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The land 'flow[ing] ... with milk and honey': cultural landscape changes at Peel town, Western Australia, 1829-1830
Australasian Historical Archaeology (2010)
  • Dr Shane Burke, The University of Notre Dame Australia
  • Peter Di Marco, State Records Office of Western Australia
  • Simon Meath, The University of Western Australia
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Abstract
This paper examines the cultural landscape of Peel town, a transient camp occupied for a short time in
1829–1830 during the Swan River settlement’s initial colonisation phase. The camp comprised indentured
free colonists from Britain under the leadership of Thomas Peel. The research described shows that the
camp’s layout altered over time as disease, low morale and the addition of further colonists from Britain into
the camp area eroded the predetermined ideas of class segregation and the control of resources, seriously
affecting the leadership group’s ability to maintain authority.
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Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Burke, S., Di Marco, P., and Meath, S. (2010). The land 'flow[ing] ... with milk and honey': cultural landscape changes at Peel town, Western Australia, 1829-1830. Australasian Historical Archaeology, 28, 5-12