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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Lady Alexandra Hasluck. thousand miles from England ? Captain Stirling must have bitterly deplored the idea on behalf of his family while as a naval officer he accepted his orders . Captain Stirling , however , was never a man to be ...
Lady Alexandra Hasluck. thousand miles from England ? Captain Stirling must have bitterly deplored the idea on behalf of his family while as a naval officer he accepted his orders . Captain Stirling , however , was never a man to be ...
Page 13
... Captain Stirling considers that Swan River possesses all the ad- vantages with reference to the Trade with the Eastern Islands , which attach to Melville Island or any part of the North West Coast of this Territory , ' wrote Governor ...
... Captain Stirling considers that Swan River possesses all the ad- vantages with reference to the Trade with the Eastern Islands , which attach to Melville Island or any part of the North West Coast of this Territory , ' wrote Governor ...
Page 119
... Captain James Stirling was aware that he was very fortunate in his wife . He was also not at all well off . The colonists had said nothing about paying his passage : they needed all their capital for mere existence . It was a gamble ...
... Captain James Stirling was aware that he was very fortunate in his wife . He was also not at all well off . The colonists had said nothing about paying his passage : they needed all their capital for mere existence . It was a gamble ...
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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