ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, lˈɛs ðɐn tˈuː jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ bˈætmænz lˈændɪŋ ænd wɪðˌɪn wˈiːks ʌvðə fˈɔːɹməl lˈeɪɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv mˈɛlbɚn, ɡˈɑːɹdɪnɚ wʌz sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɔːɹ stɹˈeɪ kˈæɾəl fɹʌm hɪz kˈæɾəl ɹˈʌn wˌɪtʃ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ˌoʊvɚ mˈoʊst əv pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ hˈɔːθɔːɹn, wˌɛn hiː dɪskˈʌvɚd ðɪ ˌʌpɚ jˈæɹɚ ɹˈiːdʒənz təwˈɔːɹdz lˈɪlɪdˌeɪl.
In 1837, less than two years after Batman’s landing and within weeks of the formal laying out of Melbourne, Gardiner was searching for stray cattle from his cattle run which extended over most of present-day Hawthorn, when he discovered the upper Yarra regions (towards Lilydale).