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Life Guards at Bondi Beach (c.1929)

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Rescue boats

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Teams of lifeguards ready their wooden boats on shore. One lifeguard is shown in close-up wearing a life jacket and swimming cap. The boats are pushed out to the surf while spectators watch from the beach. The teams of five row in their boats, one of them standing on the end as a rudder, as they move further out into wild surf. Some of the boats get more buffeted than others.