Talk:Proclamation of Governor Bourke

Terra Nullius.
" Bourke's proclamation effectively declared Batman's treaty null and void, and implemented the concept of terra nullius—that the colonies belonged to no-one prior to settlement by the British Crown.[1]"

Governor Bourke's proclamation says nothing at all about the "doctrine" of "terra nullius". It says all the land belongs to the Crown,  and only the Crown has the right to sell or lease it. That's all it says. It does not address the issue of how the Crown became the owner at all,  whether by "terra nullius",  or conquest,  or any other means by which the Crown might have acquired it. It is silent on that issue.Lathamibird (talk) 04:13, 12 March 2015 (UTC)