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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Page 153
... Mandurah , joined about lunch - time by Captain Richard Meares and his son Seymour , who had come across country ... Mandurah about dusk , and the Governor and officers dismounted at Mr Peel's for dinner . Mandurah House became a scene ...
... Mandurah , joined about lunch - time by Captain Richard Meares and his son Seymour , who had come across country ... Mandurah about dusk , and the Governor and officers dismounted at Mr Peel's for dinner . Mandurah House became a scene ...
Page 230
... Mandurah was slowly becoming a little village . The Marine Hotel on Lyttleton's Corner was a solid building of limestone that could provide a certain amount of comfort , and possessed a large limestone barn or store in which people ...
... Mandurah was slowly becoming a little village . The Marine Hotel on Lyttleton's Corner was a solid building of limestone that could provide a certain amount of comfort , and possessed a large limestone barn or store in which people ...
Page 271
... Mandurah , 163 ; in London , 229 ; returns to colony , 229 ; at Serpentine Farm , 231 ; returns to Mandurah , 233 ; meets future husband , 236 ; share in Peel's estate , 242 ; death , 244 Peel , Frederick , 67 , 68 ; attacked by natives ...
... Mandurah , 163 ; in London , 229 ; returns to colony , 229 ; at Serpentine Farm , 231 ; returns to Mandurah , 233 ; meets future husband , 236 ; share in Peel's estate , 242 ; death , 244 Peel , Frederick , 67 , 68 ; attacked by natives ...
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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