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A Congratulatory Handshake for Bill "The Whale" Willis from Fred Harvey
1948
North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
North Bondi, Australia
A Congratulatory Handshake for Bill "The Whale" Willis from Fred Harvey, Captain Bondi SBSLSC, following his record 12 lap Bondi Bay laps marathon swim on 18 December 1948 in 3 hrs and 10 min.
He trained for the marathon swim by eating T bone steaks Olive oil and drinking beer, after the swim this 15 stone 42 yr old drank 2 gallons of beer.
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- Title: A Congratulatory Handshake for Bill "The Whale" Willis from Fred Harvey
- Date Created: 1948, 1948-12-18
- Inventory: OA_129
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