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Corporal punishment either with strap or ruler: The teacher gave me the cuts for talking.
Contributor's comments: In common use in Tasmania, when corporal punishment was permitted.
Contributor's comments: Used in Brisbane in 60's. Always given by Headmaster with a cane across the outstretched fingers. Minimal punishment was 2 cuts. 6 cuts were uncommon and were often one step before expulsion. Painful.
Contributor's comments: Used in Adelaide, Catholic boys' school, 60s & 70s.