Redhead Little Beach in 1983 on a cold winters afternoon. A surfer on a nice wave, framed by the cliff and the shark tower rocks.

Redhead Beach 1983

Redhead Beach 1983

 

Redhead Shark Tower, this time covered in foam during the June 2007 storm. Lots of people were out and about as the ship Pascha Bulka had grounded at Nobbys and also the power was out for 3 days so there was nothing to do at home.

Redhead Shark Tower in June 2007 Storm

Redhead Shark Tower in June 2007 Storm

Redhead Beach Ghost 1983 . I took the photo of Sandy with the cameras flash and left the button down and she walked out of the photo.

Sandy the ghost 1983 Redhead Beach

Sandy the ghost 1983 Redhead Beach

 

Redhead Surf Club March Past Team around 1978. A great bunch of blokes who put a lot of time and training into what they do.

Redhead March Past team around 1978

Redhead March Past team around 1978

 

Redhead Swamp before the drought and the digging out of the Third Creek. We used to paddle tin canoes made from roofing sheets and wooden boxes with road tar to seal them, from the second creek up into the swamp when we were kids.

 

Redhead Swamp 1975

Redhead Swamp 1975

 

Mick Carr styling on a nice left from behind the Redhead Shark Tower.

Michael Carr surfing at Redhead 1977

Michael Carr surfing at Redhead 1977

Ronnie Rudder drops around to show off another new board,  but this one has a history. A shaped blank has been stored in the rafters of Forster Board maker Bobby Brown’s shed for 10 years. This 9′6″ Noserider was shaped by the then 72 year old Floyd Smith from American Gordon & Smith Surfboards fame. Given to Ronnie by Bobby, faithfully cleaned and glassed at Pacific Dreams by Roy and the boys, this old classic beauty eventually has come to life.

Ron & Crow & Floyd Smith Noserider

Ron & Crow & Floyd Smith Noserider

Redhead 1984, Martin Littlewood the Margaret River board builder of Delta Designs, comes back over to Redhead with a new batch of space age boards way ahead of their time. All lightweight epoxy/styrene hand shaped and hand glassed beauty’s.  Included here are some Antman Paul Patterson UFO fish models featuring step decks and drop rails.
Martin Littlewood with new DeltaDesigns 2004

Martin Littlewood with new Delta Designs 2004

Col Smith surfing a local Redhead Board Club event around 1975. Col as usual tearing it up, showing lots of style.
Col Smith Redhead Boardriders Comp 1975

Col Smith Redhead Boardriders Comp 1975

Around 1964 Skateboards made their way into the surfing culture. They looked like a good idea so we grabbed some skates from the Op shop and some packing case boards for decks and made our own and off we went down the back of then Kotara Fair (now Westfield) car park on a Saturday arvo when the shops closed. Yes they closed at 12pm then.
Crow Skateboarding Garden City Carpark 1964

Crow Skateboarding Garden City Carpark 1964

Redhead Little Beach has not been as good as it was. Just to show what I mean check this 1977  empty line up with a perfect left tube coming off Pinny Reef next to the cliff.
Redhead Little Beach left 1977

Redhead Little Beach left 1977

Another ground breaking surf board design from around 1976 shown off here by the proud owner Peter Murnaine. The Ben Apai Stinger just looked awsome. Ben Apai’s boards were available at Mark Richards Surf Shop Newcastle.
Peter Murnaine and Ben Aipa Stinger 1976

Peter Murnaine and Ben Aipa Stinger 1976

Eddo (William Harrison)  on another of his left-go-right foam hits at Redhead surfing in the same heat as Col Smith in a local boardriders comp around 1976.
Eddo Redhead local comp 1976

Eddo Redhead local comp 1976

My Daughter Ellen has advised me of a proposal for a Lake Macquarie Council traffic diversion in Charlestown East. There is only to the end of the week to lodge any concerns to council.

If you may be affected or concerned please go to http:\\thespicerack.net for details and if concerned please follow her lead and submit an email to council.

Thankyou.