Storm Damage at South Cronulla

Don’t know the exact year 30’s or 40’s ? Photos were recently unearthed in a deceased estate.Photos from Steve low.

Wanda Sand Dunes ’81

Its hard to accept that so much natural sand has been removed from the Wanda dunes leaving just a shadow of what was  once a unique part of the area.

Steve Core ’75

Steve followed Jack Edens lead in putting Cronulla surfers in the media and public eye through his 16mm movies, surf photos and mag throughout the 70’s. He owned and operated the Reach The Beach store in thee 80;s as well.

Elouera Beach 1949

Total different look today , so much sand back in the day.

Terry Bishop G&S Shape and Spray

G&S head shaper Terry Bishop was the compays top shaper during the boom years of the 70’s. below one of his designs from back then.

Richard Herbert

The unforgettable Herbie showing off one of his Force 9 shapes in early 90’s.

Bo Derek at Cronulla

The ’79 movie 10 made Bo Derek an international movie star and sex goddess of the silver screen . Seen here Bo meets Cronulla lifeguards on a pro mo visit in the early 80’s.

 

Bobby Brown-Hot Generation

Frame Grabs from Paul Witzigs 1967 film “Hot Generation” featuring some of the last footage captured of Bobby Brown surfing around Byron and Bells.

 

Bobby Brown 1964

From Bob Evans 1964 surf movie “The Young Wavehunters” surfing Angourie with Nat Young and Kevin Platt.

The Young Wavehunters – Bobby Brown, Nat Young & Kevin Platt surfing Angourie, Northern NSW from Cleaner Oceans on Vimeo.

Pre-Christian Surfers House.

Regarding the house pictured below on the
corner across from The Workers Club
that became the 'Christian Surfers House'
on the corner of the Kingsway & Gerrale St,
(now Rydges) here's  a little bit of further history. 

     It was occupied by the Odd family (Gerald,
his girlfriend Kathy James, sister Debbie, brother
 Doug, father Frank & me, an ex-St.Peters boy!) prior
to becoming the Christians hangout! Gerald was a 
well known surfer around Cronulla & was going around
with Yvonne Van Hoorn,(now Tozzi) him 5'2, her 6', 
Kathy made crotchered bikinis (for Max Garling)in 
the front curved glass sunroom, & I ended up 
marrying Debbie & building a house in the
new suburb of Bangor, as couldn't afford to buy
 in Cronulla. Geoff 'Soleman' Solness, shaped & 
glassed his 'Shark Island Design' boards 
in the detached garage, fronting Gerrale. 

     Yvonne, (mother of Tahina and Cheyenne Tozzi)
ran a chicks shop in main street near 'Street Farm',
called 'Hers & Mine',which Debbie worked at! 

The house eventually was vacated for the 
Christian guys & became known as their hangout 
for many years after!!! Info from Peter Trevena.