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a brief history of surfcraft in australia
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Specialised history papers.
Note  :  works in progress.
surfing images : illustrations and photography, 1788-1925
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polynesian surfriding, 1769 to 1900.
surf-riding - a technical and historical definition
the growth of surf-riding culture to 2006
significant surfboard designs
a brief history of the twin fin
a history of the surf ski
surfboard shooting in australia 1900-1940
 tom morey's noseriding contest 1965.
a brief history of surfcraft in australia

Note  : incomplete   -  most of the sections are skeletal  only
genesis 1788 - 1900
before duke 1900 - 1914
duke kahanamoku 1914
solid wood 1915
tom blake's hollow board 1934
the racing sixteen 1937
bob simmons 1949
international surf carnival 1956
the okinuee 1957
balsa  1958
foam 1960
midget farrelly 1963
nat young 1965
george greenough bob mctavish 1966
a period of transition 1967-1968
johanna 1970
streaks and slugs 1971 - 1974
the legrope 1974 -1976
the boogie board 1976
mark richards 1977 - 1980
the windsurfer 1978
simon anderson 1981
return of the malibu 1985
epoxy 1990
Exhibitions:

FIFTY YEARS of the MALIBU SURFBOARD  in AUSTRALIA. 1956 - 2006.
Shoalhaven Heads  Surf Life Saving Club.  Sunday  17th September 2006.

(About) 100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN SURFBOARD RIDING, 1909 - 2009.
Gerringong Town Hall, Sunday 13th December 2009.


home catalogue history references appendix


Geoff Cater (2000-2013) : History
http://www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h.html 
Children of the sun in Hawaii
by Li Ling-ai; illustrations by Weda Yap.
Published 1944 by D. C. Heath and company in Boston .
Written in English.
http://openlibrary.org/books/OL6481103M/Children_of_the_sun_in_Hawaii