Du Bois Agett (1796–1866) was an early settler in

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. Born in 1796, he was a member of the

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. He arrived in the

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in February 1830, and received

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on the

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and Avon Rivers, but his farming and business ventures in Western Australia failed and he was obliged to become a clerk in the Customs Department. He explored the Avon valley with

Rivett Henry Bland Rivett (or Revett) Henry Bland (2 February 1811 – 18 February 1894) was an early settler and a government administrator in colonial Australia. Bland was the son of Thomas Bland and Emma Revett,Daniele, L, Australian Dictionary of Biography a ...

in 1834.

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