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 83
... became a dwelling , more or less weather - proof , with a canvas fly over the top and a floor of sorts , since the ground was rocky . On occasion Thomas Peel could exhibit a kind of sardonic humour , and at this time amused the Colonial ...
... became a dwelling , more or less weather - proof , with a canvas fly over the top and a floor of sorts , since the ground was rocky . On occasion Thomas Peel could exhibit a kind of sardonic humour , and at this time amused the Colonial ...
Page 124
... became private property as to render all the other situations very bad in comparison . If Mr Peel had been compelled to make roads through his grant , or had obtained only such an extent of land as might easily have had roads made ...
... became private property as to render all the other situations very bad in comparison . If Mr Peel had been compelled to make roads through his grant , or had obtained only such an extent of land as might easily have had roads made ...
Page 182
... became stable as knowledge of the place expanded . Even a convict colony such as New South Wales , fully supported by the Government , had known extreme exigency in its beginnings . In 1836 a Board had been appointed to arrange for the ...
... became stable as knowledge of the place expanded . Even a convict colony such as New South Wales , fully supported by the Government , had known extreme exigency in its beginnings . In 1836 a Board had been appointed to arrange for the ...
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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