The land ‘flow[ing] … with milk and honey’: Cultural landscape

Authors

Shane F. Burke, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow
Peter Di Marco, State Records Office of Western AustraliaFollow
Simon J. Meath, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow

Publication Details

Burke, S., Di Marco, P., & 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.

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.

Keywords

Peer-reviewed, Historical Archaeology; Peel town; Western Australia; Landscapes; Thomas Peel

Link to Publisher Version (URL)

http://www.asha.org.au/journal/