Anketell, Western Australia
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Anketell is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
, located within the Town of Kwinana.
Anketell was part of early settler Thomas Peel
's land grant, used for the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme
in "Peel Estate". It is named after Peel Estate's surveyor, Richard John Anketell.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, located within the Town of Kwinana.
Anketell was part of early settler Thomas Peel
Thomas Peel
Mr. Peel, he moans, took him from England to Swan River, West Australia, means of subsistence and of production to the amount of £50,000. Mr. Peel had the foresight to bring with him, besides, 300 persons of the working-class, men, women, and children. Once arrived at his destination, "Mr. Peel was...
's land grant, used for the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme
Group Settlement Scheme
The Group Settlement Scheme was an assisted migration scheme which operated in Western Australia from the early 1920s. It was engineered by Premier James Mitchell and followed on from the Soldier Settlement Scheme immediately after World War I...
in "Peel Estate". It is named after Peel Estate's surveyor, Richard John Anketell.