Post Newspaper, 19 October 2019, Page 40 Surf veterans rescue plaque By BEN DICKINSON A plaque commemorating the first WA lifesaver to win a national title has been saved from vandals. Swanbourne Nedlands Life Saving Club’s veterans groups arranged to install the plaque, honouring the late Bernie Kelly, on a plinth outside club headquarters. The plaque [...]
Striving To Serve - Swanbourne-Nedlands S.L.S.C. - The First Fifty Years 1932-1982 is the Club's first history book, covering obviously the first fifty years from 1932 to 1982. No longer available in print, it has been reproduced below. Cover STRIVING TO SERVE SWANBOURNE-NEDLANDS S.L.S.C. The First Fifty Years 1932-1982 Page 1 STRIVING TO SERVE SWANBOURNE-NEDLANDS SURF [...]
Post Newspapers, 31 August 2019, Page 46 The belt man who was the best Bernie Kelly, the 1947 national surf lifesaving belt race champion, is now in the Gallery of Greats. Bernie, who died in 2015, was represented by his family when he became the inaugural inductee in Swanbourne-Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club’s newly-created honour gallery [...]
From Luke Bishop's De Wesputy President Report in the 2018/19 Annual Report: "Towards the end of the patrol season we were lucky enough to have a rare appearance from the remains of the old Swanny clubrooms. The consistent mellow summer conditions and one well timed April storm saw Ocean Beach at Swanbourne completely eroded up to [...]
01 1937 John (Jack) Allen Snr* 02 1941 Robert (Bob) J Cook* 03 1944 Thomas (Tom) Woodall* 04 1946 Walter (Wally) K. Kemp* 05 1951 Reginald (Reg) J Trigg OBE* 06 1954 Frederick (Fred) J Thorne* 07 1969 Colin D Cook 08 1969 George W Williamson* 09 1972 Eric D Griffin Snr* 10 1976 Edward (Ted) [...]
Club membership suffered dramatically with the outbreak of World War II. Junior and Sub Junior members took over the running of the Club during these years when the Senior Members were called to the Forces. In all sixty six members of the Club saw service during the war, and of these George Gadsby, James Lynam, Charles [...]
Club membership suffered dramatically with the outbreak of World War II. Junior and Sub Junior members took over the running of the Club during these years when the Senior Members were called to the Forces. In all sixty six members of the Club saw service during the war, and of these George Gadsby, James Lynam, Charles [...]
It is with sadness that the Club informs you that John Foley passed away on the morning of 3rd November. John joined Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC in 1958/59 as a Juvenile Member. With the Club’s swimming stocks suffering a brief decline, Reg Trigg initiated a drive in local schools, particularly Hollywood Senior High School, and the outcome [...]
POST, May 25, 2013 – Page 38 Swanbourne celebrates 80 summers Eighty years of surf lifesaving patrols at Swanbourne beach were celebrated with a special dinner at the Swanbourne Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club. Club president Peter Brigg said 190 lifesavers had completed 2925 patrol hours over the summer, including two major rescues of people with [...]
The Club Championships are a "best on the day" intraclub competition, to see who is the Club's best in each of the surf disciplines. So, over the 83 ‘Club Championships’ days so far, who is the best? Overall Club Champions Swanbourne_Nedlands_SLSC_Club_Championships_Listing_Overall.pdf Surf Race Club Champions Swanbourne_Nedlands_SLSC_Club_Championships_Listing_Surf_Race.pdf Belt Race / Tube Race Club Champions Swanbourne_Nedlands_SLSC_Club_Championships_Listing_Belt_Race.pdf Run Swim [...]
