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Boolaroo Public School in the county of Northumberland was established in July 1900. Attendance in the first month was 22 pupils. A Public School is a basic elementary school in the NSW education system which offers primary level courses. At the end of 1903 the children from the Argenton Public School which was closed appear to have been transferred to Boolaroo.(1)
End Notes:
1) http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/boolaroo.htm#School Accessed 10/07/2003. Note: regarding this source. It is possible that the Provisional School referred to in this source is that at Argenton which opened in March 1897.
Reference
Government Schools of NSW 1848-1998. NSW Department of Education and Training 1998.
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