Millhouse Cottage, site of Henry Bull's mill

Lieutenant Henry Bull ([1799–c. 1848) was an early settler in the Swan River Colony. Admiral Sir James Stirling The founding father of modern Western Australia was James Stirling who, in 1827, explored the Swan River area in HMS Success which first anchored off Rottnest, and later in Cockburn Sound. ...

He entered the Royal Navy in December 1813, and served in the West Indies and South America. He retired as a Lieutenant in 1829, and the following year he arrived in Western Australia. He took up land grants on the Canning River in the area now known as Bull Creek; and he was one of the pioneer settlers of the Upper Swan district, with land in what is now the suburb of Bullsbrook. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only British colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants to settlers. ... The Canning River (32°00′S 115°51′E) is a river in Western Australia. ... Bull Creek is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. ... Upper Swan is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. ... Bullsbrook is a suburb on the outer Perth metropolitan area. ...

Bull was the local magistrate of the Upper Swan district for many years. He and George Fletcher Moore are credited with the establishment and maintenance of friendly relations with the indigenous people of the area. A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. ... George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798–30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and one [of] the key figures in early Western Australias ruling elite (Cameron, 2000). ... A 19th century engraving of an Indigenous Australian encampment, showing the indigenous mode of life in the cooler parts of Australia at the time of European settlement. ...

In April 1835, Bull accompanied Moore on an expedition to the north of the Swan River. The following year he was appointed temporary captain of the colonial schooner Champion, which had just been purchased. In 1838 he was Government Resident at Bunbury, and he was a Member of the Executive Council in 1841. In 1848 he appointed agents to manage his affairs and apparently left the colony. He is thought to have died shortly afterwards. 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... View from Kings Park over Perth Water Location of the Swan River, with Canning River in light blue The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Location of Bunbury, Western Australia The port of Bunbury is the fifth-largest city in Western Australia and is situated 175 kilometres south of Perth, the state capital. ... take you to calendar). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Shoobert, Joanne (principal editor) (2005). Western Australian Exploration, Volume One, Victoral Park, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. ISBN 0859053512 (v. 1).
• Morawa District Historical Society - mention of Bull's partnership with George Leake in Ellensbrook
• Morawa District Historical Society - further detail on Ellensbrook partnership and location of the property
• W.A. Dept of land Information - History of suburb names
• RAAF Pearce Airbase history