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Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian surfing exponent, Wai...

Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian surfing exponent, Waikiki Beach, Oahu c1912

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Sport

Sport has long been important in Sydney life, interwoven with its fabric and culture. The ritual contests and physical activity of the Aboriginal people gave way to the informal, disreputable and often cruel pastimes of the early nineteenth century. The late nineteenth century saw the development of formal codes and organised leagues, leading to the commercialised, professional sports of the present.

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Freshwater Beach

Beach just north of Manly.

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Kahanamoku, Duke

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Hawaiian swimmer, businessman and actor credited with promoting surfing around the world. He also won five Olympic medals in swimming.