Institutions that separated Noongar children from moort and boodjar in south-west WA, 1827–1880

Source: Janet Osborne (2026) ‘Stolen Generations in Western Australia: the First Fifty Years’, in Why Weren’t We Told? Genocide in the Wildflower State, Upswell, Perth

InstitutionPeriod of OperationPeriod Noongar Children PresentKey PersonnelChurch AffiliationLocationNumber of Noongar Children Institutionalised to 1880
Blacktown Native Institution1823 – 18291827 – ?Reverend Samuel Marsden; George Clarke; Martha Clarke (née Blomfield)Colonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Richmond Road, Black Town, Sydney, New South Wales1
Fremantle Round House1831 – 18861833 – 1851Lawrence Welch; Henry Vincent; Louisa Vincent (née Hume)Colonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Arthurs Head, Fremantle, Western Australia>6
Mount Eliza Ration Depot1833 – 18341833 – 1834Captain Theophilius Tighe Ellis; various soldiers of the 63rd and 21st RegimentsColonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Mt Eliza Bay, Perth, Western Australia0 (children present with moort)
Mount Eliza Native Institution1834 – 18381834 – 1838Francis Fraser Armstrong; Mary Armstrong (née Mews)Colonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Mt Eliza Bay, Perth, Western Australia1
West Australian Missionary Society School, Middle Swan1836 – 18381836 – 1838Reverend Luis Giustiniani; Abraham Jones; Frederick WaldeckWestern Australian Missionary Society (Anglican (Protestant))Middle Swan, Western Australia0 (children present with moort)
Rottnest Island Prison1838 – 19021838 – ?Henry Vincent; Louisa Vincent (née Hume); Francis Fraser ArmstrongColonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Rottnest Island, Western Australia>17
Perth Native School1840 – 18511840 – 1851Reverend John Smithes; Hannah Smithies (née Witt); Francis Fraser Armstrong; Mary Armstrong (née Mews)Wesleyan Methodist (Protestant)William Street, Perth, Western Australia59
Guildford Native School1841 – 18431841 – 1843Reverend William Mitchell; Abraham Jones; Anne Breeze (later Camfield)Anglican (Protestant)Mangles Street, Guildford, Western Australia21
Fremantle Native School1842 – 18511842 – 1851Reverend George King; Jane King (née Matthewson)Anglican (Protestant)Arthurs Head, Fremantle, Western Australia26
York Native School1842 – 18421842 – 1842Peter Barrow; Henry Revett BlandColonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))York, Western Australia4
Albany Native School1843 – 18451843 – 1845John McKailColonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))Albany, Western Australia14
West Australian Missionary Society School, Upper Swan1843 – 18481843 – 1848Reverend Richard PostlethwaiteWestern Australian Missionary Society (Anglican (Protestant))Jane Brook, Upper Swan, Western Australia5
Wanneroo Mission Farm1844 – 18511844 – 1851Reverend John Smithies; Hannah Smithies (née Witt); Frederick Waldeck; Frederica Waldeck (née Kneist)Wesleyan Methodist (Protestant)Lake Goollelal, Wanneroo, Western Australia>22
Sancta Maria Mission1846 – 18481847 – 1848Father Thriese; Father ThevauxOrder of Immaculate Heart of Mary (Roman Catholic)Lake Mowilyilup, Narrikup; and Albany, Western Australia>1
Benevolent Institution1847 – 18611847 – 1861Mother Ursula FrayneSisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic)Victoria Avenue, Perth, Western Australia13
St Francis Xavier’s Convent School1847 – 18491847 – 1849Louisa Cresswell, Sister Aloysius Kelly, Sister Ignatia de la HoydeSisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic)Henry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia4
Convent of St Teresa1855 – 18621855 – ?Mother Mary Baptist O’Donnell; Sister Ignatia de la Hoyde; Sister Evangelista O’ReillySisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic)Guildford Road, Guildford, Western Australia1
Gumley House Convent School1841 – current1850 – 1851Child taken from the Benevolent Institution to London by Mother Ursula FrayneFaithful Companions of Jesus (Roman Catholic)London, England1
New Norcia (St Mary’s Mission and Orphanage for Boys)1848 – 19741848 – 1974Father (later Abbott) Rosendo Salvado; Father Joseph Benedict SerraBenedictine Fathers (Roman Catholic)New Norcia, Western Australia131 (also 2 boys from Roebourne and 3 boys from Champion Bay)
Collegeo Urbana de Propaganda Fide1627 – current1848 – 1849Child taken from New Norcia to Naples by Father Joseph Benedict SerraRoman CatholicRome, Italy1
Badia di Cava Monastery1011 – current1850 – 1853Children taken from New Norcia to Salerno by Father Rosendo SalvadoBenedictine (Roman Catholic)Salerno, Italy2
San Paolo Fuori le Mura Monastery324 – current1853 – 1855Children taken from Salerno to Rome by Father Rosendo SalvadoRoman CatholicRome, Italy2
Santa Maria Regina Coeli Convent1811 – current1850 – 1850Child taken from New Norcia to Naples by Bishop John BradySisters of Charity (Roman Catholic)Naples, Italy1
Gerald Mission1851 – 18551850 – 1855Reverend John Smithies; Hannah Smithies (née Witt); George Pope; Ann Pope (née Gallagher)Wesleyan Methodist (Protestant)York, Western Australia42
Annesfield Native Institution1852 – 18711852 – 1871Reverend John Ramsden Wollaston; Henry Camfield; Anne Camfield (née Breeze); Ellen TrimmerAnglican (Protestant)Serpentine Road, Albany, Western Australia68 (also 4 Palawa and 6 Bunurong children)
Ebenezer Mission1859 – 19041862 – 1869Reverend Frederick Hagenauer; Reverend Friedrich SpiesekeMoravian (Protestant)near Lake Hindmarsh, Victoria1
Ramahyuck Mission1863 – 19081866 – 1908Reverend Frederick HagenauerMoravian (Protestant)Gippsland, Victoria7
Poonindie Mission1850 – 18941870 – 1894Reverend Mathew Blagden HaleAnglican (Protestant)near Port Lincoln, South Australia12 (also 1 Bunurong child)
Point McLeay Mission1868 – 19151872 – 1928Reverend George TaplinProtestantLake Alexandria, South Australia1
New Norcia (St Joseph’s Girls Orphanage)1861 – 19741861 – 1974Abbott Rosendo SalvadoBenedictine Fathers (Roman Catholic) 1861-1904, then Benedictine Sisters (Roman Catholic) 1904-1974New Norcia, Western Australia82
Perth Poor House and Perth Protestant Orphanages1851 – 19091866 – 1887Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale; Bishop Henry Hutton ParryColonial Government (Anglican (Protestant))St Georges Terrace; later corner of Goderich and Pier Streets, Perth, Western Australia>1
St Joseph’s Orphanage Perth1868 – 19011868 – 1874Mother Mary Baptist O’DonnellSisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic)Victoria Avenue, Perth, Western Australia>1
Bishop Hale’s Institution for Native and Half Caste Children1871 – 18881871 – 1888Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale; Sabina Hale (née Molloy); Ellen Trimmer; Elizabeth Shepherd (later Mackenzie); Bishop Henry Hutton Parry; Mary Susannah Parry (née Leake)Anglican (Protestant)St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia23
Vasse Institution for Native and Half Caste Children1878 – 18881878 – 1888Reverend Henry William Brown;  Lucy Brown (née Clifton); Thomas Smith; Teresa Smith (née Kane)Anglican (Protestant)Busselton, Western Australia13 (also 4 Mirning children)