Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing2009 Season 1 · Episode 1 · Episode OneS1 · E1 · Episode OneEpisode one of Bombora looks at the early years of Australian surf history from 1830 to 1964. It charts our first encounters with the surf when swimming in the sea was banned and shows how we were seduced by the freedom of the waves and the beaches. The series takes us into the lives of the larrikins who invented everything from surf skis to shark nets, and also looks at the tensions that arose between 'duty and pleasure', between the growing surf life-saving clubs and those who just wanted to surf.

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About the series

Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing

20098

Documentary

A definitive history of surfing in Australia, Bombora tells the story of Australian beach culture through our surfing champions, writers, pioneers, entrepreneurs, mavericks, legends, drop-outs and drop-ins.

Actors

Jack Thompson

Released

Mar 26, 2009

Country

Australia

Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing

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