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 97
... Garden Island , no doubt hoping to ride out the storm ; and the next morning , 14 May , a boat from one of the warships anchored in the Sound went out to her with a naval officer who could pilot the ship over the treacherous Parmelia ...
... Garden Island , no doubt hoping to ride out the storm ; and the next morning , 14 May , a boat from one of the warships anchored in the Sound went out to her with a naval officer who could pilot the ship over the treacherous Parmelia ...
Page 98
... Garden Island , the boats should make for there . If they could get there , they should be sent back for the women and children . He is said to have given the order to proceed to Garden Island . This order would make no sense at all if ...
... Garden Island , the boats should make for there . If they could get there , they should be sent back for the women and children . He is said to have given the order to proceed to Garden Island . This order would make no sense at all if ...
Page 101
... Garden Island . Being the sort of man he was , one would think that all that went on on the island was known to him . It is therefore tantalizing to have him report to Hay in July 1830 that five or six ships had gone on shore during the ...
... Garden Island . Being the sort of man he was , one would think that all that went on on the island was known to him . It is therefore tantalizing to have him report to Hay in July 1830 that five or six ships had gone on shore during the ...
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aborigines acres of land Adam Armstrong appeared arrived Association Australind became brother 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 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