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Introduction.
See
Good Neighbour
ACT, 1 January 1960, page
6.
You
can do this now, but in 1902 ...
You would have arrested if you
tried to surf.
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AUSTRALIA HAS some of the finest beaches in
the world, and during the summer hundreds of thousands of people
visit them to swim, surf and soak up the sun.
Indeed, surfing has become so popular thai it is now
considered one of our chief national sports.
But surfing was not always so popular in Australia because
public authorities frowned on the sport and condemned it as a
form of exhibitionism.
At the turn of the century our magnificent beaches were
used mainly for strolling, or perhaps fishing — but rarely
swimming.
All swimming had to be done in enclosed pools or at
secluded places along rivers or harbour foreshores.
'Improper'
Surfing was considered so improper that police arrested
people who tried to enter the water at public beaches.
In 1902, a Sydney man, Mr. W. H. Gocher, decided to test
public opinion on surfing. He went for a surf at Manly Beach,
Sydney, and was promptly arrested.
This arrest, followed by others, drew attention to surfing
so that more and more people soon sought to enjoy themselves
taking the sun and surf at our
beaches.
So today, thousands of people throng the beaches to enjoy
themselves in healthy surroundings — like the people shown in
the photograph above at Manly Beach — the very beach
where Mr. Gocher made his "test surf."
The first surf club at Manly was founded in 1924.
From it have sprung the Surf Life Saving Clubs whose
members voluntarily patrol beaches in all States.
Take advice
The lifesavers who patrol the beaches are all expert surfers and
strong swimmers.
They have passed exacting examinations in lifesaving
methods, artificial respiration and surf boat drill.
Lifesavers get to know their beaches well, so that you
should always take notice of them when they advise you to surf
in certain area.
This area is usually marked by two flags flying from poles
driven into the sand.
Always surf "between the flags" and you will not be in much
danger.
Should you by some unhappy chance be swept into deep watet
remember these points:
• Don't panic.
• Raise your arm as a signal ti the lifesavers on the beach
that you are in difficulties.
• Do not waste your strength struggling against the
current.
• Float until the lifesaver reaches you with belt and line.
Trove
1960 'You can do this now, but in 1902 ...', Good Neighbour
(ACT : 1950 - 1969), 1 January, p. 6. , viewed 16 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176529309
The
Canberra Times
2 January 1960, page 10.
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Trove
1960 'Advertising', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 2
January, p. 10. , viewed 16 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103074025
Good Neighbour
ACT, 1 August 1960, page 3.
BOOMING BUSINSS IN
SURF BOATS
DUTCH boat builder Geert Doornbos has quickly established in
Australia a thriving business building surf boats for surf
lifesaving clubs and speedboats for water skiing.
The boat-building works are on the banks of a small creek
at Southport on the Queensland Gold Coast.
Mr. Doornbos who migrated to Australia in September, 1957,
from Breukelen-veen, has already helped his son-in-law, Nico
Dejong, from Hilversum, start as a boat-builder, also at
Southport.
Until Mr. Doornbos started boat-building at Southport in
1958, Mr. Dejong was a building contractor in western New South
Wales.
He joined Mr. Doornbos in boat-building and recently
started on his own boat-building business.
In recent months Mr. Doornbos has built six surf boats for
surf lifesaving clubs.
The moulded plywood surf boats, with a tuck stern, are
25ft. long and are manned by four oarsmen and a sweep, who
stands in the stern and uses a long oar (called a sweep) to
control the boat.
As the boats take a heavy battering in the surf and have an
average life of four years, he is assured of
regular orders.
The other Doornbos speciality is building speedboats
designed for top speeds of about 45 miles an
hour.
The amazing growth of water skiing in Australia has caused
a big demand for speedboats, and for water skis which are also
manufactured bv Mr. Doornbos.
Trove
1960 'BOOMING BUSINESS IN SURF BOATS', Good Neighbour (ACT : 1950
- 1969), 1 August, p. 3. , viewed 16 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176529478
The
Canberra Times
3 August 1960, page 11.
ACCRA
DOCKLAND
This is dockland work in Accra, Ghana.
Accra Is a surf port without water deep enough for an
ocean frieghter to dock.
So small boats are paddled through the breakers to the
cargo ships off shore to pick up imports.
In this picture busy waterfront crews ready their boats,
emptying the water out of them, before launching them
into the surf to meet a cargo ship.
Trove
1960 'ACCRA DOCKLAND', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 -
1995), 3 August, p. 11. , viewed 16 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137120293
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The Canberra Times
3 August 1960, page 2.
Country
With A Split Personality
...
The waterfront looks like a combination of a wartime
amphibious landing and a wild musical comedy in which the
composer and choreographer have gone delightfully berserk.
Since the harbour is not deep enough for the ocean
freighters to dock, Ghanaians paddle out in long boats propelled
by forked paddles.
They carry their number one cash crop- cocoa- out to the
ships and return to stack oil drums and machinery on the
beach.
Going and coming, they sing as they paddle, as- the high
surf crashes down and soaks men, boats and cargo, as
they empty the boat on the beach, turn them over to
drain, off the water, and then roll and bounce them back into
the surf.
If a man is tossed out of a boat by a murderous wave,
everyone on the beach laughs.
Farther up the coast, in the little fishing villages of mud
and thatched huts, the men spread their huge nets from
dugout canoes while the
women remain on the beach, nursing children, cleaning fish
or just dancing for the fun of it under the shade of the
coconut palms.
For hours we watched more than 50 men working or playing at
work.
They formed long lines to pull in the nets under the palms
and as they pulled they did. a little backward jig, with a
beautiful rhythm, and sang songs led by children.
Trove
1960 'Country With A Split Personality', The Canberra Times (ACT :
1926 - 1995), 3 August, p. 2. , viewed 16 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137120244
The Canberra Times
26 October 1960, page 2.
From
a "Times" Correspondent
...
Not only Sydney's roads are overcrowded these days.
From November 1, registration of surf boards and
surf skis will be compulsory at all city
beaches.
With thousands packing the beaches council
authorities fear that boards may cause serious injury
to surfers.
Many complaints were made about them last
season.
The registration fee is 5/- a year.
The owner gets a certificate and a waterproof
sticker to put on his board or ski.
Trove
1960 'In New South Wales This Week Woolgrowers Pressing State
Government For Inquiry Into Industry', The Canberra Times (ACT :
1926 - 1995), 26 October, p. 2. , viewed 01 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103107865
Western Herald
Bourke, 4 November 1960, page 12.
SURFBOARDS
TO BE LICENSED
Surfboard riders using beaches throughout the Sydney
metropolitan area this year will have to pay a 5/-
registration fee.
Seaside councils have agreed to do this in an effort
to,control riders causing accidents among
swimmers.
Licensing the boards will enable surf club members and
Council rangers to identify board owners who cause trouble.
The officials have the power under the new regulations to
confiscate boards.
The registration will take the form of a sticker attached
to. the centre of the board 12 inches from the
nose.
Manly Council beach supervisor, Mr. R. Brewster, said the
regulations.would help reduce the number of accidents which
occur each year between swimmers and board riders.
He said seaside Councils had adopted a common method: of
marking areas reserved for surf riders.
This would enable anyone going to different beaches to
know exactly where they could ride boards.
Surf club members are exempt from the license fee which
lasts 12 months.
Trove
1960 'SURFBOARDS TO BE LICENSED', Western Herald (Bourke, NSW :
1887 - 1970), 4 November, p. 12. , viewed 16 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103982536
The Biz
Fairfield, NSW, 14 December 1960, page 19.
Judge Adrian Curlewis (above) president
of the Surf Life Saving Association of Australia, presents a
statuette of a beltman and reel to Mr. N. R. Seddon, managing
director of BP Australia Limited.
The presentation was made at Manly as a mark of
appreciation of BP's record gift of £18,000 to the
association.
The gift, announced last year, has enabled the
association to buy 27 surf boats and 54 fully equipped reels
for competition among clubs over a three-year period.
Trove
1960 'No title', The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1972), 14
December, p. 19. , viewed 16 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190742550
Victor Harbour Times
SA, 23 December 1960, page 5.
LEN
SCHWARTZ SPORTS STORE
Ocean and Victoria
Streets
...
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS
Coolite Surf Board, full
size 39/6 ea.
Trove
1960 'Advertising', Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 23
December, p. 5. , viewed 01 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186740525
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