Surf Race Dublin Issue (1942)

Titles read: “SURF RACE“ (Dublin issue). Australia. Various shots of a surf race at an Australian beach. Young men lie on their surfboards and paddle out to sea until they reach the coastguard’s boat. They then paddle back again (not really surfing as we know it). The winning man is presented with a small, live duck. He looks pretty pleased! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.