Peter Broun arrived in Western Australia in June 1829 on the Parmelia. Broun was appointed as first Colonial Secretary for Western Australia on 30 December 1828 and held this office until 1846. He obtained land in the Upper Swan River and at Bassendean.

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Book Sections

• Uren, Malcolm, 'Broun, Peter Nicholas (1797-1846)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1966. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/broun-peter-nicholas-1833. Details

Edited Books

• Shoobert, Joanne (ed.), Western Australian Exploration, vol. 1, Hesperian Press, Perth, 2005, p.578. Details

Resource Sections

• State Records Office of Western Australia, 'Colonial Secretary's Office - Agency Detail', in State Records Office of Western Australia Catalogue, http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=P.%20Brown&Op=All&Page=1&Id=103&SearchPage=Global. Details