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 76
He gazed at the enormous shallow sweep of the bay's shoreline, which dwindled
almost to invisibility against the colourless blue arc of the midday sky, and then
rose to a hilly point that seemed like an island and appeared to reach almost to ...
He gazed at the enormous shallow sweep of the bay's shoreline, which dwindled
almost to invisibility against the colourless blue arc of the midday sky, and then
rose to a hilly point that seemed like an island and appeared to reach almost to ...
Page 122
... and attributed to R. Gouger, who appeared as Editor. This was the year when
emigration to Swan River was proceeding rapidly and when a certain amount of
attention in England, apart from the more immediate interests of English electoral
...
... and attributed to R. Gouger, who appeared as Editor. This was the year when
emigration to Swan River was proceeding rapidly and when a certain amount of
attention in England, apart from the more immediate interests of English electoral
...
Page 174
The trial appeared to do no harm to Clark's professional reputation, but it is
evident that he was not a well-liked man. He and his second in the duel, William
Temple Graham, both attorneys, were to spend the next few years opposing each
...
The trial appeared to do no harm to Clark's professional reputation, but it is
evident that he was not a well-liked man. He and his second in the duel, William
Temple Graham, both attorneys, were to spend the next few years opposing each
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thomas Peel of Swan River |
| Author | Alexandra Hasluck |
| Publisher | Oxford U. P., 1965 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 273 pages |
| Subjects | Australia Frontier and pioneer life Pioneers Swan River (W.A.) Western Australia |
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