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 xiii
... Murray River opposite our shack belonged to the Peel Estate , and that so did the Serpentine . It was all wild bushland . A few fisher - folk , including a large family of Japanese , lived along the Murray ; there were perhaps half a ...
... Murray River opposite our shack belonged to the Peel Estate , and that so did the Serpentine . It was all wild bushland . A few fisher - folk , including a large family of Japanese , lived along the Murray ; there were perhaps half a ...
Page 75
... Murray River , so - called after Sir George Murray , their mutual friend : some forty miles south of Fremantle , this was a part of the map that Stirling had not seen on his first voyage , for the simple reason that that section of the ...
... Murray River , so - called after Sir George Murray , their mutual friend : some forty miles south of Fremantle , this was a part of the map that Stirling had not seen on his first voyage , for the simple reason that that section of the ...
Page 139
... Murray River . TO BE LET For the period of 7 , 14 or 21 years furnished or unfurnished . MANDURAH HOUSE The residence of Thomas Peel Esquire at the Murray River , together with twelve or fourteen acres of valuable Land in high condition ...
... Murray River . TO BE LET For the period of 7 , 14 or 21 years furnished or unfurnished . MANDURAH HOUSE The residence of Thomas Peel Esquire at the Murray River , together with twelve or fourteen acres of valuable Land in high condition ...
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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