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"Press" Shield Again Won By College Team

For the lOth successive year the Nelson College shooting team has won the Weekly Press Challenge Shield, The trophy, for competition among shooting teams from high schools in the South Island (there is another in the North Island), was presented to the team by the Commander of Southern Military District (Brigadier T. C. Campbell) during a visit to the school last month. During his visit Brigadier Campbell saw the college cadets in various phases of training, some of which we have recorded here.

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The team, Major S. J. McKenzie (cadet commander), Cadets R. Taylor, N. Carson, Sgt P. Merrick, Cadet C. W. Allun, Captain W. Boyd (team shooting instructor), Cadets I. C. Bovey, P. W. Rodie, V. B. Burnaby, D. Woolford and Brigadier Campbell.

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Brigadier Campbell inspects the school band accompanied by the guard commander, Major S. Hughes.

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The guard of honour was complimented by Brigadier Campbell on its display

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Physical fitness and unarmed combat

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The Sea Cadet unit carries out some practical work in the school baths

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The Air Training Corps was receiving instruction on jet propulsion

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Rope crawling among the trees