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 31
... land to the extent of 250,000 acres should be reserved for them . A copy of the map on which the choice should be made to be given to each of the Parties and Captain Stirling , if his arrival should precede that of the associated ...
... land to the extent of 250,000 acres should be reserved for them . A copy of the map on which the choice should be made to be given to each of the Parties and Captain Stirling , if his arrival should precede that of the associated ...
Page 179
... acres of land to which I became entitled on delivery of the last batch of settlers in the Rockingham.21 · And he enclosed a copy of the letter from the Colonial Office on which he based his claim - R . H. Hay's letter of 6 December 1828 ...
... acres of land to which I became entitled on delivery of the last batch of settlers in the Rockingham.21 · And he enclosed a copy of the letter from the Colonial Office on which he based his claim - R . H. Hay's letter of 6 December 1828 ...
Page 189
... acres of land in what he was assured was a favourable situation at below the Crown price of five shillings . About the be- ginning of May 1839 he bought that acreage from Thomas Peel for the sum of £ 1,250 , or 2s . 6d . per acre.43 It ...
... acres of land in what he was assured was a favourable situation at below the Crown price of five shillings . About the be- ginning of May 1839 he bought that acreage from Thomas Peel for the sum of £ 1,250 , or 2s . 6d . per acre.43 It ...
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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