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 31
... gentlemen , to take immediate steps for delivering over to their surveyor who will probably accompany Captain Stirling to Swan River the block of land has been selected by them . In other respects the associated gentlemen will be placed ...
... gentlemen , to take immediate steps for delivering over to their surveyor who will probably accompany Captain Stirling to Swan River the block of land has been selected by them . In other respects the associated gentlemen will be placed ...
Page 152
... gentlemen had become pessimistic about any improvement on the part of the natives , and Captain Ellis , the ... gentlemen of the Colonial Office that they could not imagine the feelings of the settlers on the spot at the time . But the ...
... gentlemen had become pessimistic about any improvement on the part of the natives , and Captain Ellis , the ... gentlemen of the Colonial Office that they could not imagine the feelings of the settlers on the spot at the time . But the ...
Page 174
... gentlemen , but lived in a raffish half - world of decidedly peculiar people , litigious to the last degree and constantly suing each other for malicious libel or slander . In March 1838 , Mr Graham appeared before the Magistrate's ...
... gentlemen , but lived in a raffish half - world of decidedly peculiar people , litigious to the last degree and constantly suing each other for malicious libel or slander . In March 1838 , Mr Graham appeared before the Magistrate's ...
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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