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The Bondi lifesaver : a history of an Australian icon / Sean Brawley.

Title
The Bondi lifesaver : a history of an Australian icon / Sean Brawley.
Author
Brawley, Sean, 1966-
Publication
Sydney : ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club.
Description
336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports., plans; 29 cm.
Summary
On 21st February 1907 an Australian legend was bor: the Bondi lifesaver This is their story over a 100 year period.
Subject
  • Bondi Beach (N.S.W.) > History
  • Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club > History
  • Lifeguards > Bondi > History
  • Surf lifesaving (Aquatic sports) > Bondi > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-328) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Chapter One: Exordium -- Chapter Two: A surf bathers' life saving club -- Chapter Three: Consolidation -- Chapter Four: War and distrust -- Chapter Five: Dark days -- Chapter Six: Pro deo et pro patria -- Chapter Seven: The glamour club -- Chapter Eight: G0-go-go! -- Chapter Nine: The lost tribe -- Chaptet Ten: The light at the end of the tunnel -- Chapter Eleven: Good housekeeping.
ISBN
9780733317637
LCCN
^^2007386384