Identity area
Reference code
RW 3248
Title
Currawarna Public School Centenary Celebrations
Date(s)
- 1899-2000 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.1m; 1 type one box (part); 1 A2 box (part)
Context area
Name of creator
(January 1900 - December 2004)
Biographical history
The Currawarna Public School in the County of Bourke opened in January 1900. There had previously been a Currawarna Public School in existence, in another location, from January 1884. In May 1899 that school changed its name to Cottee Public School. (1)
Currawarna Public School closed in December 2004. (2)
A public school was the basic elementary school in the New South Wales system of education. By 1900 an attendance of twenty students was required to maintain a school of this classification. (3)
Endnotes
- Government Schools of New South Wales 1848-2003, NSW Department of Education and Training, 2003, pp.54 (Currawanna (2)), 52 (Cottee, see Agency 4638).
- History of New South Wales Government Schools, School History Database https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/history-of-nsw-government-schools/school-database-search (accessed 6 June 2018).
- Government Schools of New South Wales 1848-2003, NSW Department of Education and Training, 2003, pp.18
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers and photographs relating to the Currawarna Public School Centenary Celebrations and history of Currawarna School.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
OPEN to public access.