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 30
... letter , which later proved to be the most important of the whole correspondence , showed that considerable thought had gone on among the officials of the Colonial Office during the past few days on the subject of the granting of land ...
... letter , which later proved to be the most important of the whole correspondence , showed that considerable thought had gone on among the officials of the Colonial Office during the past few days on the subject of the granting of land ...
Page 69
... letter of 29 January which had set the date of 1 November for the arrival of all his emigrants , and that he considered himself bound only by his promise to have all his emigrants proceeding to the colony before the end of 1829 ...
... letter of 29 January which had set the date of 1 November for the arrival of all his emigrants , and that he considered himself bound only by his promise to have all his emigrants proceeding to the colony before the end of 1829 ...
Page 181
... letter in which Stirling remarked that it was Mr Peel's wish that he should make any representations in his power . He then proceeded to say : I am called upon to state that as far as relates to the importation of 400 settlers in the ...
... letter in which Stirling remarked that it was Mr Peel's wish that he should make any representations in his power . He then proceeded to say : I am called upon to state that as far as relates to the importation of 400 settlers in 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