Gerrale Street, Then and Now

Then & Now.Gerrale Street, One thing’s for certain, the roads are now choked with cars. Tim Vanderlaan Photos

Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett Midnight Oil at Sylvania Hotel 80’s

Gavin Thoms

Gavin Thoms was another Shark island underground charger in the 80’s.

 

Peter Clarke 9ft 6in

Original Peter Clarke Surfboard 9ft 6in by 22x 3in with Rolled bottom,pinched rails and 12in Flex fin.

The Sand Dunes

A Wanda peak goes untouched while the dunes behind are not so lucky late 70’s.

Benz Bikinis

Benz one of the most sought after Cossies in the 80’s and grew out of Max Garlings surf shop in Cronulla street.

Bob Hansen

Well respected shaper the late Bob Hansen who lived at Kurnel worked at G&S in the early 70’s and eventually moved on to produce his own label “Hansen Surfboards Cronulla”. Bob influenced many shapers from the Southside and was always offering advice to the new kids on the shaping block.

Winter ’80

Winter 1980  Shark Island.     Before jet skis, internet surf cams and high-performance 3 fin boards, anyone that even caught a wave at the Island was a deadset “hero”   Tim Vanderlaan photo

The Betts House ’90

1990. The changing face of the Cronulla beachfront, where the beachside cottages progressively replaced by highrise units. Tim Vanderlaan photo.

 

1974 Skateboarding

1974 Brian Holman at the Heathcote High school wall. This massive retaining wall remained a secret spot for a while.
Later on skateboarders realised you could skate the face of a drained swimming pool. Tim Vanderlaan photo.