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Australind Settlement history and Port Grey scrutiny
Writing to the Board in 1841 Mr Clifton notes the Government pays a bounty only for balanced male and female arrivals and Australind has excess males. He warns that sexual imbalance harms society and supports settling with females. Clifton reports on Port Grey, Beagle voyage, and Captain Grey’s warnings, plus Governor Hutt’s 1841 visit and renaming of the Brunswick River area. population counts, health, stock, wages, and local court plans are given amid broader commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Australind
England
Port Grey
Geraldton
Hutt
HLM
Beagle
Stokes
Gage Roads
Arrowsmith
Captain Grey
Martin
Brunswick
Hatt
Perth
Pinjatrah
Stokes R. N
Mr Roe
Gus Roe
George” Roe
Vasse
Augusta
Simmonds
North Brunswick
North Branch
Wellesley
Stallard
John Morgan
Bunbury
Champion Bay
Perth “Inquirer
Perth Gazette
South Australia