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29/10/2006: "KANGAROO ISLAND ...spear fishing catch 1963"

The Australian Spear fishing Championship was held at Kangaroo Island, South Australia in December 1963 and was well attended by divers from the east coast.

I got a ride down with Ben Cropp and stayed in his tent with new wife Van Laman, returning later with Bob Grounds and John Barlow.

Bob, John and I and were not impressed with the southern weed inhabiting species, as compared with the big pelagics on the east coast.

The lobsters were plentiful, far more so than the east coast. This was a bonus.

Standard dive gear is shown in this vintage picture. Tarzan brand mask and snorkel from France – swim fins by Turnbull in Sydney.