NRS-3829 (part) List of Aboriginal school files, 1876–1979

An alphabetical listing of Aboriginal schools that operated in NSW (extracted from NRS-3829 School files, 1876–1979).

Records include applications for the establishment of schools, the school's progress, teachers, and proposed schools. These files are available to view in the Reading room.

B

School
Years
Item
Barrington
1876-1939
[5/14815.1]
Barrington
1940-79
[14/7283]
Baryulgil
1876-1939
[5/14817.3]
Baryulgil
1940-79
[14/7284]
Bassendean
1876-1939
[5/14818.3]
Boggabilla
1876-1939
[5/14983.2]
Boggabilla
1940-79
[14/7323]
Brewarrina (Mission)
1876-1939
[5/15080.1]
Brewarrina
1940-79
[14/7340]
Bril Bril
1876-1939
[5/15089.1]
Brungle
1876-1939
[5/15133.2]
Brungle
1940-79
[14/7349]
Bulgandramine
1876-1939
[5/15148.2]
Bulgandramine
1940-79
[14/7352]
Burnt Bridge
1876-1939
[5/15182.1]
Burnt Bridge
1940-79
[14/7359]

C

School
Years
Item
Cabbage Tree Island
1876-1939
[5/15225.4]
Cabbage Tree Island
1940-79
[14/7365]
Caroona
1940-79
[14/7382]
Carowra Tank
1876-1939
[5/15313.1]
Condobolin
1876-1939
[5/15468.2]
Condobolin
1940-79
[14/7413]
Cootamundra East
1876-1939
[5/15521.1]
Cootamundra East
1940-79
[14/7425]
Coraki
1876-1939
[5/15528.1]
Coraki
1940-79
[14/7426]
Cubawee
1876-1939
[5/15604.1]
Cubawee
1940-79
[14/7442]
Cumeragunja
1889-1910
[5/15618.2]
Cumeragunja
1910-39
[5/15619A&B]
Cumeragunja
1940-79
[14/7444]

D

School
Years
Item
Dunoon
1876-1939
[5/15768.2]
Dunoon
1940-79
[14/7470]

E

School
Years
Item
Erambie
1876-1939
[5/15825.2]
Erambie
1940-79
[14/7486]
Euraba
1876-1939
[5/15851.2]
Euraba
1940-79
[14/7489]

F

School
Years
Item
Fattorini Island
1876-1939
[5/15878.1]
Forked Mountain
1876-1939
[5/15922.3]
Forked Mountain
1940-79
[14/7504]
Forster
1876-1939
[5/15924.2]
Forster
1940-79
[14/7504]

G

School
Years
Item
Gingie Gingie (1940-79 see Walgett)
1876-1939
[5/15992.3]
Googeedee
1876-1939
[5/16068.2]
Googeedee
1940-79
[14/7529]
Grafton Common
1876-1939
[5/16119.1]
Gulargambone
1876-1939
[5/16180.2]
Gulargambone
1940-79
[14/7552]

J

School
Years
Item
Jervis Bay
1876-1939
[5/16388.4]
Jervis Bay
1940-79
[14/7592]

K

School
Years
Item
Karuah
1876-1939
[5/16423.2]
Karuah
1940-79
[14/7600]
Kinchela
1876-1939
[5/16477.1]
Kinchela
1940-79
[14/7612]

L

School
Years
Item
Long Gully
1876-1939
[5/16657.2]

M

School
Years
Item
Maloga
1876-1939
[5/16718.4]
Menindee
1876-1939
[5/16815.2]
Menindee
1940-79
[14/7686]
Moonahcullah
1876-1939
[5/16901.2]
Moonahcullah
1940-79
[14/7701
Morcom
1876-1939
[5/16910.4]
Moree
1876-1939
[5/16915.2]
Moree
1940-79
[14/7704]
Mount Olive
1876-1939
[5/16965.3]
Mulyan
1876-1939
[5/17000.1]
Mulyan
1940-79
[14/7721]
Mundoonan
1876-1939
[5/17005.3]
Murrin Bridge
1940-79
[14/7723]

N

School
Years
Item
Nanima (2)
1876-1939
[5/17051.2]
Nanima (2)
1940-79
[14/7729]
New Angledool
1876-1939
[5/17101.2]
Ngoorumba
1876-1939
[5/17147.4]
Ngoorumba
1940-79
[14/7747]
Noocoorilma
1876-1939
[5/17154.2]
Nowendoc
1876-1939
[5/17180.6]
Nulla Creek
1876-1939
[5/17187.4]
Nulla Creek
1940-79
[14/7760]
Nulla Nulla
1876-1939
[5/17188.3]
Nulla Nulla
1940-79
[14/7760]
Nymboida
1876-1939
[5/17197.1]
Nymboida
1940-79
[14/7761]

P

School
Years
Item
Pelican Island
1876-1939
[5/17311.2]
Pilliga
1876-1939
[5/17343.1]
Pilliga
1940-79
[14/7793]
Pooncarie
1876-1939
[5/17372.1]
Purfleet
1876-1939
[5/17392.3]
Purfleet
1940-79
[14/7802]

R

School
Years
Item
Roseby Park
1876-1939
[5/17511.2]
Roseby Park
1940-79
[14/7822]
Runnymede
1876-1939
[5/17542.4]

S

School
Years
Item
Sevington
1876-1939
[5/17612.2]
Singleton (see note below)
1876-1939
[5/17632.4]
Singleton
1940-1949
[14/7843]
Singleton
1949-78
[14/7844]
Stewart Island
1876-1939
[5/17680.3]
Stewart Island
1940-79
[14/7852]
Stony Gully
1876-1939
[5/17691.1]
Stony Gully
1940-79
[14/7853]
Summer Vale
1876-1939
[5/17713.3]
Summer Vale
1940-79
[14/7856]

T

School
Years
Item
Tabulam
1876-1939
[5/17757.4]
Tabulam
1940-79
[14/7861]
Terry Hie Hie
1938
[5/17821.2]
Terry Hie Hie
1940-79
[14/7873]
Tobwabba
1876-1939
[5/17857.2]
Tobwabba
1940-79
[14/7877]
Toomelah
1876-1939
[5/17869.4]
Toomelah
1940-79
[14/7878]

U

School
Years
Item
Ulgundahi Island
1876-1939
[5/17927.3]
Ulgundahi Island
1940-79
[14/7893]
Urunga
1876-1939
[5/17950.2]
Urunga
1940-79
[14/7896]

W

School
Years
Item
Walcha
1876-1939
[5/17980.2]
Walcha
1957-67
[14/7903]
Walgett (see Gingie Gingie)
1876-1939
 
Walgett
1940-79
[14/7904]
Walhallow (2)
1876-1939
[5/17984.1]
Walhallow
1940-79
[14/7905]
Wallaga Lake
1876-1939
[5/17986.2]
Wallaga Lake
1940-79
[14/7905]
Warangesda
1876-1939
[5/18018.2]
Wauchope
1876-1939
[5/18057.1]
Wauchope
1940-79
[14/7919]
Woodenbong
1876-1939
[5/18180.2]
Woodenbong
1940-79
[14/7943]
Wreck Bay
1876-1939
[5/18213.2]
Wreck Bay
1940-79
[14/7948]

Y

School
Years
Item
Yantabulla
1876-1939
[5/18246.4]
Yass
1876-1939
[5/18262.2]
Yass
1940-79
[14/7957]

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