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Western Australia - Organisation
Fremantle Native School (1842 - 1851)
- From
- 1842
- To
- 1851
- Categories
- Anglican, Care Provider, Home, Protestant and School
- Alternative Names
- Anglican School, Fremantle (also known as)
The Fremantle Native School was established by The Reverend George King in 1842. It was an Anglican residential school for Aboriginal children, mostly girls. Starting with 15 students, the school closed in 1851. The remaining students were transferred to Annesfield in Albany.
Publications
Books
- Peterkin, A. Roy, The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, Perth Diocesan Trustees, Anglican Church of Australia, Midland, Western Australia, 1986. p.4. Details
Online Resources
- 'Letter from Charles Symmons, Protector of Natives, to the Colonial Secretary, Perth, June 11, 1843', The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, 17 June 1843, p. 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article644375. Details
- 'From the Government Gazette [Protector of Natives]', The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, 23 January 1847, pp. 3-4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article647324. Details
- 'Annual Reports of the Protectors of Aborinines [Aborigines]', The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News, 10 February 1849, p. 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3170469. Details
- 'Annual Reports of the Guardians of Aborigines', The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News, 7 February 1851, p. 1, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3172222. Details
- State Solicitor's Office of Western Australia, 'p.9', Guide to Institutions Attended by Aboriginal People in Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, 2005, http://web.archive.org/web/20140126131607/http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/lantu/MediaPublications/Documents/Guide-to-Institutions-attended-by-Aboriginal-people-in-WA-2005.pdf. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Peterkin, A. Roy, The Noisy Mansions : the story of Swanleigh 1868-1971, Perth Diocesan Trustees, Anglican Church of Australia, Midland, Western Australia, 1986. p.4.;
State Solicitor's Office of Western Australia, 'p.9', Guide to Institutions Attended by Aboriginal People in Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, 2005, http://web.archive.org/web/20140126131607/http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/lantu/MediaPublications/Documents/Guide-to-Institutions-attended-by-Aboriginal-people-in-WA-2005.pdf.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 3 September 2012, Last modified: 28 November 2014