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Former Roof Tiler Wins Pastry Chef Apprentice Of The Year

17 August 2004

IT started as just another job but two years into his pastry chef apprenticeship, John Ralley has cooked up a storm... read full story

Great Scott - Edgy Pollard Riding Higher After A Double

10 July 2000

It has been a big week for apprentice Scott Pollard...and it isn't over yet. ``I'm a bit on edge, my wife is expecting our second child any day now," Pollard said at Canterbury yesterday. Last Wednesday, Pollard, 27, rode his first metropolitan winner when guiding Maria River Lad to victo.. read full story

Tiled His Way Into Race Wins

10 July 2000

When he was working as a roof tiler, Scott Pollard visited Canterbury with his family and immediately decided to scale heights of a different kind after falling in love with racing. The radical career change paid off yesterday as the 27-year-old apprentice recorded his first metropolitan double.. read full story

Manager Pays Off For Berry Jockey

24 June 2000

Berry apprentice Scott Pollard's decision to employ a manager has him on the verge of carrying off a swag of riding titles this season. With a little more than a month left in the season Pollard heads the jockeys' title race at Nowra and is close to securing the apprentice's crown at Kembla Gran.. read full story

Apprentice Roof Tiler On A Roll

14 April 2000

HARD work does have its rewards as one young Edgeworth apprentice is proving. Shane Penman is a 16-year-old first year apprentice roof tiler, but his hard work isn't only limited to his job. Shane was recently selected in the under-18 Australian roller hockey team to play in the Oceanic Cup, a.. read full story

'loving' Father Broke Baby's Limbs

26 May 1998

A man who pleaded guilty to breaking his four-week-old daughter's limbs and bruising her body was a loving father, the County Court was told yesterday. Matthew Paul Gardeniers, 24, an apprentice roof tiler of Dorothy Grove, Ferntree Gully, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of recklessly causi.. read full story

Off On Tour To Sell The Trades

26 August 1994

PARENTS may be discouraging their daughters from entering trades, according to the Tradeswomen On The Move (TWOM) co-ordinator, Barbara Lara. TWOM, organised by the NSW Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education, is a team of tradeswomen touring country .. read full story

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