100 Years since the first recorded rescue with a surf reel in Queensland
By JOL Admin | 13 August 2010
Continuing our series of blog stories on Queensland 100 years ago...
The first recorded rescue with a reel on a Queensland beach was on 21 February 1910 on Greenmount Beach. This successful rescue subsequently strengthened community support for a surf life saving club to be formed. The community banded together to purchase the first reel line and belt from Bondi Club in New South Wales.
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Life savers on Coolangatta Beach, 1920. Image No: 202986
On 13 March 1911 the club became known as the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club. The first clubhouse was opened six months later.
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Life savers on Coolangatta Beach, 1921. Image No: 8535
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Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club, 1934. Image No: 109212
Now, a century later, life savers remain a strong presence on Greenmount Beach.
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