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No 56 : March 5, 1959

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Championship Contenders

Away now at New Plymouth's Oakura Beach to contest premier honours for surf life-saving are Gisborne's top teams, Waikanae A and Waikanae B. Runners-up for the national championship last year, the Waikanae surfers are considered to stand a more than even chance of bringing home the title this time.

If they do, it will be an appropriate honour, for Gisborne is to be host city for the championships in 1960,

Also away at Oakura are members of the Gisborne Ladies' Club, present holders of the New Zealand women's title, and teams from the Midway and Wainui clubs.

Pictures in this series, shot at the local championships at Wainui last month, illustrate the prizewinning form of Waikanae A surfers in action.

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Waikanae As From left, R. Turnbuil,O. Green,B. Adams, R. McLean, B. O'Brien, B. McLean.

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Barry McLean, one of the Dominion's leading contestants, in position for resuscitation demonstration.

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Beltman Rob Turnbull sprints for the breakers as team goes

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Plunging into wild Wainui surf, beltman heads for distant patient.

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Now beltman and patient are coming ashore

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Team dashes in to help

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They carry the patient up the beach with martial precision.

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Patient must look suitably lifeless

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He is lowered gently to the sand

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Inspection before resuscitation

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Artificial respiration by Holger Neilsen method

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Waikanae A on parade

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Immediately after six-man R. and R event, Waikanae team hold urgent inquest into team's performance.

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Last year's Waikanae teamG. Thompson,P. P. Gregory,B. Duncan,T. Boyd,I. Wilson,D. Lament,R. Glover.

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Also Oakura-bound: Waikanae B

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Midway will also be represented

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Gisborne Ladies, who were equal with Waikanae A in the march past at Wainui, won this event at Christchurch last year.

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