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 61
... took time to decide whether to uproot them- selves from their way of life and start again in a new land . It also took time to settle their affairs . In thinking for a moment that several shiploads of settlers would be ready to sail ...
... took time to decide whether to uproot them- selves from their way of life and start again in a new land . It also took time to settle their affairs . In thinking for a moment that several shiploads of settlers would be ready to sail ...
Page 128
... took Western Australia some fifty years from its inception to recover from the results of Wakefield's crying his theories , but in spite of him the colony survived . Wakefield continued to press on with his ideas of colonization and ...
... took Western Australia some fifty years from its inception to recover from the results of Wakefield's crying his theories , but in spite of him the colony survived . Wakefield continued to press on with his ideas of colonization and ...
Page 189
... took the matter up again . Meetings of the Road Trust , and of the Legislative Council which commenced its sittings in March , required Thomas Peel's presence in Perth from time to time , and afforded him the opportunity of meeting ...
... took the matter up again . Meetings of the Road Trust , and of the Legislative Council which commenced its sittings in March , required Thomas Peel's presence in Perth from time to time , and afforded him the opportunity of meeting ...
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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