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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 15
Page 183
... whale . This time , however , a little problem arose . The whale was stranded on the shores of his location , but the Carnac Whaling Company alleged it was their whale . For a while there was talk of a court case : some very nice legal ...
... whale . This time , however , a little problem arose . The whale was stranded on the shores of his location , but the Carnac Whaling Company alleged it was their whale . For a while there was talk of a court case : some very nice legal ...
Page 185
... whalers , which the company considered derogatory to its own interests . Mr J. Bateman of Fremantle , the secretary of the Fremantle Whaling Company , stated the company's feelings in a letter to the Governor of 9 May 1838 , in which he ...
... whalers , which the company considered derogatory to its own interests . Mr J. Bateman of Fremantle , the secretary of the Fremantle Whaling Company , stated the company's feelings in a letter to the Governor of 9 May 1838 , in which he ...
Page 186
... Whaling Company should arise . If the presence of Captain Adams and the Pioneer in Safety Bay should prove detrimental to the interests of the Fremantle Whaling Company more than it was profitable to the colonists engaged with him ...
... Whaling Company should arise . If the presence of Captain Adams and the Pioneer in Safety Bay should prove detrimental to the interests of the Fremantle Whaling Company more than it was profitable to the colonists engaged with him ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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