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Surf Life Saving Association of Australia : Surf in Australia, 1938.

Extracts from
Surf Life Saving Association of Australia: Surf in Australia.
Official Organ of the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia
(Head Centre), 119 Phillip, Street Sydney.
Editor: W.G. Simmonds Esq.
Published by Alexander Leo Finn, 149 Dover Road, Rose Bay.
Printed by Lake and Ashes Pty Ltd., 389-391 Sussex Street, Sydney.
1938

Introduction.
A.

January 1, 1938, page 23.
Saw (Rastus) Evans out on a surf ski one Sunday, funny thing about it was that he could not get a wave the waves were working at low pressure, and what rare ones came to light, were too much for the crack sweep of the coast.
Still with more gyrations of the present order, it should not be long before the waves are held as easy as "Rastus" holds them with the boat.
...
Athol McPherson, of Cronulla Surf L.S. Club, ex- Australian ski champion is purchasing a new racing model ski, which he hopes to race with success in the Australian championships at Bondi this year. Athol is an old hand at the ski game, being one of the pioneers when Jack Toyer first introduced the ski at Cronulla.
He has had considerable success in ski and canoe races, and has done a fair amount of damage to his skis on the rocks at Cronulla, resulting in a string of broken skis- the number it is alleged will soon be in double figures.

March 1, 1938, page 22.
Cronulla.
...
Bob Holcombe has proved himself the consistent individual competitor for Cronulla in this series of carnivals.
Bob's fame is derived from his uncanny skill on the surf-o'-plane; in fact, local clubmen consider this race a benefit event for him.
Last season, after winning a novice surf race, the major number of surf-o'-plane events, including the Australian championship, he continues his sequence for 1937-38 with nine consecutive wins to date, including the championship again.

Image right:
Bob Holcombe (Cronulla) Surf-o-plane Champion of Australia.

August 1, 1938, page 16. FIRST LIFE-SAVER PASSES
Edward ("Happy") Eyre A familiar figure in Manly for many years in the person of Edward ("Happy") Eyre passed away in Manly on the 17th July.
A native of New Zealand, Mr. Eyre came to Sydney in his younger days and has been a resident of "the Village" for over 40 years.
Two spheres in which he will be long remembered are Rugby Union football and surf life-saving.
He playe,d Rugby Union with the Pirates, Glebe, North Sydney and Manly, and had the distinction of representing New South Wales against New Zealand.
He also was coach of the old Federals.
As a forward he was regarded by his contemporaries as an outstanding player.

Mr. Eyre was, however, better known to thousands in the yesteryears for his splendid work in life-saving.
He had the distinction of being the first official life-saver in Australia, having been appointed to this position by the Manly Council on 15th October, 1907.
He had carried out work voluntarily for a considerable period before his appointment, and had effected many "saves" without the belt.
An original Anzac, Mr. Eyre was a member of the 19th Battalion and, saw service in Egypt.

Surf Life Saving Association of Australia:
Surf in Australia.
Official Organ of the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia
(Head Centre), 119 Phillip, Street Sydney.
Published by Alexander Leo Finn,
149 Dover Road, Rose Bay.
Printed by Lake and Ashes Pty Ltd.,
389-391 Sussex Street Sydney.
1938.

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