FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Water Skiing is Thrilling Summer Sport

A display of waterskiing.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 37 | Year : 1950 | Total Duration : 2.5 Minutes |
Director : Jack S Allan |
Aerial boat with four female waterskiers. POV from back of boat to skiers behind. Women let go of tow rope and ride on waves ashore, 2 fall in water. On shore two men teaching young women. Good shots of muscular men and women in swimsuits. Two men waterskiing, remove one ski then ski with one hand on tow rope, holding other ski in other hand, one man falls in. Two men skiing with one foot in air.
Access No. 43252 | 1 min 25 secs | 1950s | Upper Nepian River, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
LAS Two young women on shore in swimsuits holding waterskis. Trick waterskiing. One man waterskiing with tow rope in mouth, two men skiing together in ÒwaltzÓ. Another single skier going fast over wake. Man on water jump, two jump together and fall as they reach other side.
Access No. 130870 | 38 secs | 1950s | Upper Nepean River, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |