Australian Surf Championships (1953)

Newport Beach, North of Sydney. Excerpt from commentary - 42 teams from every state. More than 70 teams and over 2,500 men take part in all events. The winners of rescue and resuscitation are from Freshwater, Sydney. GV. of surf breaking onto Newport Beach. LS. Crowds arriving. LS. GV. March past of lifesavers. LS. American contingent, followed by the Western Australian contingent. GV. March past ending. LS. The competition beginning, showing boats riding the surf, and capsizing. (Comb. F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959),