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The Sun
Sydney, 1 September 1944, page 8.
SURFERS ABROAD
LONDON , Friday. —
Australian servicemen will
stage Britain's first surfing
display at Newquay, Cornwall,
on Sunday if the Atlantic can
provide some surf.
Two NSW champions, Flight-Lieut. Bob Newbiggin and Sgt. Arthur
Beard will compete in the open "surf" race, while Flight-Lieut.
D. Braddoch, from North Steyne, hopes to demonstrate surf-board
riding. — "Sun ' Special.
Trove
1944 'SPORTLIGHT PARADE', The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954),
1 September, p. 8. (LATE FINAL EXTRA), viewed 08 Jul 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229281041
The
Newcastle Sun
10 October 1944, page 2.
Barbara Brown-Parker
leaves the water with her new surf board.
Trove
1944 'No title', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 10
October, p. 2. , viewed 08 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156595107
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate
18 December 1944, page 3.
SURF NEWS
WOLLONGONG CLUB
(By Try-Agen)
...
The launching of a surf board was performed on Sundav by John
Wilson, who, during the winter months, made the board with the
assistance of Bert Ferry.
The launching proved satisfactory.
Trove
1944 'SURF NEWS', Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 -
1950), 20 October, p. 6. , viewed 08 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132651003
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate
18 December 1944, page 3.
120 SURF RESCUES
AT MANLY BEACH
SYDNEY, Sunday. -
Every member of Manly Life Saving Club, including the lifeboat
crew and surf board riders, was engaged in rescues at the
beach at one period to-day when a big sea with a dangerous
undertow had bathers in trouble.
There were 120 rescues, but only two of the patients required
ambulance attention.
Only minor rescues were reported from other beaches.
Trove
1944 '120 SURF RESCUES AT MANLY BEACH', Newcastle Morning
Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 18 December, p.
3. , viewed 08 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134247500
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