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 154
... soldiers under a corporal were to join them , for the purpose of being left in charge of a station which would be established at Pinjarra . The soldiers took their time in preparing for their new station . Captain Roe was quite happy ...
... soldiers under a corporal were to join them , for the purpose of being left in charge of a station which would be established at Pinjarra . The soldiers took their time in preparing for their new station . Captain Roe was quite happy ...
Page 166
... soldier has even a Shadow of justification . ( Two pages are then devoted to discussing , in Peel's capacity as ... Soldiers appeared much alarm'd at the strength of the party , but as they had left their Spears at my house and were ...
... soldier has even a Shadow of justification . ( Two pages are then devoted to discussing , in Peel's capacity as ... Soldiers appeared much alarm'd at the strength of the party , but as they had left their Spears at my house and were ...
Page 200
... soldiers who habitually brought the mail from the Canning to meet the Pinjarra soldiers at the Serpentine , should stay for a day or two to assist him , while a servant of his should transfer the Pinjarra mail to the Canning for them ...
... soldiers who habitually brought the mail from the Canning to meet the Pinjarra soldiers at the Serpentine , should stay for a day or two to assist him , while a servant of his should transfer the Pinjarra mail to the Canning for them ...
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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