The Warrnambool foreshore would have a new look 50 years ago when a sand-retaining fence was complete.
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The make-over of the main surfing beach in town was being built by the Foreshore Trust.
Foreshore Trust employee Mr. Bill Cannon of Dennington was seeing to the fence, while Surf Lifesaving Club junior members Ian Tabley, 15, and Phillip Stevens, 15, inspected his work.
Around the same time, Warrnambool residents were preparing for beach weather with temperatures souring above 90 degrees – only slightly below top records.
Big crowds were recorded on the sandy shores in Warrnambool with the open water being the ultimate destination for those fortunate enough to have spare time.
Milk bars and hotels also did “thriving business” in the weeks that followed.
