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One of Australia’s national sports vividly pictured for those who live far from an ocean beach. Shows ocean beaches along the coast of New South Wales where surfing is more popular than any other sport. Its thrills include surf-boarding, surf skiing and life-savers rowing surf boats. The lifesaving clubs which exist all along the coastline have more than 13,000 rescues to their credit to date (1949).
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010912
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beaches
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New South Wales - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Beaches
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Aquatic sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beaches
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Outdoor recreation - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surf lifesaving - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfboards
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)