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Surfing in Australia
Surf culture has been an important part of the Australian identity for over a century. The influence of surfing can be seen in many of the films, music recordings and newsreels in the NFSA collection...
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Australians at the beach
From national surf carnivals and cultural events to family holidays by the sea, Australians love spending time at the beach. With its unique history, rituals, language and customs, Australia's beach...
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A History of Surfing and Surf Movies in Australia
From lifesaving to 'soul surfing’: Paul Byrnes tracks the history of surfing and surf movies in Australia.
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Ugg boots: birth of an Aussie fashion icon
Watch a classic newsreel about the 1960s origins of Ugg boots and the Australian surfer who popularised them.
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'He’s My Blond Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy' by Little Pattie
For sheer whimsy, it is hard to go past the one minute and forty seconds of 'He’s My Blond Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy’ by the 14-year-old Little Pattie. Apart from being one of the...
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Bombora by The Atlantics
The summer of 1963-64 saw a brief flowering of Australian surf music. Inspired by the songs of Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys as well as the reverbed guitar instrumentals of bands like the Shadows,...
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'Beach Ball' by Jimmy Hannan_30secs
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'Surfside' by The Denvermen
The first Australian surf hit was the instrumental 'Surfside’ from The Denvermen, entering the charts in January 1963 and reaching No. 1 in the Sydney Top 40. It had the required Fender lead electric...
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Surfing in Bali
Beautiful blues and vibrant greens fly by as Tim Bonython navigates Bali in search of the ideal waves to glide along. Bonython has been an avid documenter of surf-related footage as a cinematographer...
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Ugg boots
Young Sydney businessman Shane Stedman supplements his surfboard manufacturing operation by producing woollen ugg boots in the winter months. Workers in his boot factory lay out and cut lambskins...
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