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Name	Bernard Farrelly
Born	13 September, 1944 Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 August, 2016 (aged 71) New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (stomach)
Occupation or Descriptor *	surfer (1963) New South Wales, Australia surfboard maker (1968) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Australian Surfing Hall of Fame (inductee, 1986) Surfing Walk of Fame (California, USA) (inductee, 2007)
Key Organisations *	Australian Surfriders' Association (vice-president) International Surfing Federation (founder) New South Wales Surfriders' Association (president) Palm Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (member)
Workplaces *	Surfblanks Australia (owner)

* Dates are approximate

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