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Larry wrote (#1 of 5?): Who was the suntan spray man at Bondi in the 60's - You say Stan Macdonald, yet Bob Barrett (noted big headed kook turned author) says different, he reckons it was Al Baldwin. Unfortunately I can shed no light on the status of Al Baldwin and the two references I have to Stan ...

Post Repy #3 fearless fly wrote: just thought you might have a take on the above (now the following) 1. Who invited the Duke to Australia and what was the reason behind his visit? Following his victory in the Olympic 100 metre sprint at Stockholm, Sweden in 1912 over Australian swimmers Cecil Healy ...

Reply Post #1 bc wrote: 1. The Australian Surfrider (Jack Pollard, 1964) has a dedication from Duke Kahanamoku: "My memories of your beautiful country date from 1915, when I had the honor of making the first demonstration of surfboard riding in Australia". Specifically (semantically?), the claim for...

While Mark Maddox's research and Matthew Benns' publication 100 Years - A Celebration Of Surf Life Saving At North Steyne is eagerly anticipated, headlines such as "Surfing History Rewritten" illustrate the journalist's dictum of never letting the facts get in the way of a good story. The existence ...