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 121
... Wakefield . * నల్ల This extraordinary man had twice eloped with a sixteen - year - old girl , in each case an heiress — a method of coming into command of money that apparently struck him as quick and easy . The first heiress died ...
... Wakefield . * నల్ల This extraordinary man had twice eloped with a sixteen - year - old girl , in each case an heiress — a method of coming into command of money that apparently struck him as quick and easy . The first heiress died ...
Page 126
... Wakefield picked out this large , attractive and uninhabited territory for his own experiment with a colonization ... Wakefield's mind the heiresses of his earlier days , and to establish recognition of the principles for asserting ...
... Wakefield picked out this large , attractive and uninhabited territory for his own experiment with a colonization ... Wakefield's mind the heiresses of his earlier days , and to establish recognition of the principles for asserting ...
Page 128
... Wakefield as an erstwhile convict , knew where to lay the blame for this capitulation which the economics of the situation had forced upon them . Although by 1849 Wakefield had long ceased thinking or writing about Swan River , that ...
... Wakefield as an erstwhile convict , knew where to lay the blame for this capitulation which the economics of the situation had forced upon them . Although by 1849 Wakefield had long ceased thinking or writing about Swan River , that ...
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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