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... Perth for the capital , with the port at Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River , nine miles away . The infant colony was formed by an investment company under Thomas Peel , cousin of the English statesman Sir Robert Peel . Of every ...
... Perth for the capital , with the port at Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River , nine miles away . The infant colony was formed by an investment company under Thomas Peel , cousin of the English statesman Sir Robert Peel . Of every ...
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... Perth . Williams at first took the unkempt haggard Grey for a crazy Malay roaming the district , but when matters were explained the leader was soon enjoying a choice meal . Soon afterwards the rest of the party arrived . When Grey ...
... Perth . Williams at first took the unkempt haggard Grey for a crazy Malay roaming the district , but when matters were explained the leader was soon enjoying a choice meal . Soon afterwards the rest of the party arrived . When Grey ...
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... Perth to Adelaide by way of the Bight , 1870. From the Murchison crossed desert to Peak Station on the Overland Telegraph Line , 1874 . FREMANTLE , CAPTAIN Hoisted British Flag at Fremantle , 1829 170 THE SIXTH CONTINENT.
... Perth to Adelaide by way of the Bight , 1870. From the Murchison crossed desert to Peak Station on the Overland Telegraph Line , 1874 . FREMANTLE , CAPTAIN Hoisted British Flag at Fremantle , 1829 170 THE SIXTH CONTINENT.
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The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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