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The Canberra Times
1 February 1966, page 22.

In a new book, The Surfrider, Duke Kananamoku, the first man to ride a surf board in Australian waters, tells how Australia has been transformed into a leading surfing nation.
Duke Kahanamoku, now 75, is the world's oldest surfie.
Of early surf-board riding, the Duke says, "A few Australians had tried the boards, but they had not got the knack, so I pencilled out a design and had a board built."
"I finished off the board by hand myself and, at Freshwater Beach, showed Australians for ths first time how it was done.
"There was a tiny little girl in the crowd that day, who by her manner seemed more excited than all the throng watching me.
"I put her on my shoulders and we made a few good rides.
"When I left Australia in 1915 I gave the board to a chap who seemed to be the most promising of the local, riders.
This was Claude West, who later won a stack of surfriding championships.
"In 1963 when I returned to Australia I saw my old board again in the clubhouse at Freshwater Surf Club, Sydney, to whom Claude West had donated it in memory of my first ride," he said.

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1966 'IN SPORT', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 1 February, p. 22. , viewed 07 Sep 2016,
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Tribune
Sydney, 11 May 1966, page 12.

The Australian Surfboard Championships at Coolangatta (Queensland) next month will decide (or should) just who is the best rider for 1966.
Many a junior surf-board rider will be sceptical of the overall results — and with a good reason.
A recent ruling of the Australian Surf-board Riders' Association prevents juniors from entering senior events.
The ruling restricts entries to either junior or senior events — not both.

At the recent Queensland and N.S.W. State championships, the restrictions of this rule was felt when two red-hot board riders, Peter Drouyn (Queensland) and Kevin "The Head" Brennan (N.S.W.) were compelled to compete in the junior events only, of their respective States.
Droun, the current national junior champion is considered in Queensland to be the brightest Australian surfboard prospect since "Midget" Farrelly.
Regardless of grading he is rated among the very top of the nation's top board riders.
Brennan last year won both the junior and senior N.S.W. titles.
However in this year's titles, he was beaten into second place by Butch Cooney of Collaroy.
Cooney, a member of the Collaroy Surfriders' Association, is 14-years-old and stands just under five feet.

Surf -board riding is similiar to swimming in that it is the very young who are dominating the top positions in competition.
This is understandable in our society, as it is probably only the young, who are to a lesser degree unaware of the day-to-day cares that tend to stifle any exuberant keenness for sporting and cultural pursuits.
This week-end the Sydney Metropolitan Schoolboys' Championship at Maroubra will see many young competitors capable of taking on more mature opposition.
The Surf-board Riders' Association's new rule is somewhat of a face saver for seniors.
It guards against the embarrassment of seeing a judge pat some youngster on the head and say: "You're our top man, sonny."
However nearly all will agree that the use of a rule is not a very accurate way to separate the men from the boys.

Trove
1966 'SPORTS Comment', Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1976), 11 May, p. 12. , viewed 23 Mar 2019,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236348858

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Victor Harbour Times
SA, 27 May 1966, page 1.


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1966 'Port Elliot Council', Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 27 May, p. 1. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186909089

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The Canberra Times
 28 April 1966, page 30

Trove
1966 'Advertising', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 28 April, p. 30. , viewed 10 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128655841

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Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 12 August, p. 3.
Surfers' Callouses a 1966 'Surfers' Callouses a "Status Symbol"', Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 12 August, p. 3. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186908942

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The Canberra Times 5 October 1966, page 28. Robert Nat Young, the new world surfing champion, rides a wave in the championships that ended Monday. Trove 1966 'No title', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 5 October, p. 28. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106939164

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The Australian Women's Weekly Wednesday 19 October 1966, page 21. WONDER BOY OF THE WAVES Australian teenager who won the world surfboard crown By KERRY YATES WORLD SURFBOARD CHAMPION Nat Young, 18, of Warriewood, N.S.W., with some of his trophies. He won the world title this month in California, U.S.A. Whenever friends come looking for Nat Young, his mother tells them, "Wherever the surf's on - that's where you'll find him." Nat, the Sydney teenager who recently won the World Surfboard Championship in California, spends most of his life at the beach. "It's been the same for the past eight years," Mrs. Young said. "Every day- morning and afternoon- he goes off surfing. "At least I know where he is- and it's really paid off now."

At Ocean Beach, near San Diego, California, more than 80,00 spectators watched Nat take the world title.
He was riding his favorite surfboard which he calls "Sam" and took with him from Sydney.
In the Women's Championships, Australian girls Gail Couper, of Victoria, and Phylis O'Donnell, of Queensland, came fourth and sixth respectively.
Nat, 18, scored 293 points to win by 63 points from Jock Sutherland, of Hawaii, and 70 points from Corky Carroll, also of the United States.
"The 8ft.(?) waves were similar to ones we get at Manly Beach- and just what I'd hoped for," said Nat
after the contest.
Australia's wonder surfer has a long list of titles.
As well as being Australian champion, Nat currently holds he N.S.W., Newcastle Hunter Valley, and Bell's Beach, Victoria, titles and has won a string of local and interstate surfboard rallies.
He has 25 impressive trophies in a cabinet in his Warriewood home, and has won tb i ee overseas trips.
As Australian champion he won a trip to the World Titles in Hawaii in 1964, and another to the recent ones in California.
Last year he won a trip to Peru for the international contest in a seven-mile paddle race on Sydney Harbor.
In Peru he won the World Paddle race and took second place to Peruvian surfer Pillipe Pomar, in the World Surfboard Championship.
"Peru as a good lesson to him- he lost the big title by one point," Mrs. Young said.
"Nat knew he could never count on winning.
He never even mentioned the possibility of pulling it off in California."
But that didn't stop him putting in weeks of practice.
He surfed every day and spent most weekends on surfaris up and down the eastern coastline.
"My favorite haunt is Noosa Heads, about 80 miles north of Brisbane," Nat always says.
"But if I can't make it that far, I settle for the good long rides at Crescent Heads and Byron Bay."
After they heard the good news (the Australian team manager, Bob Evans, rang from California), Mr. and Mrs. Young, their two married daughters, and younger son, Chris, couldn't even walk down the street without someone offering congratulations.
"And for days the phone didn't stop ringing," Mrs. Young said. "We're all so proud."

Just before he left Australia, Nat joined an interna tional sports wear company.
He will visit their main office in Portland, U.S.A., before returning to Australia via Hawaii.
In Hawaii he'll star in a movie by Australian surfer film-maker Bob Evans.
It will be released Australia wide in January.
Then, after six weeks away, Nat will be back to catch up with all his commitments in Sydney.
As a top surfer, Nat has a weekly column in The Sunday Telegraph, demonstrates and promotes his own custom surfboards, and makes personal appearances at Sydney stores.
Quiet and unassuming, Nat has definite ideas for the future.
He has made quite a lot of money from "surfing side-lines."
He saves every penny and has bought a block of land at Whale Beach in Sydney.
He hopes to become a professional surboard rider and build a house with a beach on his doorstep.

(Photograph)
WORLD SURFBOARD CHAMPION Nat Young, 18, of Warriewood, N.S.W., with some of his trophies.
He won the world title this month in California, U.S.A.

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1966 'WONDER BOY OF THE WAVES', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 19 October, p. 21. , viewed 10 Sep 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46452163

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The Canberra Times
 10 November 1966, page 42.
Trove
1966 'A bumper dumper', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 10 November, p. 42. , viewed 07 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106945464

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The Canberra Times
19 November 1966, page 29.

Nat Young, the world champion surfer. pictured above, made ii brief visit to Canberra yesterday on promotions work.
He is an executive of a clothing firm and spends a lot of his time promoting clothes and surf boards.

Trove
1966 'No title', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 19 November, p. 29. , viewed 07 Sep 2016,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106947291

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Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 25 November, p. 2.
Store, Victor Harbour 2 1505
1966 'Advertising', Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186908981

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Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 2 December, p. 2.
FOR SALE — Surf Board -
(Ron 9 ft. 3 in.) in first class
order. Also lady's 28-in. Bi
cycle and Basketball Pole ]
with ring. Holmes, 6 Acra
man St., Victor Harbour.
1966 'Advertising', Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986), 2 December, p. 2. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186907965

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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 3 December, p. 22.
St, Red Hill. ;
1966 'Advertising', The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 3 December, p. 22. , viewed 10 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106950207

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The Australian Women's Weekly 7 December 1966, page 24. Be in it, girls!' says Candy THE SURFING CALHOUNS: By PATRICIA McGETRICK Twenty - two - year - old Candy, above and at right, riding a wave at Makaha Beach, Hawaii.

Below, with her mother and sister - from left, Candy; Mrs. Thomas Calhoun (Marge), who won the world women's board riding championship at Hawaii eight years ago; and 19-year-old Robin.
A champion American girl surfer, Candy Calhoun, now working in Queensland, hopes that Australian girls will soon be making names for themselves in surfboard-riding.
""NOT so long ago most girls here, as in America, were just tagging along to be with the fellows," she said.
"But now they seem to be taking a more active interest in the sport.
"I have seen here some very enthusiastic girl board riders with good co-ordination and natural ability."
Candy comes from San Diego, California.
She won the U.S. Women's Surfboard Championship in 1963 and was placed fourth in the world championships in Hawaii in 1964.
Hers is a surfing family.
Her mother, Marge Calhoun, took up surfboard riding at the age of 31, and three years later, in 1958, won the world championship in Hawaii.
In 1964 she competed again and was placed second - at the age of 40.
Candy's sister, Robin, 19, has been placed in several contests, and her father, Tom, is a keen skindiver and spear fisherman.
Candy arrived in Australia last November and headed straight for the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane, where she got a job with Hayden Kenny.
Hayden Kenny, well known as a champion life-saver, manufactures surf- boards.
What started as a sideline making custom built boards for himself and friends has grown into a large business exporting to America and other countries.
"I haven't had much secretarial experience," said Candy, "but my background in surfing has been very useful in this job.
"In addition to a small amount of secretarial work I am given scope for creative art work, advertising layout, and color design of boards.
In fact, I guess you can call me a sort of Girl Friday."
Although Candy has won international acclaim as a surfboard rider, her greatest thrills in competition were when she twice took second
place as the only female in U.S. body-surfing contests.
Despite these successes her first love is bellyboard riding.
"With a bellyboard you are down in the water going with it," she said.
"You can get right inside a hangover and feel like a fish.
There is no trouble balancing and it is easier to catch a wave.
"Older people find them easier to handle - I sold one of my boards to a man over 40 - and they are cheaper, about $50 compared with approximately $95 for a surfboard.
"They are also excellent if a woman needs to lose weight, as riding a belly- board encourages firm legs and hips."
For beginners Candy recommends inflatable surfoplanes, as they are easy to ride, and if used in conjunction with flippers go really fast and manoeuvre well.
They are very popular with women in California.
"It is not unusual to see women 6 or 7 months pregnant using them," said Candy.
"The exercise helps them to keep fit, and as the surf-o-plane is soft it conforms to their shape."
Candy hopes to get permission from the Immigration Department to stay here at least another year.
"I have seen so little of Australia, but as my father lent me the money to come here I wanted to work to repay him," she said.
"That is what has kept me in one place.I love this part of Australia, but hope to see it all.
I figure that will take me six months.
"I would then like to go to Israel and work on a kibbutz for a while.I am very
curious about the Holy Land.
"I wouldn't be going for religious or inspirational purposes, but because the land is steeped in history and must be heavy with a feeling of antiquity."
Whatever she might do in the meantime, Candy is determined to return to university in two years' time to take a course in the humanities.
"I am lucky to have financial backing from my grandparents for this, as it is terribly hard to work your way through college in the States these days," she said.
One of Candy's pet hates is being classified as a surfer.
"For years I have always been referred to as Candy Calhoun the surfer.
There is nothing evil in the term, but I like to think there is more to Candy than that stereotype," she said.
"These terms are thrown around too loosely.
In many "people's minds surfers are persons of limited ambition and interests."
Candy has studied languages -- Portuguese, Spanish, French - has travelled extensively in Mexico and South America, and has visited various other counties.
She is said to have a natural talent for painting, reads extensively, loves music and foreign films, and declares, "My interests are, at this point, practically unlimited."
Candy Calhoun could certainly never be described as "just another surfer."
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1966 ''Be in it, girls!' says Candy', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 7 December, p. 24. , viewed 07 Sep 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45648877

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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), 12 December, p. 17.