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Four Corners: Surfies, clubbies and a changing way of life

Video Four Corners: Surfies, clubbies and a changing way of life

TLF ID M018111

What effect did the rise of surfboard riding and its accompanying surf culture have on surf lifesaving? In the early 1960s, surf lifesaving was regarded as a model of the values that underpin the Australian way of life. This clip from 1964 explores the collision between the new surf culture and the traditions of the surf lifesaving clubs.

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Year level

10

Topics Creating texts Pollution Word meanings Migration Attitudes Australian culture Values (Psychology) National identity Climate change Reasoning International relations Globalisation Popular culture Evidence Impartiality Life saving Explanations (Factual texts) Text types Information retrieval Urbanisation Surfing Secondary sources Primary sources Referencing Historical sources
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  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • URL: http://www.abc.net.au
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  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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