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.

Richard Herbert

The infectious smile and character behind it was best known to one and all as Herbie. A talented surfer and shaper who during his career worked for G&S, Goodtime, Emerald and Waterforce  . This shot captured Herbie at work at Force 9 in the early 90’s.Image from Inside Sunset.

 

Denny Childs

Denny Childs started his own board company called Southern Comfort in the winter of ’73 after spending his apprenticeship in board shaping at Jackson Surfboards. Along with partner Bob Colligan they started in an old house as the factory at Taren Point with $1000.00 and 5 custom orders. By 75 when the shot below was taken at Wanda, Denny’s custom shapes were in demand. Photo Peter Simons.