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National Fitness Council

The National Fitness Council, established in 1939, promoted physical fitness in the general communityand advised the Education Department on the best ways of implementing physical fitness in school children. The Council ceased meeting in 1969.

The Department of Public Instruction established the Physical Education and National Fitness Branch in 1939. The Branch was responsible for the supervision of physical education in schools, weekly and vacation swimming schools and the organisation of training courses in physical education.

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  • Narrabeen Lakes[NRS 10663]
  • Minutes of the NFC[NRS 15323-1-24]
  • National Fitness Camp 1960s[NRS 15051]
  • National Fitness Camp 1960s[NRS 15051]
  • National Fitness Camp 1960s[NRS 15051]
  • National Fitness Camp, Narrabeen, 1960s[NRS 15051]
  • National Fitness Camp 1960s [NRS 15051]
  • 2UE Challenge of Fitness Walk[NRS 3961]
  • 2UE Fitness Walk, 1967[NRS 3961]
  • Newspaper strip re Fitness Walk[NRS 3961]
  • Fitness is a national problem[NRS 3961]
  • Keep Fit campaign[NRS 3961]
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