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G. Whittleton (Ballina Lighthouse) 1, G. Kimperley (Byron Bay) 2, L. R. Abbott 3.

Note : probably Timperley.

Trove
1948 'Surf Carnival', Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 5 January, p. 3. , viewed 20 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195762959

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate
12 January 1948, page 6.

Land Wins Open Surf Race

R. Land (Cook's Hill) had his fourth open surf win this season, when he beat the Newcastle surfer, W. Clarke, in open surf race at Stockton carnival on Saturday.

...

The Newcastle surfer, L. Lazarus, won a double in the surf board and surf ski races.
He was also fourth in the open surf race.

Trove
1948 'Land Wins Open Surf Race', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 12 January, p. 6. , viewed 20 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134325711

The Sun
Sydney, 17 January 1948, page 7.

Surf races stopped; "won't risk lives"

By J. S. McAULEY

                    After senior surfers
                    had battled through huge sea at Dee Why carnival
                    toctay, SLSA officials cancelled all remdining
                    swimming events.
 
 

...

Surf Board Race. — K. Hurst (North Bondi) 1, W. Reynolds (North Bondi), 2. R. Evans (Queensclliff ) 3.

Trove
1948 'Surf races stopped; "won't risk lives"', The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), 17 January, p. 7. (STUMPS EDITION), viewed 20 Jul 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229036065

The Newcastle Sun
24 January 1948, page 6.

INSPECTORS OPPOSE BAN ON SURF SKIS

                    Newcastle beach inspectors are opposed to moves to
                    ban surf
                    skis, surf
                    boards
                    and rubber floats from the beach.
 
 
Said Inspector
                    'Tot' Young "Strict





                    supervision is kept
                    on surf
                    board
                    and surf
                    ski riders who are instructed to remain outside the
                    bathing area bounded by the flags."

 
"We find that we
                    receive the utmost cooperation from board and ski
                    riders, but the same cannot be said for bathers
                    generally."
 
"Many bathers
                    persist in disregarding the flags and bathing beyond
                    the limits of the safety area and in the path of boards and skis"

He described the
                      segregation of surf-o-plane users as
                    "almost impossible"
 
"The selection of
                    three separate bathing areas for boards and skis, surf-o-planes and
                    surfers
                    would be possible on many Sydney beaches, but not on
                    Newcastle beach with its limited area of safety," he
                    added.
 
 
 
 
He said no serious
                    complaints had been received from bathers.
 
One had only to
                    see the queues waiting for the surf-o-planes at
                    week-ends to realise their popularity. 
 
He added that it
                    seemed hard to believe that complaints had been
                    lodged by bathers in such numbers as to warrant a
                    ban.
 
 
 
 

Trove
1948 'INSPECTORS OPPOSE BAN ON SURF SKIS', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 24 January, p. 6. , viewed 20 Jul 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158145899

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VS, VJ, Dlngies,Canoes, Surf Ski etc

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Trove
1948 'Advertising', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 23 October, p. 10. , viewed 20 Jan 2017,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18093355

Evening Star.
Washington, D.C.), November 26, 1948, page 11.

McLemore- Runs Down Bathers As Surfboard Rider
By Henry McLemore

HONOLULU, Hawaii.—
The surfboard is one animal that has never been domesticated.
The cat, the dog, the horse, the cow, and even the elephant have bowed to man's will, but not the rambunctious surfboard.
It is just as wild as the day it was discovered.
I first tried to break one to saddle in 1938, here at Waikiki Beach.
At that time I even had reflexes, a muscle or two that hadn’t been given a gold watch for years of faithful service, and a pretty good stand of hair on my head.
That attempt, 10 years ago, almost ended in disaster, both for myself and the other occupants of the Pacific Ocean at that particular place.
Panama Dave, perhaps the most skillful of the beach boys who work at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, got me started coming ashore on a surfboard that day.
The arrival of Capt. Cook at the Hawaiian Islands didn’t create any more excitement than my wild ride.

Canoeists Flee.

The surfboard took me where it wanted to go, and being afraid to jump off the untamed thing I rode it until it grounded in shallow water.
Parents on shore called for their children in the water to duck.
Men and women just learning to swim suddenly did fast and snappy Australian crawls to get out of my way.
Outrigger canoes were paddled wildly in order to keep from being run down by me on my wild zig-zag, zag-zig ride toward shore.
After my uncontrolled ride the Hawaiian Legislature seriously considered banning me and my surfboard from the Pacific.

When I got here this time I figured that surfboards, along with me, had mellowed, so I figured I would try to ride the waves once more.
I ran across Panama Dave in the Outrigger Canoe Club and we made a date to go surfboarding that afternoon.
I told Panama that I didn’t want a young and frisky surfboard; that my reflexes were now living on their social security money, that the muscles I once snapped like sleeve holders were no more, and as for my fine stand of hair, he could see for himself.
Just give me, I told Panama, a surfboard that will go at a slow trot, and stop now and then to graze.

Has Even Wilder Ride.

He turned up with what he said was the oldest, most trustworthy board in Honolulu.
We stretched out on it and started paddling out to where the big rollers come in.
Then we turned the board around and waited until Panama saw a roller he liked sweeping toward us.
The next thing I knew I was standing on the board, all alone, scared to death, and headed for shore.
Believe it or not, I had an even wilder ride than the one in 1938.
The wave I was on had 5 o’clock shadow three times a day, it was that rough.
And the old surfboard, despite its many, many years of service, headed for the barn.
I hit very few people, considering the speed at which I traveled.
Jean Hallanan and Rene Matthews, both of Charleston, W. Va. were very gracious about their bruises and said they wouldn’t sue.
I haven’t heard from Donald S. Cummings, of Chicago, who, they say, suffered a slight decapitation when I passed over him.
Of course, the legislature is in session again.
Statehood for Hawaii has been forgotten for the moment.
It is discussing a local marine menace, and word has reached me that the chances are that I have taken my last ride on a surfboard at Waikiki Beach.

Distributed by Mcaurght Syndicate. Inc.

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, November 26, 1948, Image 11
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