Thomas Peel of Swan RiverHistory of the Swan River Settlement, W.A. and its founder Thomas Peel 1768-1865; Settlement founded 1829; p.77- 78; Contact & reactions between the first Swan River settlers and the Aborigines; Chp.IX; Settlers difficulties with the Murray River Aborigines - murder and plunder - police force formed - Pinjarra area; Effort to civilize Aborigines; Institution for natives founded at foot of Mount Elna 1837 under F.F. Armstrong; Attitude of settlers improved. |
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... Colonial Office who were opposing his plans for Swan River . Writing to John on 23 August 1828 to let him know what progress he had made he remarked : About three weeks ago I persuaded the Colonial Office people into the necessity of ...
... Colonial Office who were opposing his plans for Swan River . Writing to John on 23 August 1828 to let him know what progress he had made he remarked : About three weeks ago I persuaded the Colonial Office people into the necessity of ...
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... Colonial Office if handled tactfully and not bustled along , would come round to this point of view . It only needed time . He was not to know that while he was following this patient course , which was contrary to his natural ...
... Colonial Office if handled tactfully and not bustled along , would come round to this point of view . It only needed time . He was not to know that while he was following this patient course , which was contrary to his natural ...
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... Colonial Office , either of acknowledgement or acceptance , in reply to their proposal of 14 November . Thomas Peel was deputed to find out why . Soon after receiving the proposal , the Colonial Office had worked out ( to its horror ) ...
... Colonial Office , either of acknowledgement or acceptance , in reply to their proposal of 14 November . Thomas Peel was deputed to find out why . Soon after receiving the proposal , the Colonial Office had worked out ( to its horror ) ...
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aborigines acres of land Adam Armstrong appeared arrived Association Australind became Captain Meares Captain Stirling Clarence Clifton Co-partnership coast Cockburn Sound Colonial Office Colonial Secretary Cooper and Levey cousin Daniel Cooper daughter debt December Deed Despatches Dora Dunnage Elmslie Emancipists emigrants England establishment Frederick Peel Fremantle Garden Island gentlemen Gilmore Government Governor Stirling grant of land Hall ibid indentured James Stirling January knew labour Land Titles Office later leave letter Levey's Location 16 London Mandurah Mandurah House Mary Charlotte ment months Murray River natives party Peel's Peelfold person Perth Gazette Pinjarra received reported Robert Peel Rockingham sailed Serpentine Farm servants settlement scheme settlers shillings ship Sir George Murray soldiers Solomon Levey South Wales Stirling's Swan River colony Swan River Guardian Sydney Thomas Peel townsite Twiss Wakefield Western Australia wife William wrote