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appear within the article, entitled: The Beach Inspector. We will see if this becomes a regular feature. A couple of blokes who have contributed immeasurably to surf culture through the medium of print, are John Witzig and Bruce Channon, both of whom documented Bondi’s surfing culture in the early seventies. John Witzig’s article, here entitled: The Beach Scene, captures the playground-like atmosphere of the urban beach. The piece by Bruce Channon, entitled Panache, is a uniquely revealing interview with some of the greatest names in Bondi’s surfing folklore: Brad Mayes, Steve Corrigan, Bruce Raymond, Ron Ford and Victor Ford. I am especially grateful for Cheyne Horan’s contribution, entitled: The Hill, because it describes the world I entered as a kid stepping off the bus each day from Rose Bay in the midseventies. Ronnie Silcock gives us a taste of surf culture in the sixties, with a vignette entitled WindanSea. And his contemporary, John Sullivan, has given us an insider’s perspective on the legendary Bluey Mayes, whose life of surfing began in the 1930s. Harry Nightingale’s profile of his father, “Salty”, takes us back even further, to the very beginning of surfing in Australia. I cannot thank him enough for this contribution. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the B'nai B'rith Society for granting permission to include the article, originally entitled: Bondi’s First Jew, which was written by Bro. Dr. George F. J. Bergman and published in B'nai B'rith Bulletin, in 1955. I have taken the liberty of changing the title to: Bondi’s first larrikin, to suit the broader public. The story of Barnett Levey is uniquely relevant to this magazine, when you consider that his residence Waverley House was named after a famous novel with a social agenda. Perhaps, Bondi Stories is echoing the very same sentiment. In light of his commitment to literature as a vehicle of social development, it is an honour to carry on his legacy. viii Dan Webber
Bondi Royalty The sand and the sea, Mean so much to me, Sitting in my cave, Like I’m Royalty. Our men are divine, The best you’ll ever see, Surfing and jogging, Or throwing a Frisbee. But when danger lurks, You won’t despair, ’Coz Bondi lifesavers, Will always be there. At the end of the day, We all head on up, To the Biltmore our home, ’Coz that is our luck. We are so very happy, My kids and I, With the sand and the sea, We love our Bondi. Margaret Dupré
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