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 73
... Sound , 6 January 1830 Sir , I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst . stating circumstances connected with the outrages committed on board the Gilmore , and suggesting to me ' the necessity which ...
... Sound , 6 January 1830 Sir , I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst . stating circumstances connected with the outrages committed on board the Gilmore , and suggesting to me ' the necessity which ...
Page 77
... Sound 31st December , after 37 days from the Cape , ' wrote a young man to his relatives in England , addressing his letter from ' the Encampment at Cockburn Sound ' , omitting , however , to add that the Gilmore had actually arrived ...
... Sound 31st December , after 37 days from the Cape , ' wrote a young man to his relatives in England , addressing his letter from ' the Encampment at Cockburn Sound ' , omitting , however , to add that the Gilmore had actually arrived ...
Page 151
... sound which shook the ground'.27 This sounds like a leg - pull on the part of the natives , but it was true enough that there was about the banks of the river and the inlet , particularly at certain times of day , an eeriness and an ...
... sound which shook the ground'.27 This sounds like a leg - pull on the part of the natives , but it was true enough that there was about the banks of the river and the inlet , particularly at certain times of day , an eeriness and an ...
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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