Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:06 pmIn 1993, Alison Weaver and Paul Quinn were appointed to make their mark on the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets, which they did with their sculpture called Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch. It represents Batman, Swanston and Hoddle, who were Melbourne's early pioneers. It is a humorous representation of society's consumerism.
Batman came from Hobart and negotiated with the local Aboriginal peoples in 1835, to acquire land in the Port Phillip area for the Port Phillip Association.
Captain Charles Swanston came from Tasmanian and was the Port Phillip Association’s banker and was most likely who drew up the controversial treaty John Batman signed with the local Aboriginals.
Robert Hoddle was the surveyor of Port Phillip District who, in the 1830s, created the street grid system upon which inner city Melbourne is based.
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Batman came from Hobart and negotiated with the local Aboriginal peoples in 1835, to acquire land in the Port Phillip area for the Port Phillip Association.
Captain Charles Swanston came from Tasmanian and was the Port Phillip Association’s banker and was most likely who drew up the controversial treaty John Batman signed with the local Aboriginals.
Robert Hoddle was the surveyor of Port Phillip District who, in the 1830s, created the street grid system upon which inner city Melbourne is based.
Regards