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The monument commemorates the failed settlement of Clarence.
495 members of Thomas Peel’s failed venture, arrived aboard three ships, Gilmore, Hooghly and Rockingham between December 1829 and May 1830. They set up makeshift camps in primitive conditions at Clarence. In the first year some 40 settlers died of scurvy, dysentery, or other ailments and 6 from childbirth. The majority of the deceased were buried in the vicinity and a number later re-interred in the old Alma Street Cemetery, Fremantle.
Location
| Address: | Nyerrbup Circle, Woodman Point Regional Park, Munster, 6166 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.125249 Long: 115.760787 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | December-1829 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | May-1830 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 1st June, 2002 |
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The Clarence Settlement
495 members of Thomas Peel’s failed venture, arrived aboard three ships, Gilmore, Hooghly and Rockingham between December 1829 and May 1830. They set up makeshift camps in primitive conditions at Clarence. In the first year some 40 settlers died of scurvy, dysentery, or other ailments and 6 from childbirth. The majority of the deceased were buried in the vicinity and a number later re-interred in the old Alma Street Cemetery, Fremantle.
