Annesfield, in Albany, was founded as a residential school for Aboriginal children in 1852 by Mr and Mrs Camfield. The first children had been transferred from the Fremantle Native School. The children who were living in Annesfield when it closed in 1871 were transferred to Bishop Hale’s Institution for Native and Half-Caste Children in Perth.
In 1852 Mr Camfield was Government Resident at Albany. Mrs Camfield ran the school.
Children from Annesfield in Albany were sent to Perth when Annesfield closed in 1871. The ‘Guide to Aboriginal Institutions’ says that the students were transferred to the Perth Protestant Orphanage but Peterkin, in ‘Noisy Mansions’ said they were sent to a Native School in Perth and from there to Middle Swan in 1888.
From
1852
To
1871
Alternative Names
Annesfield Aboriginal School
Annesfield Native Institution
Albany School for Aboriginal Children
Albany Native School
1852 - 1871?
Annesfield was located in Albany, Western Australia (Building Demolished)