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 72
... Governor , Stirling was always to give Thomas Peel every consideration . On all the evidence there is of letters , applica- tions , notes , instructions , one can deduce that Stirling the man liked Peel , was quite wide awake to his ...
... Governor , Stirling was always to give Thomas Peel every consideration . On all the evidence there is of letters , applica- tions , notes , instructions , one can deduce that Stirling the man liked Peel , was quite wide awake to his ...
Page 188
... Governor of a colony that remained a struggling backwater was not what he had envisaged for himself . He still ... Stirling's decision to quit the colony must have come as a blow to Thomas Peel . The tenor of Peel's letters to the Governor ...
... Governor of a colony that remained a struggling backwater was not what he had envisaged for himself . He still ... Stirling's decision to quit the colony must have come as a blow to Thomas Peel . The tenor of Peel's letters to the Governor ...
Page 272
... Stirling , Ellen , wife of Governor Stirling , wants to accompany husband to East Indies , 18 ; as example to Mrs Peel , 65 ; Stirling's first sight of , 119 Stirling , Captain James , Governor , brothers of , 12 ; marriage , 12 ; com ...
... Stirling , Ellen , wife of Governor Stirling , wants to accompany husband to East Indies , 18 ; as example to Mrs Peel , 65 ; Stirling's first sight of , 119 Stirling , Captain James , Governor , brothers of , 12 ; marriage , 12 ; com ...
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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