ACE FOR APPRENTICESHIP

Evening Post, Issue 36, 12 February 1935, Page 6

ACE FOR APPRENTICESHIP

'•■ In returning a' verdict r of: "accidental death'-in'tHecase of G-. K." Oliver, an apprentice ■" who was killed at Fleminfftoa att;januarj'''lo'.: the Coroner (Mr. Grant) raised;'a 1 • point' about Oliver's being apprenticed ■before he had, reached'the>:age of 14,-the^sehd6l-leavii]g age in -Victoria. He Bkidi.thafche had to consider, whether a-- lad oi-jIZ 6hpuld■ have engaged.»':the occupation; of a, jockey,; but as "the • section of ■ the, Education, Act. set: out_ that .-if' a child; obtained his- certificate of, merit' aa prescribed" S l>y % c Departinenl lieforej theage'pfsUih¥'could leave echool,?and as" the: governing facing >;body ■ ;had':accepted the; youth's' .apprenticeship helniust assunie'ihat-was' in.ordetf -V? iftJ- ; . :. Referringr to: a-^stateperit that theTp.ositiori! of the- posts; inside the; course'/; con-Btitjtited;a-,,sou'rce ;bf danger, Mr.f.JS^ant advised that if^ would; be as' well'^if-.the posts VerY placed outside, the trackj' "•;