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 58
... Captain Meares of Huish Cottage , Barnstaple , North Devon , who had applied on 9 June to take up 1,300 acres of land at an annual rent of 2d . per acre . Meares had agreed to bring the land into cultivation within seven years , and was ...
... Captain Meares of Huish Cottage , Barnstaple , North Devon , who had applied on 9 June to take up 1,300 acres of land at an annual rent of 2d . per acre . Meares had agreed to bring the land into cultivation within seven years , and was ...
Page 84
... Meares had a carpet unrolled and spread out for comfort , though perhaps not ... Captain pressed on with the erection of a house , servants ' quarters ... Captain Meares liked so well that in October 1831 he applied for its permanent ...
... Meares had a carpet unrolled and spread out for comfort , though perhaps not ... Captain pressed on with the erection of a house , servants ' quarters ... Captain Meares liked so well that in October 1831 he applied for its permanent ...
Page 114
... Captain Meares , displaying the delightful sense of humour he was often to show later , wrote on 4 November to the Colonial Secretary , addressing his letter from ' The Rocks , Near the Deserted Village ' - thus managing to refer both ...
... Captain Meares , displaying the delightful sense of humour he was often to show later , wrote on 4 November to the Colonial Secretary , addressing his letter from ' The Rocks , Near the Deserted Village ' - thus managing to refer both ...
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aborigines acres of land Adam Armstrong appeared arrived Association Australind became brother Captain Meares Captain Stirling Clarence Clifton Co-partnership Cockburn Sound Colonial Office Colonial Secretary Cooper and Levey 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 horse 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