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It's Tuesday 5th November, 2025.
The first Tuesday in November and it's #MelbourneCupDay.

Teachers at schools across Australia would tune into the radio broadcast and we'd listen to the race.

In those days there were still teachers who'd give a student an #EarlyMark and they could leave school early. Yeehaa.

There were also teachers who'd have the cricket radio broadcast playing when the headmistress or headmaster was out of hearing.

The most egregious tale is of a teacher in ...