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Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Torquay beach...Photograph shows bathing boxes on the Torquay front beach...Photograph shows bathing boxes on the Torquay front beach ...Photograph shows bathing boxes on the Torquay front beach around to Point DangerThe bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. Black and white photographtorquay beach, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Torquay beach...Photograph shows two lady bathers on the Torquay front... a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. Torquay beach Bathing ...Photograph shows two lady bathers on the Torquay front beach in front of bathing boxes.The bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay beach, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Torquay beach...Photo shows locals and bathing boxes on the back beach... Torquay. A scene of times past. Torquay beach bathing boxes Black ...Photo shows locals and bathing boxes on the back beach Torquay.A scene of times past.Black and white photo.torquay beach, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...torquay beach victoria...Photo shows Bathing boxes and rotunda on the front beach... at Torquay A record of early days at Torquay. torquay beach victoria ...Photo shows Bathing boxes and rotunda on the front beach at TorquayA record of early days at Torquay.Coloured photographtorquay beach victoria, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...torquay beach...Photograph shows a group of beachgoers on the front beach... Torquay great-ocean-road Photograph (copy) Early Torquay Beach ...Photograph shows a group of beachgoers on the front beach at Torquay with bathing boxes in the background.The beach boxes in the background were a significant feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953.Black and white photograph.torquay beach, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Torquay beach...Photograph shows a lady and a young boy on the front beach... a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. Torquay beach bathing ...Photograph shows a lady and a young boy on the front beach at Torquay pre 1953.The bathing boxes in the background were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay beach, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...torquay beach... Torquay great-ocean-road Photograph (copy) Early Torquay Beach ...Photograph shows a family frolicking on the Torquay beachfront in front of bathing boxes lining the foreshore.The bathing boxes in the background were a significant feature of the Torquay beachfront until 1953.Black and white photographtorquay beach, beach activities, bathing boxes -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Video Clip, Torquay Surf Beach Family Movies, Circa 1947
... Torquay Surf Beach Family Movies ...torquay surf beach... by the beach. It was filmed at Torquay Surf Beach, Torquay, Victoria... Torquay Surf Beach Family Movies Black and white 8mm home movie ...This home movie features people enjoying summer by the beach. It was filmed at Torquay Surf Beach, Torquay, Victoria circa 1947. The last shots of the film show a surfer riding a hollow wooden plywood surfboard to the beach and stepping off onto the sand.Torquay Surf Beach was a macca for surfers in post-war Victoria. This is one of the earliest movies to show surfing at Torquay and in Victoria. It also features very early images of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club which is the oldest in Victoria.Black and white 8mm home movie transferred to VHS and digitised to AVI file. Duration - 1 minute and 16 seconds.Museum logo at the start of the video clip.surfing, torquay surf life saving club, 1947, torquay surf beach, hollow plywood surfboard -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows four young girls bathing at a Torquay... beach. A memory of past days at the beach. torquay victoria ...Photograph shows four young girls bathing at a Torquay beach.A memory of past days at the beach.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows a young boy sitting on Torquay beach...Photograph shows a young boy sitting on Torquay beach ...Photograph shows a young boy sitting on Torquay beach in front of a bathing box.Bathing boxes were a feature of the Torquay beachfront pre 1950sBlack and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... posing on Torquay beach.... posing on Torquay beach. A nostalgic memory of a past generation ...Photograph shows a bathing beauty in a neck to knee costume posing on Torquay beach.A nostalgic memory of a past generation.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows six men on Torquay beach dressed in womens...Photograph shows six men on Torquay beach dressed in womens ...Photograph shows six men on Torquay beach dressed in womens bathing costumes.Torquay swimmers showing their feminine side?Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows six young ladies in the water on a Torquay... times past. Black and white photograph Early Torquay Beach ...Photograph shows six young ladies in the water on a Torquay beach sporting a variety of costumes and hats.A memory of good times past.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... costumes and two young men in blazers on a Torquay beach... costumes and two young men in blazers on a Torquay beach ...The photograph shows a group of young girls in swimming costumes and two young men in blazers on a Torquay beach with bathing boxes in the background.A memory of early beach culture at TorquayBlack and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... spectators on Torquay beach.... spectators on Torquay beach. A record of fashionable headwear ...Photograph shows eleven lady bathers immersed in the sea showing off an array of bathing hats to a group of admiring spectators on Torquay beach.A record of fashionable headwear.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows women on the Torquay back beach....Photograph shows women on the Torquay back beach ...Photograph shows women on the Torquay back beach.in the background of the photograph is a rotunda on Rocky Point that was demolished many years ago.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows the caravan park at Torquay front beach....Photograph shows the caravan park at Torquay front beach ...Photograph shows the caravan park at Torquay front beach.A snapshot of past holidays at the beach.Black and white photographtorquay foreshore caravan park -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows crowds of beachgoers on Torquay front.... torquay victoria. bathing boxes beach crowds early 1900s beach ...Photograph shows crowds of beachgoers on Torquay front beach in front of bathing boxes.The bathing boxes in the background were a feature of the Torquay foreshore until 1953. A water tower, long removed, is also visible in the background.Black and white photographtorquay victoria., bathing boxes, beach crowds early 1900s, beach wear -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph taken on the Torquay front beach in front...Photograph taken on the Torquay front beach in front ...Photograph taken on the Torquay front beach in front of the first Surf Club house. The clubhouse on the Torquay front beach was superceded by one on the back (surf) beach.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scene
... Early Torquay Beach Scene... adjacent to the Torquay back beach... adjacent to the Torquay back beach The rotunda and bathing boxes ...Photograph shows the Rotunda that once stood on Rocky Point adjacent to the Torquay back beachThe rotunda and bathing boxes were a significant feature of the pre 1950s Torquay beachfront.Black and white photograph.torquay victoria, bathing boxes -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows beachgoers gathered at Torquay front beach...Photograph shows beachgoers gathered at Torquay front beach ...Photograph shows beachgoers gathered at Torquay front beach around a display of lifesaving equipment.A memory of early Torquay.torquay victoria, bathing boxes, lifesaving boat and buoy, beach wear -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Torquay Front Beach circa early 1900s
... Torquay Front Beach circa early 1900s...Black and white photo (copy) of Torquay front beach... Torquay great-ocean-road Photograph (copy) Torquay Front Beach ...Photo shows beach front with figures dressed in 'beach wear ' of the time in foreground. A line of bathing boxes in middle ground can be seen. Early Torquay houses along esplanade in background.Black and white photo (copy) of Torquay front beach in early 1900s. -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... it enters the sea at the Torquay back beach. Three girls and a boy... it enters the sea at the Torquay back beach. Three girls and a boy ...Photograph likely taken at the mouth of Spring Creek where it enters the sea at the Torquay back beach. Three girls and a boy are wading in the creek watched by adults wearing suits and dresses standing on the sand.A picture of beach recreation in past times.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Australian National Surfing Museum
Programme, Rex 'China' Gilbert - Memorial Day - 6th November 2010, 01/11/2010
... torquay surf beach...Torquay Back Beach, Torquay, Victoria, Australia... longboard 1956 melbourne olympics torquay surf beach Torquay Surf ...This Memorial Booklet was put together by family, friends and members of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club for a special memorial service held at the club on Saturday 6th November, 2010. 'China' Gilbert was a popular member of the surf club who passed away from ill health in Torquay on 28th September, 2010. The booklet contains a mixture of tributes, black and white and colour photographs of 'China' from his youth through to modern times highlighting his activities at the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club and a pioneer surfer in the 1940's and 1950's.This booklet is significant because it commemorates the memory of one of the oldest and most popular members of the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club. The booklet contains historic and rare photographic images of 'China' from his earliest days as a young surfer through to his time as a competitor for the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club and finally senior club member. 'China' was known around Australia for his surfing, mateship and 'larrikin' streak. Over 500 people attended his memorial service and paddle out at the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club.24 page full colour booklet with a photo of 'China' Gilbert on the cover holding a bright yellow Quiksilver surfboard. 'China' signature and graphic of a tree.rex china gilbert, china, torquay surf life saving club, longboard, 1956 melbourne olympics, torquay surf beach -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... on the rocks at the beach at Torquay.... on the rocks at the beach at Torquay. A nostalgic beach scene torquay ...Photograph shows four adults and two children sitting on the rocks at the beach at Torquay.A nostalgic beach sceneBlack and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... costumes posing arm in arm on the beach at Torquay.... costumes posing arm in arm on the beach at Torquay. It is believed ...Photograph shows a couple in then contemporary swimming costumes posing arm in arm on the beach at Torquay.It is believed that this photograph was taken circa 1920. The happy couple are James Thomas Evans and Roberta Evans then of Daylesford, later of 43 Anderson Street Torquay.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...The photograph shows a couple on the beach at Torquay. He...The photograph shows a couple on the beach at Torquay. He ...The photograph shows a couple on the beach at Torquay. He is taking a photo. She is holding a parasol.A nostalgic scene from yesteryear.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes...Photograph shows a group of surfers on the beach at Torquay...Photograph shows a group of surfers on the beach at Torquay ...Photograph shows a group of surfers on the beach at Torquay with their wooden longboards and wearing two piece bathing costumes.Longboards and two piece uniforms are now part of surfing history.Black and white photograph -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... in towels and blankets, on the beach at Torquay with bathing boxes... in towels and blankets, on the beach at Torquay with bathing boxes ...Photograph shows a family group in swimwear, wrapped in towels and blankets, on the beach at Torquay with bathing boxes in the background.A record of beach fashions, and bathing boxes that had disappeared from the beach by the 1950s.Black and white photographtorquay victoria -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Early Torquay Beach Scenes
... Early Torquay Beach Scenes... with two parasols on the beach at Torquay. The three eldest girls... with two parasols on the beach at Torquay. The three eldest girls ...Photograph shows seven children in bathing costumes with two parasols on the beach at Torquay. The three eldest girls are believed to be Betty, Yvonne and Peggy Evans.A memory of a day at the beach.Black and white photographtorquay victoria