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Surfing '60s: A case study in the history of pleasure and disciplineFootnote∗

Douglas Booth University of Otago,
Pages 262-279 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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  • 1963 . ’Stomping in the Showground Ring’ . SMH , 26 October
  • 1965 . ’MonaVale Surf Club Seeks Members’ . MD , 6 November
  • 1965 . ‘NorthSteyne SLSC President Retires’ . MD , 30 September
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  • 1962 . ‘Problemsof the 56th Year’ . SW , 1 ( 1 ) : 33
  • 1963 . ‘Title Contest for Australia’ . SW , 1 ( 6 ) : 9
  • 1963 . ‘ASA Formation’ . SW , 3 ( 4 ) : 19
  • 1964 . ‘Surfboard Banning’ . MD , 31 October
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  • 1960 . ‘Uniform Surf Craft Control’ . MD , 16 November
  • 1965 . ’PoliceBoard Riders’ . MD , 21 December
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  • 1964 . ‘World Surfboard Tides at Manly, May 16–17’ . MD , 16 April
  • 1964 . ‘Manly's Record Sporting Crowd Sees Farrelly's Board Win’ . MD , 19 May
  • 1965 . ‘Farrelly Retains Board Title’ . MD , 26 May
  • 1964 . ’Surfboard Riders Defended by Mayor as “No Problem'” . MD , 16 May
  • 1964 . ‘Early Problems’ . MD , 15 May
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  • 1965 . ‘Observer’ . MD , 15 October letter
  • McKinnon , R. 1964 . Daily Telegraph (hereafter DT) , 13 February letter
  • 1965 . ’"HoodlumPacks” Sleep on Beach: Council Plans Action’ . MD , 7 October
  • Monoghan , T. 1962 . ‘Balgowlah Boys’ High School Ended a Year of Scholastic Achievement’ . MD , 18 December
  • 1960 . ‘Manly Council to Probe Possibilities of South Pacific Surfriders’ Club’ . MD , 3 September
  • 1963 . ‘Polio Pit Problems’ . SW , 1 ( 6 ) : 30
  • Paton , J. W. 1965 . ‘ClubhouseNot for Surfriders’ . MD , 11 November Manly Councillor
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  • 1963 . ‘Larrikin Cults Clash: Surfies v Rockers at Manly’ . SH , 3 March
  • 1963 . ‘Youths in more Beach Brawls’ . SMH , 5 March
  • 1963 . ‘Special Force of Police “Ready for Hooligans'” . SMH , 6 March
  • 1963 . .New South Wales Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings , 5 March : 2970
  • 1963 . ‘Surfboard Riders Criticised’ . SMH , 6 March
  • 1966 . “Surfboard Meeting Fails: SLSA Backs Council’ . MD , 8 October
  • 1966 . ‘Surfrider Offenders. “Last Warning” Prosecute’ . MD , 25 March
  • 1962 . SW , 1 ( 3 ) : 3
  • 1962 . ‘ThoughtlessActions of a Few Could Handicap Our Sport’ . SW , 1 ( 1 ) : 28
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  • Dooley , Mick . 1966 . ‘ProblemColumn’ . SA , 3 ( 5 ) : 33
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  • 1963 . ‘"A Step in the Right Direction'” . SA , 1 ( 4 ) : 3
  • Young , R. 1964 . DT , 18 February
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  • 1965 . ‘Parramatta Police Boys Join South Curl Curl’ . MD , 23 September
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  • 1966 . Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting . 10 October 1966 . pp. 1 WSC.
  • 1963 . ‘Surf Clubs Want Control of Boards Enforced’ . MD , 20 March
  • 1963 . “SurfboardRiders Criticised’ . SMH , 6 March
  • 1964 . ‘Police Impound 54 Surfboards in Raid’ . SMH , 6 February
  • 1964 . ‘Police“Raid” Boardriders’ . DT , 6 February
  • 1966 . ‘Surfrider Offenders. “Last Warning” Prosecute’ . MD , 25 March
  • 1966 . ‘Surf Riders Say New Rules Force Them off Beaches’ . SMH , 21 September
  • 1966 . ‘Surfboard Ban at Harbord: All Beaches Restricted’ . MD , 22 September
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  • 1965 . ’TheSurf Lifesaving Movement Executives out of Step with an Unsquare Age’ . SMH , 12 February
  • 1963 . ‘New Surf‐Board Area for South Steyne’ . MD , 13 February
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  • McTaggart , Alex . 1993 . (surfer) . 10 March
  • Windshuttle , John . 1993 . (boat sweep) . 10 March
  • 1966 . ‘Board and Surf Men in Clash’ . SMH , 7 November
  • Trembath , Murray . 1966 . ‘Windansea in Hot Water’ . Sun , 11 November
  • 1966 . ‘TheBoard Battle of Palm Beach” . SH , 13 November
  • Trembath , Murray . 1966 . ‘What's the Score, Bob ...?’ . Sun , 25 November
  • Trembath , Murray . 1966 . ‘Far Places Calling’ . Sun , 30 September
  • 1966 . ‘Board Ban May be Eased’ . MD , 29 September
  • 1966 . ‘Beach Warnings Ripped’ . SH , 9 October
  • 1966 . ‘"No‐Man's Land” in Surf Riders’ Plan’ . MD , 8 October
  • 1966 . ‘SurfboardMeeting Fails: SLSA Backs Council’ . MD , 8 October
  • 1966 . ‘"Soft Pedal” Plea in Board War’ . SH , 9 October
  • 1966 . ‘Gloom Over Board War’ . SH , 16 October
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  • Trembath , Murray . 1966 . ‘Riding High for a Fight’, Sun, 23 September 1966; ‘"No‐Man's Land” in Surf Riders’ Plan’ . MD , 8 October
  • Cassidy , Graham . 1967 . ‘Time to End that Silly Board Ban’ . Sun , 14 April
  • 1967 . ’Council to Move at Palm Beach’ . MD , 2 March
  • 1967 . ‘Warringah Council Dismissed’ . MD , 4 April
  • 1967 . ‘KnightSentenced to Four Months Gaol’ . MD , 4 August
  • 1966 . ‘Councillor on Bribe Charges’ . DT , 21 September
  • 1967 . ’NewSurfboard Rules to be Strictly Policed’ . SMH , 15 August
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  • 1967 . ‘Surfboard Rule Lifted’ . SMH , 18 July
  • 1968 . ‘Surfboard Registration: Move to Make Compulsory’ . MD , 27 July
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  • Witzig , John . ‘An End to an Era’ . 37 – 41 . ibid.
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  • The author wishes to thank Morris Morley and Colin Tatz for their incisive comments on earlier drafts of this article.

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