Lewis Cawsey / Paipo Rider

Posted: January 12, 2014 at 6:46 pm

Lewis Cawsey has been surfing Cronulla Point since 1960 as a body surfer aged 10 and later as a Paipo rider and board rider ever since. Lewis was on the cover of Surfabout Vol 3 No1 with his mate Greg Vaughan as well as appearing in many other mags for Hand-plane surfing and Paipo surfing at the Point.Photo Jack Eden 

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Paul Fielder Cronulla Point

Posted: January 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm

The Point attracted the best Knee boarders on the Southside in the 70’s Paul Fielder photo Greg Button

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Ross Feilder

Posted: January 1, 2014 at 7:36 pm

Ross Fielder surfing First Reef, Cronulla Point 1976 photo Greg Button.

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Peter Ritchie @ The Point photo Greg Button

Posted: December 27, 2013 at 7:13 pm

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Dave Spiler photo Greg Button

Posted: December 27, 2013 at 7:08 pm

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Cronulla Point Storm ’75

Posted: December 19, 2013 at 7:57 am

June ’75 The Point was hammered by a huge big swell. The old Tree took a battering and was knocked over while in the bottom photo The Point closes out Photos Greg Button.

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Ken “Major” Williams

Posted: December 2, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Ken “Major” Williams on the inside at The Point one of the all time classic shots of the Southside in the 60’s photo courtesy Nathan Williams.

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Cronulla Point

Posted: November 9, 2013 at 11:33 am

Back when when dreaming of high rises would have been like a science fiction movie.

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Cronulla Point ’65

Posted: October 7, 2013 at 11:54 am

From the pages of Surfing World February issue 1965 a story on Cronulla Point by Norm Harris.

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John Gittens ’62

Posted: September 7, 2013 at 6:37 pm

The late John Gittens charging The Point 1962. photo courtesy Del Surfboards.

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