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 127
... shillings per acre not only in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land , but at Swan River . When South Australia came into being in 1836 , the price was raised to a minimum of twelve shillings per acre to protect the new and favoured ...
... shillings per acre not only in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land , but at Swan River . When South Australia came into being in 1836 , the price was raised to a minimum of twelve shillings per acre to protect the new and favoured ...
Page 129
... shillings per acre in 1829 , later inclining towards seventy - two shillings.10 Lord Howick had decided on a price of five shillings in 1831 . Stirling began conversations with Hay at once , and on 22 December wrote a letter to him ...
... shillings per acre in 1829 , later inclining towards seventy - two shillings.10 Lord Howick had decided on a price of five shillings in 1831 . Stirling began conversations with Hay at once , and on 22 December wrote a letter to him ...
Page 212
... shillings in the pound ) and he would be quit of the shade of Solomon Levey for ever . And still something over 100,000 acres of land would be his . He must have sat down immediately , and in his rounded backhand writing transcribed a ...
... shillings in the pound ) and he would be quit of the shade of Solomon Levey for ever . And still something over 100,000 acres of land would be his . He must have sat down immediately , and in his rounded backhand writing transcribed a ...
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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