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 56
... emigrants . Looking about for another ship may have caused the loss of some precious time , and may also account for the loss of some of his own capital , since the earlier letter to the Colonial Office speaks of the Lady Nugent as ...
... emigrants . Looking about for another ship may have caused the loss of some precious time , and may also account for the loss of some of his own capital , since the earlier letter to the Colonial Office speaks of the Lady Nugent as ...
Page 59
... emigrants ; and he was be- ginning to show what was to be his continuous form , for which he has been much blamed - insistence on the letter of the law . To his way of thinking , the terms of emigration , with regard to transport ...
... emigrants ; and he was be- ginning to show what was to be his continuous form , for which he has been much blamed - insistence on the letter of the law . To his way of thinking , the terms of emigration , with regard to transport ...
Page 61
... emigrant , also observed that these emigrants , according to the Government's understanding , were to be transferred entirely at Mr Peel's cost , were they not ? Suave and malicious , he succeeded in implanting in Peel's mind a doubt as ...
... emigrant , also observed that these emigrants , according to the Government's understanding , were to be transferred entirely at Mr Peel's cost , were they not ? Suave and malicious , he succeeded in implanting in Peel's mind a doubt as ...
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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