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 20
... proposed company , they were not a little depressed to find that no one , however enthusiastic , was going to commit himself to embark property or invest capital until it was ascertained whether or not the proposed colony would be ...
... proposed company , they were not a little depressed to find that no one , however enthusiastic , was going to commit himself to embark property or invest capital until it was ascertained whether or not the proposed colony would be ...
Page 29
... proposal from Sir George Murray , and may have been pinning their hopes on that , more than on the word of the volatile ... proposed settlement in Western Australia are those contained in the paper , a copy of which I enclose . * His ...
... proposal from Sir George Murray , and may have been pinning their hopes on that , more than on the word of the volatile ... proposed settlement in Western Australia are those contained in the paper , a copy of which I enclose . * His ...
Page 32
... proposed to include in the number of their emigrants , the allowance of land would be 40 acres only for children up to three years of age , 80 acres for those up to six years , 120 acres up to ten years , after which age the adult ...
... proposed to include in the number of their emigrants , the allowance of land would be 40 acres only for children up to three years of age , 80 acres for those up to six years , 120 acres up to ten years , after which age the adult ...
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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