Heroes of the Surf

For the 2009 Heritage Festival, we have mounted a display of photographs from our collection showing scenes from Manly Beach, over the past hundred years. The photographs mainly come from two sources: a collection of photos made by Rex Phillips, one-time stalwart of Manly Life Saving Club, donated to us by Mr Cramer Ball; and a collection compiled by the late Ken Watson, donated to us by Mr Peter Blake. Included in the display is what may be the oldest photo of a group of ‘nippers’, taken on South Steyne in 1907. The display, Heroes of the Surf, can also be found on flickr, at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manly-library/sets/72157616404842329/