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AO (2 June 1937 – 2 December 2011) was the first woman to become chief judge of any jurisdiction within the NSW legal system. She was born at Boggabri to a local farming family, the Pearlmans. Her grandfather Abraham Pearlman had come to Boggabri as a shopkeeper, becoming a farmer in 1905 on the
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Boggabri's main tourist attraction is Gin's Leap. Its name derives from the story of an Aboriginal girl who was promised to an elder of her tribe, the Kamilaroi, and ran away with a young man from a neighbouring tribe. The couple were pursued and, seeing no escape, jumped from the cliff to their
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The town is also home to the Boggabri John Prior Health Service and Prior House Frail Aged Care Home, both named after resident Dr John Prior OAM (1922–2014), who served as the community's sole doctor for half a century and is believed to be New South Wales' longest serving GP.
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Dripping Rock is another natural attraction featuring water that seeps through sedimentary rock and drips down a 50 m (160 ft) high wall. The water cascades down into a rock pool below after good rain creating a local waterfall.
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The original town site was 20 km (12 mi) south and settled in the 1830s but was relocated after a flood washed it away in the 1850s.
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There are two primary schools in Boggabri: Boggabri Public School and Sacred Heart Primary School.
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The most common responses for religion were Anglican 34.0%, No Religion 21.8% and Catholic 18.8%.
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85.6% of people were born in Australia and 87.5% of people spoke only English at home.
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It was officially proclaimed a town in 1862; being named after an Aboriginal Chief.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.2% of the population.
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QC MP were born at Boggabri when their father was Anglican rector there.
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The local rugby league team is the Boggabri Kangaroos, who play in the
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New South Wales

Boggabri is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
30°42′S 150°02′E / 30.700°S 150.033°E / -30.700; 150.033
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Gunnedah
Narrabri
Sydney
LGA(s)
Narrabri Shire
Gunnedah Shire
County
Pottinger
State electorate(s)
Barwon
Federal division(s)
New England
Parkes

/ˈbɒɡəbr/
BOG-ə-bry
town
New South Wales
Australia
Narrabri Shire
Gunnedah
Narrabri
Kamilaroi Highway

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