McAlister, Charles "Snow"
Robust and sociable Australian surfing pioneer from Manly Beach, New South Wales; a three-time Australian surfing champion in the 1920s; sometimes referred to as the "father of Australian surfing." McAlister was born (1904) and raised in the NWS outback town of Broken Hill, the son of a mailman, and took to the surf immediately when his family moved to Manly Beach in 1914—just in time to see Haw...
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Snow McAllisterSubscribe to view
Snow McAlister, 1927Subscribe to view
With Midget Farrelly, 1963. Photo: Bob WeeksSubscribe to view
Snow McAlister, Fairy Bower, 1964. Photo: Chris PeelSubscribe to view
Snow McAlister, far left, Fairy Bower, 1950sSubscribe to view
Peter Townend and Snow McAlister during Townend's 1978 "This is Your Life" appearanceSubscribe to view
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Snow McAllister
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Snow McAlister, 1927
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With Midget Farrelly, 1963. Photo: Bob Weeks
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Snow McAlister, Fairy Bower, 1964. Photo: Chris Peel
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Snow McAlister, far left, Fairy Bower, 1950s
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Peter Townend and Snow McAlister during Townend's 1978 "This is Your Life" appearance