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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... Mary Charlotte Dorking Peel , for so his Will declares her , and she was the daughter of Mrs Bridget Ayrton . Investigation has failed to reveal who Mr Ayrton was , but family tradition seems to indicate that he may have been one of a ...
... Mary Charlotte Dorking Peel , for so his Will declares her , and she was the daughter of Mrs Bridget Ayrton . Investigation has failed to reveal who Mr Ayrton was , but family tradition seems to indicate that he may have been one of a ...
Page 65
... Mary Charlotte asserted with some vehemence that she did not wish to see them eaten by black savages . It was his duty to go first and find out the conditions , before the family followed him . This was a normal attitude for a female of ...
... Mary Charlotte asserted with some vehemence that she did not wish to see them eaten by black savages . It was his duty to go first and find out the conditions , before the family followed him . This was a normal attitude for a female of ...
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... Mary Charlotte an annuity of £ 200 — a sum that represented a larger amount at that time than it would now— Thomas Peel was being fair though not princely towards a wife with whom he had occasion to feel some displeasure . This ...
... Mary Charlotte an annuity of £ 200 — a sum that represented a larger amount at that time than it would now— Thomas Peel was being fair though not princely towards a wife with whom he had occasion to feel some displeasure . This ...
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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