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 115
... remained in the place while Peel departed for the Murray River . The Murray had come to represent to Thomas Peel an escape , a refuge far away from all the reminders of what might have been , and above all , the centre of all that remained ...
... remained in the place while Peel departed for the Murray River . The Murray had come to represent to Thomas Peel an escape , a refuge far away from all the reminders of what might have been , and above all , the centre of all that remained ...
Page 142
... remained in Perth . He was an active and enterprising colonist and wished to see if the Murray River was as good as it had been reported . He and Thomas Peel rapidly became very good associates , Captain Byrne appearing for Peel in some ...
... remained in Perth . He was an active and enterprising colonist and wished to see if the Murray River was as good as it had been reported . He and Thomas Peel rapidly became very good associates , Captain Byrne appearing for Peel in some ...
Page 242
... remained in South Australia . At all events he was there when he heard of his father's death and entered his caveat against the Will . The caveat evidently crossed a letter of information to him from Western Australia , because several ...
... remained in South Australia . At all events he was there when he heard of his father's death and entered his caveat against the Will . The caveat evidently crossed a letter of information to him from Western Australia , because several ...
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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