JOYCE, John

17 March 1811 – 21 October 1883

Origin Wiltshire, England
First settled in Walebing, WA
Occupation in Australia Farmer

ROCKINGHAM

Arrival Year 1830

Fremantle

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On arrival on the sailing ship Rockingham, early records show he carried Lady Stirling ashore. He was granted 3000 acres of pastoral lease, built a homestead which became known as Bindi-Bindi (the Aboriginal word for headress worn at a Corroboree).

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