Baldy

Rod Baldwin had the title as King McDunny for several seasons when he notched up several Elouera Boardriders Club Championships in the early to mid 80’s. Rod was  pushed all the way by EBC main men the likes of  Kelvin Hawkins , Kat , Lips and Jughead to name just a few. Photo taken around ’84 by Chris Stroh at Elouera.

Greg Melhuish

Cronulla Point standout Greg Melhuish features in an early Rip Curl advertisement Circa 70’s photo by Dave Shaw.

Stud Stall @ G&S

Mid 70’s advertisement for G&S featuring  Steve Griffiths, Brad Mayes, Robert Connely, P.T. and Alan Blythe from the pages of Tracks.Photo was taken by Steve Core at Stanwell Tops on a farm on the southern side of Lawrence Hargrave Drive [just a few metres down from the from the Symbio Wildlife Gardens].

Straight Talk Tyre Comp ’83

The official comp guide for the Straight Talk Tyre Surfing Open ’83 with Cheyne Horan on the cover.

Night Surfing

Sandshoes reef Circa 70’s budding surf photographer Peter Solness experiments with night flash water photography, an area rarely seen before, Matt maniac Dave Shaw and Greg Melhuish fill the frames. From the pages of Surfing World.

 

Andrew Murphy

Murph was an all round talent from 1ft contest mush to maxed out Voodoo or classic perfect pits in unchartered reefs in Indo, he was a standout in all conditions. This pic, pig dogging The Point late 80’s photo Stroh

Richard James

Spike was one of the founding members of Kurranulla Boardriders Club in 1978  which was setup by G&S to promote young local talent. Eventually that club morphed into Cronulla Boardriders which still stands strong today. Spike as a founding member was given the honor of Life Membership in CBC. Photo below young Richard lining up at The Point Circa 80’s by Stroh

 

 

Richard Maurer

Cronulla Boardriders anchor man Richard Maurer was a powerful surfer from Kurnell. Growing up with Occy, Dog, Beaver and the rest of the KP crew its not surprising  that  some of that brillance would rub off. This shot of Richard at  The  Alley by Chris Stroh

Ed Little

When Steve Core brought out his Surf Magazine in the late 70’s Cronulla waves and surfers were suddenly in the spotlight. The Point and  Island became a regular feature along with the many unknown locals not previously known outside of The Shire. Here’s Ed Little a hardcore tube junky taken from the pages of Surf photographed by Steve Core.

Gooch

Cronulla Beach has produced more than its share of talented surfers over the years but for some unknown explanation or possible geographical reasons a lot of riders don’t get the same chances as those from other beaches. Stuart Gooch is a typical example, so much natural talent that if he lived on the Northside or Goldcoast  he would have been a household name in surfing. This lip bash at Elouera mid 80s by Chris Stroh