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Tagged: surf lifesaving

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The Queen in Australia: Surf Carnival at Bondi Beach (1954)
At Bondi Beach, the Queen observes an Australian surf carnival, a gathering of teams from surf clubs around the country and New Zealand, all wearing the traditional neck-to-knee surfing costume that...
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Beach Inspectors' 'Battle of Bikinis'
Models show the latest swimming costume fashions at the first annual beach inspectors' dinner in 1955. Stan 'Mac' McDonald, head lifeguard and beach inspector at Bondi Beach from the 1910s to 1933,...
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The Queen Mother in Australia: A thrilling surf carnival (1958)
A highlight of the Queen Mother's 1958 visit to Australia was a surf-lifesaving carnival held in her honour at North Steyne, Manly on Sydney's Northern beaches. Her majesty took the opportunity to...
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Bondi Rescue Series 1 Episode 4: A major medical emergency
A group of senior lifeguards just happen to be standing at the edge of the water for a photo shoot when they’re told there’s been a man found floating lifeless in the surf. The lifeguards swing into...
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Bondi Rescue Series 1 Episode 4: The aftershock
The lifeguards are euphoric. Thanks to their skill and quick action, they’ve managed to bring a young man back to life who was found face down in the water and clinically dead. Summary by Janet Bell.
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Bondi Rescue Series 2 Episode 7: A person in trouble
A tragedy unfolds at Bondi Beach when lifeguards are unable to locate a man last seen struggling to stay afloat at the southern end of the beach where there is a dangerous rip. With no friends or...
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Distraction from the war - Coogee Beach
Scenes of surf, sun and swimming at Coogee Beach, Sydney, played upon the sea as a place of recreation in stark contrast to the suffering at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. This film clip from...
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Surf Beach
From beach inspectors on the lookout for danger to the ice cream vendors helping people cool down, Surf Beach pays tribute to an Australian icon: the beach.
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Surf Patrol
Surf Patrol shows the work of volunteer life-savers in the 1950s, patrolling Australia's dangerous surf beaches.
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Bondi Rescue Lifeguard
A lifeguard watches over Bondi Beach in a scene from Bondi Rescue Series 1 (2006).  Each weekend during the summer months as many as 40,000 people can be attracted to Australia’s most popular surfing...
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