FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

HA pan of Bondi Beach, crowds of swimmers in water, men jumping from rocks with rubber surf planes and wearing full swimsuits (Circa 1944)

Sign on beach: WARNING Whosoever baths in these waters between the hour of 6 o'clock in the morning and 8.00 o'clock in the evening shall be guilty of a offence against the law. Offenders will be prosecuted under section 77 of the Police offence Act 1901 By Order D Hogan Town Clerk Manly 1.12.1901 (Circa 1944). Unusual footage

Re-enactment of protest against the ban on daylight swimming on Australian beaches in early 1900's. Women in long dresses and hats. Men in boater hats and striped blazers on beach watching young man in neck to knee full swimsuits go for swim in daylight (Circa 1944)

Group of young women in swimming costumes or bathing suits running down steps and onto beach. Men in full swimming suits (Neck to knees) and women gathered on beach under umbrellas. Women putting on lipstick and combing hair, two soldiers looking on (Circa 1944)

Group of lifesavers sitting on beach, wearing caps and full piece swimsuits (neck to knees) old couple in water, young children in small boat ride breakers to shore, Bondi Pavilion, man signing form for membership of lifesaving club. Signs relating to patrols inside club, CU of stopwatch. Lifesavers training. Rescue drill using line, reel and belt. Resuscitation using Shafer and Rocker method, Bronze Medal award . MS of young lifesaver and MS of soldier in slouch hat with Australian flag in B/G. (Circa 1944)

March past of lifesavers carrying battalion flags instead of club flags taking place on beach near battlefield, Australian nurses look on. Female lifesavers in reel and line training, sexist commentary, young boys training in children's (nippers) lifesaving group (Circa 1944) WWII

WS beach, lifesaver guard sitting by rescue reel, MS of woman looking through binoculars at boat off shore from beach meshing for shark, shark caught. WS of Bondi Beach Pavilion. WS people surfing and body surfing. (Circa 1944)

Surf Lifesaving carnival at Bondi Beach, races, march past, crowd watch on, surf board riding, good surf ski riding, rubber surf planes, good surf boats airborne after hitting a wave. Good CU of woman with large flower earrings and sunglasses. MS of lifesavers past camera. Pan along flag bearers (Circa 1944). Unusual footage