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Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club
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- updatedDate:
- 2025-03-28 12:16:28
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- Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club
- addressPostalCode:
- 2026
- cityName:
- Bondi Beach
- addressLine1:
- Queen Elizabeth Drive
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- Community and philanthropy, Sports and leisure
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- The Sydney Coast is on land traditionally occupied by the Bidjigal, Birrabirragal and Gadigal people.
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- <div><p>In February 1907, the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club became Australia’s first recorded surf lifesaving club. The founding members established the Club with the central aim of ‘the rescue of the distressed’ in recognition that sea bathing was a danger for those who weren’t used to swimming at Sydney’s beaches. Other clubs then began to form nearby, leading to the establishment of the Surf Bathing Association of New South Wales (now Surf Life Saving NSW). These clubs spread nationwide, solidifying surf lifesavers as an iconic symbol of Australia.</p><p>The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club remains in operation to this day, rescuing over 12,000 swimmers and surfers every year.</p></div>
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- A black and white photo of a group of people in Edwardian clothes posing for a photo in front of a weatherboard shack
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- The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club became Australia's first recorded surf lifesaving club in February 1907.
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Albert (Tibby) Cotter
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- 2025-03-28 12:24:42
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- Albert (Tibby) Cotter
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- 2037
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- Glebe, Sydney
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- 'Monteith' 266 Glebe Point Road
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- Sports and leisure, Wartime
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- Glebe is on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.
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- <p>Australian test cricketer Albert ‘Tibby’ Cotter was one of Australia’s earliest masters of the art of fast bowling. He played in 21 tests between 1903 and 1911, taking 89 wickets.</p><p>After enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1915, Tibby’s image was used on an AIF recruitment campaign poster. He served briefly in Gallipoli and later in Palestine, where he was commended for his ‘fine work under heavy fire’.</p>
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- Australian test cricketer Albert ‘Tibby’ Cotter (1883–1917) was one of Australia’s earliest masters of the art of fast bowling.
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Sir Edward Hallstrom
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- 2025-03-28 12:51:39
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- Taronga Zoo, Bradley’s Head Road, Mosman, 2088
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- Community and philanthropy, Sports and leisure
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- Mosman is on the land of the Cammeraygal and Borogegal peoples of the Eora Nation
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- <p>Sir Edward Hallstrom was an entrepreneur and philanthropist.</p><p>Self-made and self-educated, Sir Edward cared deeply about animal conservation and left his lasting mark at Taronga Zoo.</p><p>He remains one of the zoo’s most generous private benefactors, donating over half a million dollars towards animal upkeep and breeding programs during his lifetime.</p>
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- Sir Edward Hallstrom (1886–1970) was an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He remains one of the Taronga Zoo’s most generous private benefactors.
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Koori Knockout
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- 2025-05-20 09:18:40
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- St Peters
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- Camdenville Park
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- 63-65 May Street
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Sports and leisure
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- <p>The NSW Annual Aboriginal Rugby League Knock Out (NSWAARLKO), also known as the Koori Knockout, is a significant event for Aboriginal people. It first took place on the October long weekend in 1971 at Camdenville Oval in St Peters. Seven teams from across the state gathered to unite, celebrate and showcase Aboriginal culture and sporting talent, laying the foundation for what is acknowledged today as the largest annual gathering for Aboriginal people in Australia.</p>
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- Koori Knockout co-founders left to right, Bob Morgan, Bill Kennedy, Dan Rose, Vic Wright and Bob Smith holding the original trophy in Woy Woy
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Duke Kahanamoku
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- Freshwater Surf Life Saving Club, Kooloora Ave, Freshwater NSW 2096
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- <p>Duke Kahanamoku was a champion Hawaiian swimmer and surfer. His dazzling demonstrations of wave-riding techniques at Freshwater and Dee Why Beaches in the Summer of 1914/15 are credited with popularising the sport of surfing in Australia. An Olympic gold medallist swimmer, Duke was invited to Sydney to give swimming demonstrations, then persuaded to add a surfing display. On 24 December 1914, with onlookers lining the Freshwater sands, Duke paddled out into the waves and caused a sensation with a magnificent display of surfing prowess. His exhibition of skill and grace inspired many locals to take up surfing and helped the sport become what it is today.</p>
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Sarah 'Fanny' Durack and Wilhelmina 'Mina' Wylie
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- <div><p paraid="1628690801" paraeid="{d9fc99c3-e90b-435f-9299-ff97c87b8e47}{218}">The sporting world has long been dominated by rivalries that have captivated audiences and made for history making clashes. However, 100 years before we had Serena vs. Venus, Kobe vs. LeBron or Thorpie vs. Phelps, we had Mina vs. Fanny.</p></div><div><p paraid="716439651" paraeid="{d9fc99c3-e90b-435f-9299-ff97c87b8e47}{252}">Sarah ‘Fanny’ Durack and Wilhelmina 'Mina' Wylie were born in North Sydney just two years apart. Though they had radically different starts to their swimming careers, fate would bring them together and create a story for the ages. The pair overcame many hardships to become the first Australian women Olympic champions and the first women in the world to win Olympic medals in swimming. Their remarkable story highlights the strength and resilience of pioneering female athletes.</p></div>
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- Sarah 'Fanny' Durack and Wilhelmina 'Mina' Wylie were close friends, training partners and fierce rivals, eventually becoming the sole members of Australia’s first ever Olympic Ladies Swimming Team.
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- <div><p paraid="1341165640" paraeid="{79667ab7-ea50-4dec-a90a-7adec613d4cc}{255}">Australia's first two female Olympic swimming representatives</p></div>