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 71
... arrived , had forced him to open up for selection the area of Peel's choice upon the non - arrival of the Gilmore by 1 November . Stirling did not add that he had received a further order : The Governor is not to put Mr Peel in the ...
... arrived , had forced him to open up for selection the area of Peel's choice upon the non - arrival of the Gilmore by 1 November . Stirling did not add that he had received a further order : The Governor is not to put Mr Peel in the ...
Page 72
... Arrived back at the ship , he stormed in to Captain Geary's quarters and upbraided him for contributing to the delay which had lost him his chosen grant of land . Declaring he would not stay at Swan River , but would return to England ...
... Arrived back at the ship , he stormed in to Captain Geary's quarters and upbraided him for contributing to the delay which had lost him his chosen grant of land . Declaring he would not stay at Swan River , but would return to England ...
Page 80
... arrival , which livestock would constitute some of the capital goods on which his application for land was based.16 But as those livestock had not arrived , the Colonial Secretary was obliged to regard the draft of £ 500 as actual money ...
... arrival , which livestock would constitute some of the capital goods on which his application for land was based.16 But as those livestock had not arrived , the Colonial Secretary was obliged to regard the draft of £ 500 as actual money ...
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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