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Shark attack suspected at Wylie Bay, Esperance, where surfer is missing

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Shark attack suspected at Wylie Bay, Esperance, where surfer is missing

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Evelyn Manfield
Friday 09/10   194

Police said a surf board had been found floating in the water but the surfer had not been found.

Michael Tomson dead at 66

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Michael Tomson dead at 66

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Stu Nettle
Friday 09/10   35

The surfing finally stops for the pioneering pro and Gotcha sloganeer.

Matt Wilkinson's incredible shark escape near Ballina caught on camera

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Matt Wilkinson's incredible shark escape near Ballina caught on camera

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Bronwyn Herbert
Wednesday 07/10   107

A NSW Surf Life Saving drone alerted Wilkinson to the shark circling at Sharpes Beach.

Listen: Lucky Roland in conversation with shark scientist Dr Charlie Huveneers

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Listen: Lucky Roland in conversation with shark scientist Dr Charlie Huveneers

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 07/10   7

Where a surfing podcaster picks the brains of a surfing scientist.

Surfer Mag Closes After Sixty Years of Publishing

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Surfer Mag Closes After Sixty Years of Publishing

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Stu Nettle
Monday 05/10   41

Volume 61, Issue 3, which is on the stands now, will be their last.

Florida location of proposed Webber Wave Pool revealed

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Florida location of proposed Webber Wave Pool revealed

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Stu Nettle
Friday 02/10   127

Surfing by the Everglades.

Behold the Masked Mini Simmons

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Behold the Masked Mini Simmons

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Stu Nettle
Thursday 01/10   6

One busted softboard, hundreds of plastic straws, and who-knows-how-many disposable face masks go into the Masked Mini Simmons.

Watch the surfcraft area shrink this summer

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Watch the surfcraft area shrink this summer

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Stu Nettle
Wednesday 30/09   94

Increased flagged areas and closed beaches will be the scourge of Sydney surfers this summer.

Excerpt: Banzai Smackdown - by Jack McCoy

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Excerpt: Banzai Smackdown - by Jack McCoy

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Stu Nettle
Monday 28/09   18

The master filmmaker describes a brush with death at big Pipeline. Taken from Chris Gudenswager's latest book, 'Does The Ocean Love You Back?'

The Eddie isn't going

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The Eddie isn't going

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Stu Nettle
Friday 25/09   6

The Aikau family opt out due to the continuing pandemic.

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