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 142
... reported . Four years later , however , Peel , in writing to the Colonial Secretary , had some rather disparaging , even libellous , things to say about Armstrong , indicating a consider- able degree of resentment . " With Armstrong and ...
... reported . Four years later , however , Peel , in writing to the Colonial Secretary , had some rather disparaging , even libellous , things to say about Armstrong , indicating a consider- able degree of resentment . " With Armstrong and ...
Page 206
... reported the discovery of a coal deposit on the banks of the Murray . This discovery did not affect Thomas Peel at all , for it took place on the farther or southern side of the river , on the property of one William Beecham at Jim ...
... reported the discovery of a coal deposit on the banks of the Murray . This discovery did not affect Thomas Peel at all , for it took place on the farther or southern side of the river , on the property of one William Beecham at Jim ...
Page 226
... reported well on Champion Bay . Surveyor - General Roe also visited Champion Bay and reported good grazing country contiguous to the various rivers . One of the earliest colonists of Swan River , Mr W. Burges , at once applied for land ...
... reported well on Champion Bay . Surveyor - General Roe also visited Champion Bay and reported good grazing country contiguous to the various rivers . One of the earliest colonists of Swan River , Mr W. Burges , at once applied for land ...
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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