I was 11 year old when Bateman visited Port Phillips. I am born at Brushes Creek – I never forget it. I remember Buckley’s word every time. Captain Cook landed at Western Port. Then Bateman came in. They were looking for country. Looked around the sea and he found a lot of blacks on the other side of Geelong and found Buckley in camp. No trousers, all raggedy. He wore opossum rug and he fetched him home to Bateman’s house. Bateman sent some potatoes from Melbourne to camp of Yarra blacks.
Then the blacks travel to Idelburge. All the blacks camp at Muddy Creek. Next morning, all went down to see Bateman. Old man and women and children and they all went to Bateman’s house for rations, everything ready there, and killed some sheep by Bateman’s orders.
Buckley told the blacks to look at Bateman’s face. He look very white; any man that you see out in the bush not to touch him. When you see empty hut not to touch the bread in it. Make camp outside and wait till man comes home and find everything safe in the house. They are good people. If you kill one white man, white fellow will shoot you down like kangaroo. A lot of white fellows come here by and by and cleared the scrub all over the country.
Captian Lancell just coming in and Mr Focner and Mr Latrobe come from England that time. We heard our minister Mr Lanon. We got a school room in German garden and the school master’s name Mr Smidht. He were singing Hallalooler.
Henry Barkly coming in when Mr Latrobe went home.
All the protectors; Mr Thomas protector belong to Melbourne blacks; Mr Le Seut belong to Loddon tribe; Mr Bright belong to Geelong tribe; Mr Dockfill, Colac tribe. Buckley say bring all stone tomahawks and give them to Mr Bateman. Then stone to go to England all Aboriginals.
