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 118
... government on himself in having been so keen to found a colony , different from that of New South Wales , on the other side of this enormous continent . He could even castigate himself for not seeing that a free colony of worthy but ...
... government on himself in having been so keen to found a colony , different from that of New South Wales , on the other side of this enormous continent . He could even castigate himself for not seeing that a free colony of worthy but ...
Page 135
... Government.24 Mr Stanley was referring to the debt that Peel had incurred with the Government at Swan River for stores for his people when it became obvious that the stores from Cooper and Levey were not going to arrive . It would seem ...
... Government.24 Mr Stanley was referring to the debt that Peel had incurred with the Government at Swan River for stores for his people when it became obvious that the stores from Cooper and Levey were not going to arrive . It would seem ...
Page 182
... Government held a mortgage over his 250,000 acres of land , Peel having turned over to the Government the title deeds of his grant within a fortnight of receiving them in 1834 , to be held as security for the repayment of his debt ...
... Government held a mortgage over his 250,000 acres of land , Peel having turned over to the Government the title deeds of his grant within a fortnight of receiving them in 1834 , to be held as security for the repayment of his debt ...
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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