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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... Dora was an accomplished musician , trained both in singing and the pianoforte . A diarist of the early days refers to Mrs Peel as having been an actress , but the most intense research has failed to find any trace of an actress named ...
... Dora was an accomplished musician , trained both in singing and the pianoforte . A diarist of the early days refers to Mrs Peel as having been an actress , but the most intense research has failed to find any trace of an actress named ...
Page 163
... Dora . Even though they fought , Dora and Tommy had great fun fishing and playing on the white beaches of Mandurah . Many a time they were joined by the younger children of Henry Edward Hall . The older Hall children , Sarah and Henry ...
... Dora . Even though they fought , Dora and Tommy had great fun fishing and playing on the white beaches of Mandurah . Many a time they were joined by the younger children of Henry Edward Hall . The older Hall children , Sarah and Henry ...
Page 237
... Dora Peel and Henry Hall . But to Dora's amazement and despair , her father , who exerted a powerful influence over her , as he did over anyone who came within his sphere , completely and utterly refused to countenance her acquaintance ...
... Dora Peel and Henry Hall . But to Dora's amazement and despair , her father , who exerted a powerful influence over her , as he did over anyone who came within his sphere , completely and utterly refused to countenance her acquaintance ...
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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