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 13
... Stirling's enthusiasm was matched by that of the botanist accompanying the expedition , Charles Fraser . They occupied themselves on the return to Sydney ( accomplished in half the time of the outward journey ) in preparing glowing ...
... Stirling's enthusiasm was matched by that of the botanist accompanying the expedition , Charles Fraser . They occupied themselves on the return to Sydney ( accomplished in half the time of the outward journey ) in preparing glowing ...
Page 27
... Stirling says : ' At my dinner on Monday it appeared to me that the Association were under some mistake as to their precise views and situation , for they worked upon themselves as the only Settlers at heart , as having a right of prior ...
... Stirling says : ' At my dinner on Monday it appeared to me that the Association were under some mistake as to their precise views and situation , for they worked upon themselves as the only Settlers at heart , as having a right of prior ...
Page 75
... Stirling pontificated , take the newly - discovered region of the Murray River , so - called after Sir George Murray , their mutual friend : some forty miles south of Fremantle , this was a part of the map that Stirling had not seen on ...
... Stirling pontificated , take the newly - discovered region of the Murray River , so - called after Sir George Murray , their mutual friend : some forty miles south of Fremantle , this was a part of the map that Stirling had not seen on ...
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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