LIFE SAVING IN EARNEST.—The thousands of people who travelled to Piha to see the Australian surf life-savers in action received plenty of thrills. Instead of seeing a display they saw both visitors and local surf men battling hard all day to save over-venturesome swimmers. No less than sixteen people had to be brought ashore. ' The top picture shows an actual rescue, and below the Australians cleverly manoeuvring the surf boat
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 71, 23 February 1937, Page 5
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70LIFE SAVING IN EARNEST.—The thousands of people who travelled to Piha to see the Australian surf life-savers in action received plenty of thrills. Instead of seeing a display they saw both visitors and local surf men battling hard all day to save over-venturesome swimmers. No less than sixteen people had to be brought ashore. ' The top picture shows an actual rescue, and below the Australians cleverly manoeuvring the surf boat Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 71, 23 February 1937, Page 5
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