Club History

29 Apr 1923 First Surf Bronze Medallion squad examined
26 Dec 1931 First Newcastle Region Surf Board Rescue Event held at Nobbys
20 Mar 1971 Nobbys host the inaugural Stella Capper Teams Carnival
1990 Nobbys host Hunter Branch SLS Titles
8 Nov 2003 80th Anniversary Dinner held at Newcastle Workers Club
26 Jun 2005 Nobbys host Round 4 of NSW Premiership IRB Series
12 Nov 2005 Nobbys host Round 3 of Peter’s Surf Boat Series (Central Coast & Hunter Branches)

6 Feb 1932 At Newcastle Carnival, Nobbys member Sidney Harmer involved in mass rescue – Awarded the Association’s Meritorious Award in Bronze
22 Jun 1933 Charles Bright & M.J.Roach awarded the Association’s Meritorious Award in Bronze for rescue off Nobbys Beach
21 Feb 1937 Ben Gillett & Stan Hart awarded the Royal Humane Society of NSW Certificate for rescue in huge seas off Nobbys Beach. The Nobbys Open Men’s Surf Boat Crew of L.White, R.Saddler, A.Allison, J.Straiton & J.McCluskey received a Certificate of Merit for their part in this rescue
1953 Ron Gibbs recognized for rescuing soldiers from capsized amphibian craft off Stockton bight
1955 Nobbys SLSC Men’s Open Boat Crew recognized by Maitland City Council for their part in rescuing people and property during the Maitland Floods
9 Feb 1968 Edward Hayden & David Higgins awarded the Association’s Meritorious Award in Bronze for rescue off Nobbys Beach
21 Oct 1978 Bradley Webber awarded Royal Humane Society Certificate of Merit for part in rescue off Nobbys Beach
10 Feb 1988 Aina Ranke & Norm Wilkinson awarded Certificate of Commendation for rescue off Nobbys Beach
2004 Scott Blackwood presented with Hunter Branch “Heroes of the Surf” Award for part in mass rescue off Nobbys Beach

Ald. Arthur Gardiner – Foundation President & Life Member
Alec Sutherland – Foundation Treasurer & Life Member
Jim Hanson – First Chief Instructor & Life Member
C.J.Nightingale – Treasurer, President, Life Member, Hunter Branch Life Member & SLS NSW Life Member
Terry Mulville, C.Hinchcliffe & T.R.McDonald – Hunter Region Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service inaugural members 1975
Noel Landenberger – President & Life Member
David Byrnes – Boat Captain, President & Life Member
Martha Wortner-Byrnes – Treasurer & 1st woman Life Member
Henry Scruton – Hunter SLS President & Hunter SLS Life Member
Kyle Loades – President, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Director & Hunter Business Chamber President

Australian SLSA Representative – Terry Mulville (Beach)
SLS NSW Representatives – Greg Price (Surf), Alan Campbell(Beach), Liza See (Surf), Bob Hunt (IRB)
Ben Gillett – Aust. Junior Belt Champion 1930, Branch Open Belt Champion 1931-35, 2nd Aust. Open Belt 1936
Eric Carruthers – Australian Junior Surf Champion 1940
Bob Newbiggen – Australian Open Surf Champion 1946 & 1947
N. Ellis – Australian Open Beach Flags Champion 1948
Nobbys Open Men’s Surf Boat Crew – Australian Champions 1955
Greg Price – Australian Cadet Surf Champion 1969 & 1970
Alan Campbell – Australian Open Beach Flags Champion 1970
Jamie Jenkins – Australian Cadet Surf Champion 1990, 2nd Australian Junior Belt 1993
Nobbys named Overall Champion Club at Australian IRB Championships 1991, 1993 & 1994
Nobbys Over 45yrs (180+) Men’s Surf Boat Crew – Australian Masters Champions 1991 & 1992
Nobbys Over 50yrs (200+) Men’s Surf Boat Crew – World Masters Champions 1993 & 1994
Todd Mulville – Branch, Interbranch, NSW & Intrastate Cadet Sprint & Flags Champion 1998
Nobbys Over 55yrs (220+) Men’s Surf Boat Crew – Australian Masters Champions 1997
Nobbys Women’s IRB Crew – Inaugural Australian Champions 1998
Nobbys Over 50yrs (200+) Men’s Surf Boat Crew – Australian Masters Champions 1998
Nobbys Open Men’s Surf Boat Crew – Branch Champions, 3rd NSW Titles & 2nd Australian Titles 2000