The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Bodgie Styles for Spring 1951
Almost-deserted Sydney beach (except for pretty, dark-haired Joan Francis) was chosen by bodgie David Roper, 17, to air leopard-skin trunks, with tail.
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From the collections of the
(PIX, 14 July 1951, p30 (detail))