Melbourne's earliest beginnings can be tracked and traced back to 1803 and the survey that was undertaken by Charles Grimes (Surveyor-General NSW). But the story of Victoria and Melbourne only really begins with the expansion of the sheep industry. First, from the south,

Charles Grimes (1772 – 1858) was an English surveyor and was the first European to see the Yarra River. As the New South Wales surveyor-general Charles Grimes, in 1802 he sailed in the Cumberland to examine King's Island and Port Phillip. He discovered the Yarra River on 2 February 1803 but reported unfavourably on the possibilities of settlement at both.

The 1992 Mabo decision was the landmark High Court decision that overturned the doctrine of terra nullius. The Court recognised native title based on possessory title by reason of long possession.

Why do lawyers persist including a fax number on their website, letterhead, in their email signature, and probably on their business cards? It's unnecessary.  It's very 1990s. Plus, it serves no purpose and is often confusing when dialling their office number.

The test for acquiring title by adverse possession has not changed in many years. However, the application of that test is complex, taking into account a variety of situations that may affect a claim such as knowledge of the possessor and concurrent rights over the land.

In the case of Jones v. M the plaintiff sued for obstruction to a right-of way at West Melbourne. The plaintiff relied upon a certificate of title, which showed his title to the right-of-way, and the Court held that under the act passed last Session this gave him an indefeasible title to have the right-of-way free from obstruction.

An important decision was given in the Equity Court yesterday (sic), by Mr. Justice Molesworth, in Robertson v. Keith, affecting the value of certificates of title under the Transfer of Land Statute, which have been generally supposed to be unimpeachable, except by claims under adverse possession for 15 years.

The counties of Victoria are names of the divisions used in Victoria, Australia, for land administration purposes. Victoria is divided into 37 counties, which were gazetted in stages between 1849 and 1871 as Victoria was progressively opened up to British settlement.