John Pascoe Fawkner

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John Pascoe Fawkner

John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 - 4 September 1869) was an pioneer, businessman and politician from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 1835, Fawkner and some settlers from Van Diemen's Land sailed to Australia and started what is today the city of Melbourne.

John Pascoe Fawkner Media

• William Strutt, Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, founder of Melbourne, 1856.jpg

  Portrait of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1856, by William Strutt

• Melbourne from the falls 1838 Robert Russell H24528.jpg

  Melbourne from The Falls, 1838 by Robert Russell. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

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  Funeral of the late John Pascoe Fawkner. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

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  John Fawkner's bluestone grave at Melbourne General Cemetery.

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  Statue of John Pascoe Fawkner at the site of Melbourne former National Mutual Plaza off Collins Street in Melbourne. Unveiled 26 January 1979