Peter Simons

Simo below put many of Cronulla surfers on the map during his stint as staff photographer for Tracks throughout the 80’s. Peter was a fine all round photographer who honed his skills on the reefs around Cronulla. He  flooded many issues with Southside images which was a welcome change to seeing just Northside riders and there waves.  Cronulla had so much talent and wave potential and it was Simo who brought it to print.

Tracks January ’80

Unknown gets immortalised on the front cover of the January issue of Tracks ’80 by pulling in at The Point while Dave Shaw happened to be floating in the impact zone with his trusty Nikonos camera.

Sean Charters

Sean Charters was one of the  most talented surfers among  The Alley Boys who on occasions  dragged himself  away from the Rip Bowl if the waves were calling. This day Sean lucked into a solid reef session. Mid 80’s photo Chris Stroh.

Choco

One of the talented kneeboard fanatics of the late 70’s  who was drawn to Cronulla’ Points hollow tubes for obvious reasons, Choco was one of the chosen regular crew who ruled the lineup. Here Simo captured him skirting under the lip  at the infamous Cabbage Patch from the  pages of Tracks early 80’s.

 

Occy @ Home

Occy grew up surfing the reefs around Cronulla and its no wonder that he formed a love for powerful waves right here at home with so much wave grunt on offer. I shot this pic with my Century 650 lens by wading out to the rocks just off from the right which was cut off by the higher tide. This position allowed we to get close enough and a different low angle. Words and pic by Chris Stroh around ’84. 

 

Wanda “Bad Boys”

Craig “Wally” Mackay was part of a group of guys called “The Bay Boys” ( about 15 of them ), who lived in and around Kogarah Bay and surfed Wanda and Greenhills  EVERY weekend from 1974 to 78. Like most kids who were too young to drive Wally and his mates  would get to the beach anyway possible on weekend’s either by lift with a mates parents, or catch a bus to Hurstville railway station, then train to Cronulla and walk to Wanda surfboard, surf mat, and “dagbag” in hand (that’s a long walk).  Best thing about Cronulla train line from the City was if you fell asleep you’d just wake up in Cronulla . The photo taken in 1977  was of Craig ( 17 years old) standing at Greenhills with his G & S ‘tubeshooter” fish tail stinger shaped by Peter Townend. Bought new from G & S factory at Caringbah.

 

Dog Marsh

Richard Dog Marsh was another of Cronulla’s famous Goofyfoots. Right up there in the same company as local legends like Pete Smith, Banksy, Occy, Craig Naylor, Fanga, Greeny, Murph and Andy King to name just a few, Dog was one hell of a cacky foot  tube rider . This shot was taken at one of those reefs that is better left unnamed. Photo Chris Stroh Mid to late 80’s. 

 

 

Deano Whiteman

Dean was one of Cronulla Boardriders top performers throughout the 80’s. In ’81 and ’82 he was  the Club Cadet Champion, In 84 he was the Clubs Junior Champ and in ’88 he took out the prestigious Open Club title not an easy task with the calibre of riders who have waved the CBC flag over the years. Photo Chris Stroh  Alley shorey Circa 90’s.

 

Surabout Magazine ’64

Jack Edens classic Surfabout Mag came out in Fall ’64 with a shot of The Point and a main feature story inside.

Pictorial History of Cronulla

 A book published in 1988 dedicated to the history of Cronulla . Coastline shots, the commercial growth of the town, trams and trains and the ever-present water sports of the shire are covered in detail in this heavily illustrated book.Written by Pauline Curby. 128 pages, black & white. A4 format. Its still available.Picture on the cover featured The Point back in the day.