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- Surf Life Saving
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- tug-of-war
- Vigoro
- Walks
- Windsurfing
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- Aerial Photographs
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Panoramic view of a Surf Carnival on Manly Beach, Manly, c1930s
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Record numberLH010372Datec1930sDescriptionPanoramic view facing east, during a Surf Carnival at Manly Beach. Many Surf Life Saving Club teams' competed in the interclub life saving competition, including Narrabeen and Collaroy, seen here positioned along the sand with reels and lines. Crowds took every possible vantage point to view the action, including positioned on the rocks near Marine Parade at the southern end of Manly Beach, with the historic block of flats, Borambil, on Bower Street, above. Queenscliff Head, Freshwater, Dee Why and Long Reef Headland are visible, with views stretching to the north
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CreatorEB Studios 309 George Street, SydneySubjectsManly (N.S.W.)Manly Beach (N.S.W.)South Steyne BeachPanoramasSurf Life Saving Clubs (N.S.W.)Surf carnivals, 1900s (Manly SLSC)Events and CelebrationsCompetitionsRecreation and sportsHistoric buildings, residential Flats, Apartments, Home unitsPavilionsChanging shedsCrowdsSurfSeasSandHeadlandsPointsSurfboatsFlagsSwimming costumes, SwimsuitsFashionClothingPhysical descriptionBlack and White Print; 240mm x 1220mm; Digital Image 400 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies.
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CreatorEB Studios 309 George Street, SydneySubjectsManly (N.S.W.)Manly Beach (N.S.W.)South Steyne BeachPanoramasSurf Life Saving Clubs (N.S.W.)Surf carnivals, 1900s (Manly SLSC)Events and CelebrationsCompetitionsRecreation and sportsHistoric buildings, residential Flats, Apartments, Home unitsPavilionsChanging shedsCrowdsSurfSeasSandHeadlandsPointsSurfboatsFlagsSwimming costumes, SwimsuitsFashionClothingPhysical descriptionBlack and White Print; 240mm x 1220mm; Digital Image 400 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies.
EB Studios 309 George Street, Sydney, Panoramic view of a Surf Carnival on Manly Beach, Manly, c1930s (c1930s). Northern Beaches Council, accessed 02/04/2026, https://northernbeaches.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/50030