On August 30, 1835, Tasmania passengers aboard a schooner named Enterprize were the first non-Aboriginal pioneers to settle on the north bank of the Yarra River near today’s Immigration Museum. This row of ship prow figureheads commemorates the historic landing. They were erected in the riverside Enterprize Park in 1985 to help celebrate the city’s 150th anniversary. Initially, the settlement was called Dootigala. Soon it became Batmania in honor of John Batman who first explored the area. In 1837, it was renamed Melbourne.
