William Henry Leeder

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William Henry Leeder was an early settler in the Swan River Colony, Western Australia. He was granted a parcel of land that now includes the suburb of Leederville, which was named after him. [1] [2] [3]

Swan River Colony British colony which later became Western Australia

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Leederville is a locality within the City of Vincent in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, the School of Isolated and Distance Education, North Metropolitan TAFE, Trinity Theological College, and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after William Henry Leeder, the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.

Leeder arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1830. He was the proprietor of Leeder's Hotel on the corner of St Georges Terrace and William Street (the site of what is now the Palace Hotel) from 1831 until his death in March 1845. [1] [4] [5] He had eleven children [4] including William George Leeder, who became the mayor of Newcastle.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Personal". Kalgoorlie Miner . WA: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Old West Australians". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1929. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Progressive Leederville". The Daily News . Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1935. p. 10 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Family Notices". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal . WA: National Library of Australia. 29 March 1845. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Register of Heritage Places, Assessment Documentation" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.


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