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 39
... hand those who had been freed from the bindings of their sentence and restored to ordinary life ; and on the other hand , the military and some of the free settlers who wished to preserve for themselves a society distinct from any ...
... hand those who had been freed from the bindings of their sentence and restored to ordinary life ; and on the other hand , the military and some of the free settlers who wished to preserve for themselves a society distinct from any ...
Page 103
... hand , or an iron claw . From the time under discussion , however , Peel either had no right hand or could not hold a pen in it , as if several fingers were missing or useless . It is quite certain that in those two months something of ...
... hand , or an iron claw . From the time under discussion , however , Peel either had no right hand or could not hold a pen in it , as if several fingers were missing or useless . It is quite certain that in those two months something of ...
Page 106
... hand , their faith was severely tested . In this crucial time at Clarence , when fair weather had fled , con- ditions were uncomfortable , hearts low and all badly in need of en- couragement and example in the ordeal of waiting for ...
... hand , their faith was severely tested . In this crucial time at Clarence , when fair weather had fled , con- ditions were uncomfortable , hearts low and all badly in need of en- couragement and example in the ordeal of waiting for ...
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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