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Page 6
... Swan River on a site included within the confines of the present town , which there seems a strong determination to make the main port , not only of Perth , the capital , but of the entire colony . The settle- ment under Major Lockyer ...
... Swan River on a site included within the confines of the present town , which there seems a strong determination to make the main port , not only of Perth , the capital , but of the entire colony . The settle- ment under Major Lockyer ...
Page 7
... Swan River on August 12th , 1829 , and by January , 1830 , thirty - nine “ loca- tions , " as they were called , had been effected by the principal settlers , round whom clustered the smaller fry . The number of cattle was , however ...
... Swan River on August 12th , 1829 , and by January , 1830 , thirty - nine “ loca- tions , " as they were called , had been effected by the principal settlers , round whom clustered the smaller fry . The number of cattle was , however ...
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... Swan River , the upper portion of which is called the Avon , and its branches . The Murray River , with the Hotham , the Williams and affluents , break through the Darling Range by a series of gorges and cañons , and empty themselves ...
... Swan River , the upper portion of which is called the Avon , and its branches . The Murray River , with the Hotham , the Williams and affluents , break through the Darling Range by a series of gorges and cañons , and empty themselves ...
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acres agricultural areas Albany application assisted passage Australian Land Company average banks belt Beverley Broomehill Bunbury bush bushels capital climate coast colonists Company's concession conditional purchaser cost of clearing course crops cultivation dairying Darling Range deposit district Dongara embark Emigrants English Eucla farming favourable feet fencing Fremantle fruit Geraldton Gingin Government Governor growing Guildford immigrant improvements inches jarrah Katanning labour latter lease less licence London Malcolm Fraser ment Messrs Midland Railway miles Norcia north-west Northam obtained passengers pastoral payment person Perth poison population port portion present production profitable purchase money rainfall regard regulations residence sand plain settlement settlers Sir John Forrest Sir William Robinson soil South Australia South-west Division South-western station steamers suitable supply Swan River territory timber tion town town-site Upper Irwin vast Victoria Weld Club West Australian Land Western Australia wheat whilst whole Yilgarn