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 82
... Clarence had been coming in , both to the Governor and to the Colonial Secretary , all through January , and Stirling felt the applicants had to be accom- modated , for he well knew from the experience of the first months in the colony ...
... Clarence had been coming in , both to the Governor and to the Colonial Secretary , all through January , and Stirling felt the applicants had to be accom- modated , for he well knew from the experience of the first months in the colony ...
Page 107
... Clarence at Peel's expense until they were secure in their jobs . A Perth newspaper was a little later to affirm , referring to a sale of Peel's goods : Mr Peel has been the means of conferring an infinite benefit on the Colony by the ...
... Clarence at Peel's expense until they were secure in their jobs . A Perth newspaper was a little later to affirm , referring to a sale of Peel's goods : Mr Peel has been the means of conferring an infinite benefit on the Colony by the ...
Page 108
... Clarence are about 400 persons ; that there are 12 families , composed of 12 men , 9 women and a proportion of children , at Mangles Bay , and 12 men and one family of seven persons at Murray River . . . . Collie was calm and ...
... Clarence are about 400 persons ; that there are 12 families , composed of 12 men , 9 women and a proportion of children , at Mangles Bay , and 12 men and one family of seven persons at Murray River . . . . Collie was calm and ...
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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