port Phillip District was established as a separate colony.
Albert Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is located 3 kilometers south of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Port Phillip.
Melbourne is at the top of Port Phillip Bay. There is a smaller bay to the south-east of the city called Western Port Bay.
Port Phillip Gazette ended in 1851.
Port Phillip Gazette was created in 1838.