Squatters as they were called, were the original settlers of Victoria in the 1830s. The very earliest of these settled on their own initiative in the 1830s, appropriating large tracts of land for pasturing sheep or cattle.
Squatters as they were called, were the original settlers of Victoria in the 1830s. The very earliest of these settled on their own initiative in the 1830s, appropriating large tracts of land for pasturing sheep or cattle.