Children say Harry's tale well worth wagging 1 Edition

In Sydney's Pitt Street mall, children dressed as [Harry Potter] ran about at lunchtime, and in the NSW Parliament, Premier Bob Carr called himself the "chief wizard", and added the book series to the state's school literacy program. The Hoyts cinema complex at Chatswood on Sydne...

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Published inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author Sophie Tedmanson, Lynden Barber
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 30.11.2001
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Potter, Harry
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Summary:In Sydney's Pitt Street mall, children dressed as [Harry Potter] ran about at lunchtime, and in the NSW Parliament, Premier Bob Carr called himself the "chief wizard", and added the book series to the state's school literacy program. The Hoyts cinema complex at Chatswood on Sydney's north shore was packed with school uniforms yesterday morning as more than 190 students from Shore boys school and 180 from Epping Boys High attended sessions. Marian, Alexander and Catherine Corbet, from Lane Cove in Sydney's north, took the day off school to see the movie. While 14- year-old Marian was not overly impressed, sister Catherine, 8, loved it.
ISSN:1038-8761