Krichauff, S.2025-08-262025-08-262020Journal of the Anthropological Society of South Australia, 2020; 44:1-381034-44381034-4438https://hdl.handle.net/2440/147063The Native Training Institution situated at Poonindie, approximately eight kilometres north east of Port Lincoln, operated from 1850 until 1894. During that time, Aboriginal people belonging to diverse language and cultural groups came to reside at Poonindie, forging a new community in a world drastically altered by European invasion. Within three years of Poonindie’s formation, local Aboriginal people were resident at the institution. Throughout Poonindie’s operation ‘the wurley natives’ (namely, Aboriginal people from across Eyre Peninsula who did not become inmates of the institution) spent time on Poonindie where they worked for food and wages and received government supplies and medical attention. This paper draws on historical records held by the State Library and State Records of South Australia to trace the histories of Eyre Peninsula Aboriginal people who spent time at Poonindie.enCopyright Status UnknownNative Training Institution; Aboriginal people; First Nations Peoples; Poonindie; 1850-1894Journal article2024-09-17565030Krichauff, S. [0000-0002-6395-486X]