Sand In Our Souls

The Beach in Australian History

By: Leone Huntsman

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Paperback | 8 August 2025 | Edition Number 1

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In Sand in Our Souls Leone Huntsman describes the forces and pressures that encouraged or impeded Australians' enjoyment of sand and surf.

Images of 'the beach' pervade Australian popular culture. However the deeper significance of the experience of 'the beach', and its influence on Australian culture generally, have not yet been seriously explored. How, why and when did the beach become part of the Australian way of life?

In Sand in our Souls Leone Huntsman describes the forces and pressures that encouraged or impeded Australians' enjoyment of sand and surf, from early enjoyment of bathing, through nearly a century of repressive restrictions, to freedom won in the face of drawn-out opposition. The ways in which artists, writers, film-makers and the advertising industry have depicted the beach are examined for the light they throw on the beach's significance. She traces the development of a distinctively Australian way-of-being-at-the-beach, suggesting that the beach experience has been absorbed into our emerging culture and continues to shape it in subtle ways.

Huntsman's provocative arguments will stimulate debate on the concept of 'national identity' appropriate for a new Australian century, and promote a deeper understanding of an aspect of life in Australia that is cherished by many of those who live here.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
The Evolution of the Australian Beach
First Impressions	p. 15
The Triumph of Respectability	p. 28
Writers and Artists, the Bush and the Beach	p. 44
Beginnings: A New Century, a New Nation and the Struggle for the Beach	p. 53
The Achievement of Freedom on the Beach	p. 68
The Australianising of the Beach	p. 82
The Beach from the Mid-twentieth Century to the Present	p. 93
Representations of the Beach in the Twentieth Century
Early Representations and Emerging Themes	p. 113
Childhood and the Beach	p. 123
The Prominence of Nature: Diverse Connections	p. 130
The Beach and Popular Culture	p. 138
The Serene and the Sinister: Contrasting Aspects of the Beach	p. 146
Reflections on Representations of the Beach and 'Immersion in Place'	p. 153
Influences of the Beach in Australian Culture
The Concept of 'National Identity'	p. 163
Meanings of the Beach, and the Shaping of an Australian Culture	p. 170
Balancing Acts	p. 191
Present and Future Challenges	p. 208
In Conclusion	p. 217
Notes	p. 222
Bibliography	p. 234
Index	p. 247
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Sand In Our Souls

The Beach in Australian History

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