Solomon Levey and Thomas Peel
TitleSolomon Levey and Thomas Peel
Author
Call numberS994.004924/001
Object number03731fii
Place of publicationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
PublisherAustralian Jewish Historical Society
Year of publication
1981
Dimensionspp116-130
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from 'The Journal of the Australian Jewish Historical Society' Vol.IX Part II, 1981,pp116-130
Description
Levey was born in 1794 in London and transported to Australia as a convict in 1815. Peel was from a prominent family and came to Australia freely around the same time. Levey and Peel partnered to finance a company colonising south-west Australia which ruined both men.