Thomas Peel
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Thomas Peel organised and led a consortium of the first British settlers to Western Australia. He was a leader of the colonial militia that participated in Pinjarra massacre in 1834, which saw 70-80 o
No photograph or portrait of Thomas Peel is known to exist. This is a contemporary caricature.
Thomas Peel's headstone
Pinjarra massacre
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The Pinjarra massacre, in the past called the Battle of Pinjarra, occurred on 28 October 1834 in Pinjarra, Western Australia when a group of Bindjareb Noongar people were attacked by a detachment of 2
Thomas Peel
…1865) organised and led a consortium of the first British settlers to Western Australia. He was a leader of the colonial militia that participated in Pinjarra massacre in 1834, which saw 70-80 of the Aboriginal Binjareb people killed. He was a second cousin of two-times British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. Thomas…
Pinjarra massacre Site memorial
Plaque at the memorial site