Bobby Brown Logo

Around ’63 Bobby Brown began his shaping career at G&S at Taren Point this was his custom shape logo courtesy Dave Wilson.

Bobby Brown and G&S

G&S board shaped by Bobby Brown one of his first under the watchful eye of Floyd Smith in 67-68 from the Dave Wilson collection.

Keith Paull Model

This Keith Paull model from Peter Clarke surfboards was recently unearthed in a back shed where it has remained untouched since the late 60’s.

 

Legends of Surfing

Found this recent shot on the internet of Cronulla legends from the 60’s Nigel Dwyer, Lance Fisher, Brian Jackson, Bob Weeks and Gary Birdsall .

 

 

 

John Rhodes ’62

This pic of Cronulla styler /wild man and surfboard manufacturer John Rhodes was taken in ’62 by Bob Weeks. Photo courtesy of Switchfoot.

 

Redhouse 1960.

Redhouse was the name given to a beachbreak down by the wall between Elouera and North Cronulla . It was  titled  because of the old red house that was perched right on the cliffs above until it toppled into the sea and was washed away in a storm. This shot shows a huge swell battering Redhouse in 1960 courtesy of a Japanese earth quake photo Greame Steele collection.

 

Graham and Michael Steele ’58 to ’61

The Steele Brothers Graham and Michael lived in Cronulla from 1958 to 1961 on Elouera rd.Graham

 used to help Graham Ferris in his little work shop just down the road in his spare time, this

 is where he met and became friends with Cronulla legends Bobby Brown and Yance.

Above Greame Steele at his house on Eloura rd.

Voodoo

Photos from the first Voodoo article in Surfabout magazine by Jack Eden.Left top Art Taylor, bottom left Geoff O’Loughlan, right top to bottom Unknown, Johnny O’Donoughue and Tony Burgess.

Jackson and Cansdell

Norm Casey Newspaper Adv ’63

From Tim Vanderlaan