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 76
... appeared to reach almost to the southern tip of Garden Island . Cockburn Sound appeared almost completely land- locked . A feeling of depression settled on him . The stunted , wind - slanted trees about Woodman's Point yielded ...
... appeared to reach almost to the southern tip of Garden Island . Cockburn Sound appeared almost completely land- locked . A feeling of depression settled on him . The stunted , wind - slanted trees about Woodman's Point yielded ...
Page 122
... appeared as Editor . This was the year when emigration to Swan River was proceeding rapidly and when a certain amount of attention in England , apart from the more immediate interests of English electoral reform , was directed to the ...
... appeared as Editor . This was the year when emigration to Swan River was proceeding rapidly and when a certain amount of attention in England , apart from the more immediate interests of English electoral reform , was directed to the ...
Page 174
... appeared to do no harm to Clark's professional reputation , but it is evident that he was not a well - liked man . He and his second in the duel , William Temple Graham , both attorneys , were to spend the next few years opposing each ...
... appeared to do no harm to Clark's professional reputation , but it is evident that he was not a well - liked man . He and his second in the duel , William Temple Graham , both attorneys , were to spend the next few years opposing each ...
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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