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 143
... look of the Murray estuary , particularly about 200 acres of land on what was scheduled to be a townsite called Peel Town . Although a little negligent about his actual selection and definition of boundaries , he settled and built a ...
... look of the Murray estuary , particularly about 200 acres of land on what was scheduled to be a townsite called Peel Town . Although a little negligent about his actual selection and definition of boundaries , he settled and built a ...
Page 159
... look after native health , and to persuade the aborigines to go to the doctor when they were sick or wounded . In several cases , he tried to persuade natives to have badly wounded limbs amputated , explaining as best he could what ...
... look after native health , and to persuade the aborigines to go to the doctor when they were sick or wounded . In several cases , he tried to persuade natives to have badly wounded limbs amputated , explaining as best he could what ...
Page 187
... look good in 1838 , that year found a number of prominent colonists leaving the place . Among others was Captain Francis Byrne who , after disposing of his farms at Belmont and Baskerville , followed his wife who had already sailed for ...
... look good in 1838 , that year found a number of prominent colonists leaving the place . Among others was Captain Francis Byrne who , after disposing of his farms at Belmont and Baskerville , followed his wife who had already sailed 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