Manly Harbour Pool Life Saving Club

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AuthorJohn MorcombeDateApril 2024DescriptionDid you know there have been lifesaving clubs not just at beaches but guarding so-called enclosed waterways, such as Port Jackson and Botany Bay.
Whereas surf clubs were affiliated with branch, state and national surf lifesaving bodies, the clubs in enclosed waters were affiliated with the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia.
One of those clubs was at Manly and its members stood guard over the Manly Harbour Pool which opened in December 1931. By February 1932, the Manly Harbour Beach Life Saving Club had been formed.
It is uncertain when the club folded but when the pool was destroyed in the big storm of 1974 there was no hope of them ever re-forming. SubjectsBaths and PoolsLife Saving ClubsSwimming poolsCopyrightThis 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 John Morcombe.

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Manly Harbour Pool Life Saving Club