The original objects of the Mount Eliza Native Institution were: 'to afford protection to the natives from violence, whether from each other or from white people, medical aid in time of sickness, and a regular supply of food ensured by cautious guidance, and a provident superintendence.' The work of the superindendent and the roles and responsibilities of the colonial authorities and the Aboriginal people who were to use the institution were published in Perth in the local newspaper on 13 December 1834. It was stated that the Government, in establishing the institution, was motivated to 'do the natives a good'. As the Aboriginal people were free to come and go, it is quite likely that children lived there at times.
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