VICTORIA
Legislative Assembly
STANDING
RULES AND ORDERS
RELATING TO
PUBLIC BUSINESS
&c., &c.,
PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
AND
[SIGNATURE: John Pascoe Fawkner]
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
[Arms of the Colony]
By Authority:
JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE
1858
Available here is John Pascoe Fawkner's signed copy of the Legislative Assembly's Standing Rules and Orders, dated 1858. Here is an opportunity to obtain a unique item of Fawkner's personal property, an object naturally of great importance in relation to the history of Melbourne and Victoria.
John Pascoe Fawkner was a major figure in the early history of Melbourne, Australia.
Fawkner was one of the founders of Melbourne (along with John Batman), was the first person to settle there, and then played a significant role in its development during the early to mid 19th century.
In terms of his political career, Fawkner served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was a member of the first elected Legislative Assembly of Victoria, which was established in 1856. He represented the electorate of Melbourne West in the Assembly between 1856 and 1859.