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Canberra Times in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

13 Jun 1959

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Canberra Times

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 13, 1959

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4

Ark scheme disaster ruins coloniser and settlers in WA

The story recounts Thomas Peel who funded the Ark colony in Western Australia. His land plans failed after delays and wrecks. Blind faith and poor provisioning led to disease hunger and deaths among settlers before Peel fled and died embittered.

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The Ark Thomas Peel Old Country Robert Swan River Colony England Peel Western Australia Sydney Franqueen Gilmore World Newspaper Australia Perth Noah Murray R River J. S. Roe Clarence Gilmore Party Motion Building Stirling Tamania
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Four Cars In Collision In Canberra Suburb

A man named Albert Sedatis of Fairbridge Crescent Ainslie was injured when four cars collided at Adelaide Avenue and Empire Circuit yesterday. He sustained lacerations to the forehead and scalp and was treated at the Canberra Community Hospital for cuts and shock before being discharged.

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Adelaide Avenu Yestern Albert Sedatis Fairbridge Crescent Ainslie Sedatis Canberra
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