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 43
... evidence of any connection at all of anyone named Harrison either with Peel or with Levey . Levey himself , writing to the Colonial Office in 1833 , states that he had ' urged ' Mr Peel to carry on the project in partnership with him.27 ...
... evidence of any connection at all of anyone named Harrison either with Peel or with Levey . Levey himself , writing to the Colonial Office in 1833 , states that he had ' urged ' Mr Peel to carry on the project in partnership with him.27 ...
Page 197
... evidence about crimes committed by other aborigines , as they did not understand the meaning of evidence upon oath . This was a subject of some moment to him . Writing to declare that while he was away from home natives had broken into ...
... evidence about crimes committed by other aborigines , as they did not understand the meaning of evidence upon oath . This was a subject of some moment to him . Writing to declare that while he was away from home natives had broken into ...
Page 198
... Evidence might have been taken into consideration by His Excellency the Governor and that Body . But such is the insecurity of Property in this neighbourhood through the depredations of the Natives that I cannot consider myself ...
... Evidence might have been taken into consideration by His Excellency the Governor and that Body . But such is the insecurity of Property in this neighbourhood through the depredations of the Natives that I cannot consider myself ...
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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