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The first European settlers arrived in Melbourne in 1835, led by John Batman, who is often credited as one of the city's founders. They established a settlement on the banks of the Yarra River, which would eventually grow into the city of Melbourne. The area was previously inhabited by the Wurundjeri people, an Indigenous Australian group. The settlement was officially named Melbourne in 1837 in honor of the then British Prime Minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.

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