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Western Herald
Bourke, NSW, 24 April 1964, page 8.

WORLD SURFBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The biggest line up of outstanding surfboard riders ever brought together for one event will compete for the Australian and World's Championships at Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia,on May 17.
Acceptances of nvitations from the national champions of seven countries and the meet has created intense interest overseas.

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1964 'WORLD SURF BOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS', Western Herald (Bourke, NSW : 1887 - 1970), 24 April, p. 8. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141982553
The Australian Women's Weekly  (TEENAGERS' WEEKLY)
27 May 1964, page 4.
Murray's Rose-y movie future
"I am hooked on surf-boards - and film acting," Murray Rose said recently.
THE tall, blond Australian Olympic swimmer spent seven weeks on location at Sunset Beach. Hawaii's surfing centre, in his first movie, "Ride the Wild Surf,'' a Columbia Pictures production.
While riding a board in the turbulent waters off Sunset Beach, Murray suffered a slight accident which temporarily put him out of action.
"I fell off the board during one shooting sequence,-' Murray said at his Hollywood home.
"A corner of the board struck nie in the mouth, breaking off two teeth.
"I was able to have them capped in Hawaii.
Luckily there was no damage to my mouth or nose, so I was able to go right back before the cameras."

Murray had never surfed with a board before, nor acted in films, although he had spent months in Australia last year doing television plays and other TV work.
Studied drama
He had also studied drama at the University of Southern California, from which he graduated two years ago.
"I'm very keen about both surfing and the movies," Murray said.
"I have bought my own board, fitted out my car with overhead racks, and intend to do a lot of surfing here in California.
I am also determined to have a crack at a career in films."

TWO STARS of Murray Rose's film, "Ride the Wild Surf- Peter Brown and Shelley Fobares- at Sunset Beach, Hawaii, the film location.
MURRAY ROSE, Australian former
Olympic swimmer, in Hawaii 
while making his film
debut as a surfer.
Page 5

ABOVE: Murray Rose (centre) in a surfing scene from "Ride the Wild Surf."
Co-star Fabian is second from right.
Beside him is actor Peter Brown.

Murray is reported to have done a good job of acting in his role as Swag, an Australian surfer.

Stars in the cast included Tab Hunter. Fabian, Peter Brown, Jim Mitchum, Shelley Fabares, and Barbara Eden.

Ironically, Murray had been going to an acting coach in Hollywood who worked on softening his Australian accent.

 "Then I got the assignment to play an Aussie and I forgot everything I had been learning!" he said with a laugh.

Murray, a triple gold medal winner for Australia, will not be a spectator in Tokyo for the Olympics next October if his present plans materialise.
Other roles?

He has several prospects for other film parts which would keep him in Hollywood.

Murray is now living with his parents, Ian and Eileen Rose, in their Hollywood home.

Ian Rose is an advertising executive and writer. Murray's mother, an expert on vegetarian foods and diet, has also written a book on the subject.

Murray attributes his extraordinary physique and stamina to the fact that he has never tasted meat, poultry, or fish and adheres to a strict diet of fruit, cheeses, soya beans, sunflower seeds, goat's milk, and seaweed jelly.

Murray chose the University of Southern California over other institutions - notably Yale, Harvard, and Michigan State Universities which
offered him athletic scholarships - because he felt Californians were more sympathetic to his ideas of nutrition and health.

His feelings for the stage and drama were also given full scope at U.S.C.. where he majored in Tele-communications.
He played many leading roles in university drama presentations.

While a student he appeared as a guest on such TV programmes as "Art Linkletters House Party." on the quiz show "Tell the Truth,'' and on "The Groucho Marx Show .'
Murray is known in America as "The Golden Boy." because of his coloring and physical fitness.

Interior scenes and voice dubbing of some sequences kept the cast busy for several weeks.

The film is scheduled for release in the United States in August, and in Australia early next year.
Murray prepares his board for a scene.
He had not ridden a board before.
Trove
1964 'Murray's Rose-y movie future', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 27 May, p. 4. (TEENAGERS' WEEKLY), viewed 10 Sep 2016,
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The Australian Women's Weekly
Wednesday 27 May 1964, page 25.
NO SURFIES, By REOUEST

Visiting international surfboard experts say that although they spend all their spare time riding the waves they aren't "surfies."
By KERRY YATES

"Of course, we have a few 'ho-dads' (young larrikins), too, who bleach their hair and hang around the beaches all day," said Joey Cabell, the American who won the last international surfboard championships at Hawaii.
"But nearly all the surfers in California and Hawaii go to work or college, and surfboard riding is only a sport, not their life.
They devote many hours to it and take their sport seriously, but so do most tennis and football
players."
Joey and the national champions from the United States, Peru, New Zealand. France, Britain and South Africa came to Sydney to compete in the world surfboard championships held at Manly last weekend.
Although most of the overseas stars have to return to work next week, they stayed on after the championships to ride as much Australian surf as possible before flying home.
LINDA BENSON, U.S. women's champion.
This is her fifteenth board.

"Weather doesn't bother the true surf fanatic," said Gordon Burgis, surfboard champion of Great Britain.
"In Jersey last winter we were riding when the water was only 36 degrees."
Gordon, 20, lives with his parents in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands.
"Board-riding is just becoming popular with teenagers there," he said.
"I've been riding for about two and a half years now - until then it was mostly visiting Australians who surfed there."
The British championships, the first, were held at Jersey recently with competitors from Australia, France, South Africa, and England.
"Most people are surprised to hear of surf in England, but there are some good waves in Cornwall," he pointed out.

Keen Parisian
Gordon sometimes surfs at France's famous surf spot, Biarritz, near the Spanish border, with the French national champion, Joel de Rosnay.
Joel, 26, a research chemist at the Louis Pasteur Institute in Paris, drives 500 miles to Biarritz whenever he has a free weekend.
President of the Surf Club de France, he was taught to ride a surfboard by Peter Viertel, the American writer who is married to film star Deborah Kerr.
"'Peter's a champion surf rider and snow-skier, too, and brought one of the first surfboards to France about 1956," said Joel.
"Now there are two or three hundred riders on the coast."
Joel, who's married to an English journalist and has two babies, thinks the teenagers who ride the boards in Sydney are similar to those in France.
"In France they wear the same types of T-shirts and board-shorts, and have lots of fun riding the waves," he said.
"We haven't got any 'bleachies,' as you call them, but everyone's doing the Stomp there.
"We call it 'Le Surf,' but it's the same as your Stomp."
On the way to Australia, Joel surfed in California and Hawaii with Joey Cabell.
Born in Hawaii, Joey, 25, learnt to ride a board when he was seven, and became one of the island's top riders before moving to California four years ago.
He's a restaurant-owner, but had time to win the famous international surfboard championships at Makaha Beach, Hawaii, last December.
Joey likes the Sydney surf.

"We've struck some good waves here," he said, '"and the shore break (when the waves break almost on the beach) is unique.
I don't recall having surfed anything like it before."
Four other champions from California, John Richards, Mike Doyle, Phil Edwards, and top American girl surfer Linda Benson, also came to Sydney.
''Little John" Richards (as he is known) holds the American west coast championship.
A salesman for a surfboard manufacturer, he's 24 and married.

Mike Doyle, 23, of Long Beach, has been surfing for 10 years, and for the last two has won every tandem (two riding on the same board) event in California.
Mike and his partner, Linda Merrill, 19, won the international tandem event in Hawaii last year.
"Tandem riding is something quite new, but is becoming a big sport - it has great spectator interest," he said.
"Linda and I have made up dozens of tricks, starting from the simple hand-stands or her standing on my shoulders.
"We usually practise for hours on sand before trying them out."
Mike, who is studying to be a science teacher, surfs Hawaii every summer and has starred in many surfing movies, riding by himself.
"But I like tandem riding best in competitions" be said.
"Most of the single riders' tricks have been discovered, but there are still a thousand more for tandem teams."

Phil Edwards, 25, another top rider, was chosen as the international judge for the world titles in Sydney.
A surfboard and sailing boat builder at Oceanside, California, he first came out here two years ago to star in American film producer Bruce Brown's surfing movie "Waterlogged," which featured him riding at many Australian beaches.

Linda Benson, 20, is the present United States invitational women's surfboard champion.
"I've been riding for nine years now," she said, "but it's only over the past few summers, since the movie 'Gidget' was released, that girls have really taken to board-riding in California."
Linda, who lives in Encinitas, California, is a secretary for one of America's biggest surfboard shops and goes surfing whenever the "waves are on" at nearby beaches.
She always goes to Hawaii on her annual holidays, and recently "surfed-in" for the American film star Annette Funicello in the board-riding scenes in two films, "Muscle Beach Party" and "Bikini Beach."

Not "Muscly"

Tiny and feminine, with a pretty, blond "urchin" haircut, Linda thinks that board-riding is not strictly a boys' sport.
"I've heard people say that girls get too 'muscly' and big riding boards," she said, "but I find it's good for the figure."
Champion of Peru, Hector Velande, 23, sells real estate in Lima and has been riding a surfboard for nine years.
"We have a few hundred keen board-riders in Peru now,"' said Hector, "mostly teenagers who take advantage of our customary three hour lunch-break from work to go surfing.
"The boys who ride are mostly sporty, casual types who go to school, universities, or jobs," he said. "We haven't any 'surfies' who bleach their hair.
"'Most of our boys have dark hair with fairly long cuts- but they're not Beatles, either."
Hector will be spending three months on a trip around the world before he returns to Peru, and hopes to surf in France, Hawaii, and California.
And after talking with the South African cham pion, Max Wettland, he'd like to surf in Durban, too.
 
Durban craze.

Max, 25, is a professional lifeguard at Durban Beach and has been riding a board for nine years.
He thinks that a visiting Australian surf team took the first board to South Africa about 1954, but says it's only over the past two years that board-riding has caught on over there, and the teenagers are "stoked" (the surfer's term for crazy) about it.
"But we don't have any beachcombers," Max said.
"The Twist is still big there, but I've promised to take back the Stomp with me."
Max plans to stay a few weeks longer in Australia to surf the N.S.W. coastline.
"From all reports, it sounds as though most Australian surfs are very similar to ours," he said, "but I'd like to find out for myself."

JOEY CABELL,
Hawaii champion.

PHIL EDWARDS,
 international judge.
"LITTLE JOHN" RICHARDS
(Calif.)
GORDON BURGIS,
British champion.
Also:
HECTOR VELANDE,
Champion of Peru.		 MIKE DOYLE,
Tandem co-champion.		 JOEL de ROSNAY,
Champion of France.		 MAXY WETTLAND,
S. Africa champion.
Trove
1964 'NO SURFIES, BY REQUEST', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 27 May, p. 25. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51780004
Good Neighbour
ACT, 1 July 1964, page 8.

DUTCH SWIM STAR SHINES

A FUTURE on surf-board riding  is predicted for a 16-year-old Dutch born girl who took part in the recent world surf-board championships in Sydney.
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She is Dorothy de Rooy, pictured right, who finished fourth in the world championship final for women's surfboard riding against strong international competition.
Her competitors came from the United States, Hawaii, England, France, Peru, South Africa and New Zealand.
The men's champion, Bernard Family, from Sydney, praised Dorothy after the events.
"Her style won the admiration of many of the most senior competitors.
"She's certain to make a big name for herself in Australian surf-board riding, and I wouldn't be surpised to see her become a world champion."
Dorothy, who goes to Narrabeen Girls' High School, began surfing only 18 months ago.
She lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johan de Rooy, and Australian-born brother Peter, who is eight, at Newport, New South Wales.

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1964 'DUTCH SWIM STAR SHINES', Good Neighbour (ACT : 1950 - 1969), 1 July, p. 8. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176530671
The Canberra Times
6 October 1964, page 3.
 Death of surfer accidental

GEELONG, Monday —
The element of danger could not be removed from any sport, the Melbourne City Coroner, Mr. H. Pascoe, S.M., said today at the inquest into the death of an 18-year-old surfer struck by an Okanui surf board at Point Lonsdale in March.
Mr. Pascoe found the youth died accidentally when struck by the board.
Mr. Pascoe was inquiring into the death of John Timothy Acton, of Tramway Parade, Beaumaris,who was struck in the stomach by a loose surfboard at the ocean beach, Point Lonsdale, on Sunday,March 29, and died in St.Vincent's Hospital on April 1.

Trove
1964 'Death of surfer accidental', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 6 October, p. 3. , viewed 01 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131752857
The Canberra Times
17 November 1964, page 11.
Advertising
STEINERS
of Jardine Street, Kingston (Tel. 92687)

Just received complete range of surf boards, from children's £2/2/6 to Steiner Championship board £39/ 5/-

Trove
1964 'Advertising', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 17 November, p. 11. , viewed 01 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107509472
The Canberra Times
14 December 1964, page 18.
Heavy surf for carnival

SYDNEY, Sunday.—
Gigantic waves imperilled competitors in a surf carnival at Bondi yesterday.
One man had to be rescued, and surf boards, skis and boat oars were damaged by the 15ft. waves.
Many of the events had to be cancelled.
The man who got into difficulties had dived from the judge's boat to recover a sweep.
A beltman had to swim 200 yards through mountainous seas to reach him.

Trove
1964 'Heavy surf for carnival', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 14 December, p. 18. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107515091
The Australian Women's Weekly
16 December 1964, page 45.
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ZIPPY SURF BOARD

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Trove
1964 'Advertising', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 16 December, p. 45. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51272943

See #202 - #203
The Canberra Times
22 December 1964, page 20.
Australians in semi-finals of surf titles

HONOLULU. Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—
Queenslander Ken Adler of the Australian Surf Riding Association was seeded into the men's senior semi-finals of the world surfing championships at Makaha Beach yesterday.
Two other Australians qualified for the semi finals by winning through the preliminaries.
Bob Boot of Mona Vale and Ross Jorgensen of North Narrabeen, got a number of good - "sometimes bumpy'' - rides in a surf that ran to 12 feet and they were selected for the semi-finals.
Eliminated were Geoff Bull, Maxwell Galvin, Owen Pilon, and Dr. Robert Spencer, all of Sydney, and James Farfor, of Victoria.
New Zealander's Ace Mowtell, of Point Board Rider Surfing Association, and John Paine, of North Reef Beach Club, also failed to qualify.
Also eliminated in the first heat was Cyril Frederick of Natal Surfing Association, South Africa.
Owen Pilon. of North Narrabeen, was disqualified when he arrived late for competition.
The car in which he was riding had a flat tyre on way to Makaha.
Boot and Jorgensen were among 48 surfers who survived ihe preliminaries out of a field of about 160.
The 48 join another seven who wete seeded into the semi-finals.
About 5,000 people watched the competition under sunny skies on the West coast of Oahu Island.
Surfing conditions were considered good.
Although the 8-12 ft. waves were not as high as some desired.
Offshore winds gave a few surfers trouble.
The Makaha meet had been scheduled to open on Saturday but wind and rain forced a postponement.
Events will be held in the junior men's division today.
If waves are high enough, officials may hold the senior men's semi-finals instead.
Seeded into the finals, in addition to Ken Adler, were Reginald Blunt of South Africa, Jean-Pierre Laussade of France, and Philipe Pomar of Peru.
Defending men's champion Joey Cabell of California was also qualified automatically.
Page 22
Australian surfer James Farfor, of Melbourne (left), works out with an unidentified Hawaiian surfer before the preliminaries for the International Surfing Championships at Makaha Beach, on Oahu Island.
Trove
1964 'Australians in semi-finals of surf titles', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 22 December, p. 22. , viewed 28 Dec 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107516677
The Canberra Times
26 December 1964, page 13.
Australians fail in surf titles
HONOLULU. Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter). —
Australian surfers failed to qualify for the finals of the senior men's surfing competition yesterday in the J2th annual surfing championship meet at Makaha on Oahu's north-west shore.
Eliminated were Ken Adler, of the Australian Surf riding Association, Ron Jorgensen, of North Narrabeen. and Bob Boot, of Mona Vale.
Also eliminated were Reginald Blunt, of South Africa. Philipe Pomar, of Peru, and Jean-Pierre Laussade. of France.
Adler had been seeded into the semi-finals and the others had survived the first day preliminaries.
Today only 18 of 48 semi-finalists survived after competition in good running surf.
The 18 finalists generally are from California, with only a few from Hawaii.
Joey Cabell, of California, last year's senior men's champion, was seeded into the finals.
If the surf continues good, the finals of the senior men's competition may he held later, to be followed by the junior men's preliminaries, the women's preliminaries and the tandem competition, as surf and wind conditions permit.

Trove
1964 'Australians fail in surf titles', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 26 December, p. 13. , viewed 28 Dec 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107517361
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