https://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/surfcity/?p=1982 an Historic Houses Trust blog Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/surfcity/?p=1982&cpage=1#comment-1944 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:07:02 +0000 https://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/surfcity/?p=1982#comment-1944 thanks for this John – Ross Bailey will be wrapped to hear of this – I’ll dig out the sun article – Gary

]]> https://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/surfcity/?p=1982&cpage=1#comment-1943 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:23:59 +0000 https://blogs.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/surfcity/?p=1982#comment-1943 The Sun ran a competition in late 1931 to find out which beach had the most beautiful and sporting girls – Manly or Bondi. The prize was a solid silver life reel. Alderman McNiven of Waverley Council asserted “We have the beach, we have the men, and we have the beauty too.”
The finale was held at Bondi on 12 Decemebr 1931. Manly won the Senior Girls division, and Bondi won the junior boys and junior girls divisions. The trainers of the two teams were Harry Hay (Manly) and Val Atkinson (Bondi).
See Sun, 20 December 1931 – some great photos.

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