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 182
... debt within five years.26 This debt had mounted , with accruing interest , to £ 2,823 18s . Id . A List of Debts due to the Crown with the interest calculated upon each up to 31 March 1838 shows that many of the large landowners in the ...
... debt within five years.26 This debt had mounted , with accruing interest , to £ 2,823 18s . Id . A List of Debts due to the Crown with the interest calculated upon each up to 31 March 1838 shows that many of the large landowners in the ...
Page 205
... debt amounted to £ 3,125 os . 10d . In spite of the payments Thomas Peel had struggled to make , the debt was increasing by £ 156 5s . od . per annum . The Secretary of State , Lord Stanley , rapped Governor Hutt over the knuckles with ...
... debt amounted to £ 3,125 os . 10d . In spite of the payments Thomas Peel had struggled to make , the debt was increasing by £ 156 5s . od . per annum . The Secretary of State , Lord Stanley , rapped Governor Hutt over the knuckles with ...
Page 212
... debt to the Crown ( for he had little doubt that smaller creditors would happily accept a cash pay- ment , even if only of five shillings in the pound ) and he would be quit of the shade of Solomon Levey for ever . And still something ...
... debt to the Crown ( for he had little doubt that smaller creditors would happily accept a cash pay- ment , even if only of five shillings in the pound ) and he would be quit of the shade of Solomon Levey for ever . And still something ...
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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