Rock photos taken in Newcastle around 1978

Posted on November 12, 2012 by geoffcrow

Lou Reed came to the Civic around 1978 and gave a great show, I was lurking about a bit back from the stage with my camera when a big wild hairy guy picked me up put me on his front row seat and said “now take an fn picture mate”. Lou eyballed me, I clicked and then Lou just winked at me and carried on the great show.

Lou Reed Civic Theatre 1978

I just love this one – when opposites attract. Jimmy & The Boys Ignatious Jones, Neo Punk meets Nimbin shoeless Hippe girl and rock out together regardless. A fan gets up and helps out Jimmy and the Boys at Belmont Sporties around 1978.

immy and the Boys with fan

Joe Cocker played the Civic, didnt sing out of tune and put on a great show. His band were great. Joe Cocker Civic Theatre around 1978

Joe Cocker Civic 1976

Cold Chisel’s Jimmy Barnes hard at work as usual Cardiff Workers around 1978.

Jimmy Barnes Newcastle 1976

Cold Chisel’s Ian Moss also hard at work around the same time.

Ian Moss Mawson 1976

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garret at the Mawson Hotel 1978. He inspired all us unco guys to just get up and have a go when the music gets ya. I got caned in primary school for bad dancing.

Peter Garret Mawson 1977

Midnight Oil at the Mawson Hotel 1977. Awsome! The next time they played in Newcastle the place was full.

Midnight Oil Mawson 1976

Kevin Coyne – scottish folk/rock/social critic had an album out called Marjory Razorblade in the late 1980’s which I recommed listening to. He played the Newcastle Uni solo and was just awsome. His guitar stlye is unique, using his thumb on the frett board to make chords, he has a very powerful strumming style.

Kevin Coyne Newcastle Uni 1978

A few old photos

Posted on November 12, 2012 by geoffcrow

Newcastle has a few favourite sons – MR, The Chief, Joey, Hoyo, Sam Egan,etc – but everybody’s favourite Newcastle identity is this bloke – Super Hubert. Internationally acclaimed magician, super hero, entertainer, comic and all round nice bloke, who still finds time to make kids and adults laugh and amaze them with his tricks and antics. Super puts on a show for my son’s 6th birthday party 1994.

Super Hubert awsome magician

A peaceful scene – an elderly couple take in the view overlooking Terrigal Haven around 1983.

Peaceful Scene Terrigal

A big swell overnight cleaned up and swung in early morning at Redhead

Big left behind Redhead Shark Tower 1979

Big Wave Redhead 1979

In the pouring rain this pelican just opened up his beak and got a free drink of fresh cool water at North Haven. A pelican takes a drink of rainwater at North Haven around 1988

Thirsty Pelican Camden Haven

A flight in a friends Cessna over Lake Macquarie was an absolute eye opener. Looking over Swansea Channel around 1979.

Swansea Channel arial 1978

A trip out in the Newcastle Shark Boat got 3 hammerheads out of the nets this day around 1978. Hammer Head Shark pulled out of the shark nets around 1978.

Hammerhead Shark

A country coastal dirt road may lead you to an uncrowded wave. If it didnt, it was nice to look around anyway and maybe just have a swim. Somewhere up the coast around Coffs Harbour 1978.

Country Road Nth Coast

More surfing photos at Redhead from the 1970’s

Posted on November 12, 2012 by geoffcrow

Col Smith surfing at Redhead 1976

Col Smith Redhead 1976

Water shot of Wayne ”Smiley” Warmsley on the Little Beach at Redhead around 1979.

Redhead Beach Smiley Warmsley

Greg ” Bugsy” Bargwana on a speed run surfing at Redhead Beach around 1978.

Greg Bargwana Redhead 1976

Col Smith executes a nice bottom turn at Redhead around 1978, riding an early Jim Pollard channel bottom.

Col Smith Redhead on Pollard Channel

Col Smith showing off one of the Hawaiian bound Jim Pollard Channel designs and his sponsor’s Tracker jacket. The channels worked well for Col there. Taken the day before he left for Hawaii around 1976.

Col Smith & Pollard Channel

Surfing photos from 1970 to 1980

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I went through my old photos, negatives and slides I have had stashed away for years and picked out some old surf shots from the 1970’s

Peter Kuba jams a cutback on the inside rights next to Redhead Shark Tower around 1978.

Peter Kuba cuts back Redhead 79

Bill Giles on a big left behind the Redhead Shark Tower around 1978.

Bill Giles Big Redhead 1976

Taken on the same day as the above – unknown surfer at Redhead, whoever he was, he knew what he was doing.

edhead Unknown big day 1976

Water shot – no one on it, but still worth a click Redhead Little Beach 1976

Redhead water shot 1976

Bells beach finalists 1977, nervously waiting for the results, they all surfed well, but Simon Anderson eventually got the nod for first place.

Bells Beach finalists 1977

Unknown surfer Bells Beach 1977

Bells beach 1977 finals

Paul Bates pulls into a nice left next to Redhead Shark Tower around 1976.

Paul Bates Redhead 1976

On a trip up the coast mid week, we got Boomerang to ourselves for a while. Kneeboarder Paul “Foot” Johnson on a nice wall around 1976.

Paul Johnson Boomerang 1976

Paul took the camera duties to catch me on a couple.

Crow surfing Boomerang 1978

Cold Chisel Newcastle 1978

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Cold Chisel toured Newcastle constantly, making Newcastle a Chisel stronghold. The music suited our town’s working class fans and were always great shows.

After another great gig at the Mawson, Don Walker gets to sit down and relax and takes the jar going around. Don was always thinking … and well, just maybe he comes up with inspiration and the first words for a new song (Cheap Wine).

Don Walker and Cheap Wine

Jimmy Barnes belting it out at Cardiff Workers Club around 1979.

Jimmy Barnes Newcastle 1977

Cold Chisel bass player Phil Small 1979 Cardiff Workers Club

Phil Small Cold Chisel

Ian Moss into another great guitar solo Mawson Hotel 1978.

Ian Moss 1980 Mawson

Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes Belmont Sporties around 1978

Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes

Cold Chisel Sydney Sports Stadium same bill as Peter Framton around 1978.

Cold Chisel Sydney 1977

Jimmy Barnes claps to the rythm coming from Don and Phil behind him at Belmont Sporties Club around 1978.

Cold Chisel Barnesy

Ian Moss Mawson Hotel around 1978

Ian Moss Mawson 1978

Surfing in the Seventies

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Mark Richards, 4 times world surfing champion taking time out to surf a local break.

Mark Richards Leggy Point 1977

Martin Littlewood and Roy Lee making boards in the old Chicken Shed down along the Redhead Road around 1976. Both are now established respected board makers. Martin as Delta Designs in Margaret River and Roy as Pacific Dreams in Newcastle.

Martin & Roy chickenshack 1977

Windsurfing was big in the 70’s and Jim Wiley was one of the best shown here at Blacksmiths.

Jim Whiley Windsurfer Blacksmiths

This was a big day at Redhead in 2001, the waves were huge and some of the local guys were ripping. Unknown surfer.

Redhead big surf july 2001

A classic line up at Byron Bay in the late 70’s

Byron Bay surf 1980

Bells Beach Surfing Competion in 1977. The surf was good and big for the finals. I think the surfer was Bruce Raymond

Bells Beach Final 1977

Another good line up – Newcastle Cowrie Hole in 1978.

Cowrie Hole 1978

Out of control storm in June 2007 making a mess of Redhead beach. The storm grounded the Pascha Bulker at Nobby’s the day before.

Redhead storm surf 2007

Photos of Redhead Beach

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Redhead Beach by Moonlight – Time exposure taken around 1984.

Redhead by moonlight 1984

Shark Tower Time Exposure

Redhead Beach in the 1940’s – Details of photo unknown.

Redhead arial photo 1940s

Time exposure overlooking Redhead beach with a full moon rising in 1976.

Redhead by Moonlight 1976

Redhead 2nd Creek – June 2007 Storm. The Pascha Bulker grounded at Nobbys and Redhead’s Second Creek finally got enough water to break its banks and flow again. A rare thing since the 3rd Creek was created and diverted the water flow.

Redhead 2nd Creek 2007

Scenery from Redhead Beach

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Cloud Wave at Redhead Beach – A southerly buster on the way around 1984. I took this and then headed for cover. The cloud looked like an enormous right hander.

Redhead Beach Cloud Wav

Jewells Swamp – Solarisation 1978. I tried to make the trees growing out of the swamp look a bit spooky by reversing the developing process – called Solarization. Actually I just switched the light on in the dark room when the photo started developing and all the light bits went black.

Redhead Swamp Reflections

The Cliffs from Redhead to Dudley and the rock platform below are well worth a look. Access is from the Goat Track at Redhead Bluff. Wild flowers are everywhere along the top in Spring and there are a variety of interesting rock formations down below.Redhead to Dudley Coastline 1980’s

Coast view Redhead to Dudley 1980s

This close up of the tree roots of a Paper Bark tree along the Redhead to Dudley Bluff Tops had some scary features. Maybe its just me that sees them.

Tree Roots & imagination

Redhead Shark Tower in the June 2007 Storm. The wind, waves and rain whipped up a creamy froth that covered the beach.

Redhead Shark Tower Storm surf June 2007

The history of surfboards – A collection of all types of surfboards, gathered together for a photo shoot at Redhead Beach before being shown at the Surf Expo in the 1980’s.

Redhead Beach Surfboard Expo

A popular event on the beach in the 1980’s was the Beach Girl Contest as shown here at Redhead Beach.

Redhead Beach Girl Contest 1985

Redhead and Blacksmiths surf June 2011

Posted on November 12, 2012 by geoffcrow

The swell jacked up for Saturday morning and there were some big gnarly waves at Redhead and some real hot surfing. Blackies was going off too. Redhead Beach 4-6-11

Redhead surf 4-6-11

Awsome Redhead Beach shark tower left 4-6-11. This was a big wide one.

Redhead Beach shark tower left 4-6-11

The paddle out was a bit hairy. Redhead Beach paddle out 4-6-11

Redhead paddle out 4-6-11

There were some great surfers out. Redhead Beach surfer 1 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer1 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer 2 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer2 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer3 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer4 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer5 4-6-11

Redhead surfer6 4-6-11

Redhead Beach surfer6 4-6-11

Blacksmiths Beach was pumping off the Breakwater too.Blacksmiths 4-6-11

Blacksmiths surf 4-6-11

Blacksmiths Surfers 4-6-11

25th November 2011 Pacific Dreams Surf Shop

Posted on November 9, 2012 by geoffcrow

25/11/11 Pacific Dreams opened their new Darby Street Newcastle surf shop.

The shop is full of new boards, some second hand ones and a lot of surf gear.

Pacific Dreams surfshop opening

One of the features in the shop is a huge skylight highlighting 4 large surf photos.

This one I took around 1975 of Roy lee and Martin Littlewood working together in a lantana covered chook shed at Redhead.

Pacific Dreams photowalls

PD owners Roy and Jan join the boys Ronnie and Bidsar in celebrating some hard work getting it all together.

PD’s Roy Jan Ron Bidsy

Roy Lee enjoys a beer with Ronnie Rudder and board maker Peter McCabe. Peter’s boards are available from Pacific Dreams surfshop.

Check out Grubby’s boards on web site http://www.petermccabesurfboards.com.au/

Roy Ronnie Peter at PD

Pacific Dreams surfshop. The girls in front of the huge amount of surf gear on offer.

PD Girls in Shop

The boys at Pacific Dreams surf shop opening enjoying a few beers.

The boys at Pacific Dreams

Chris and Megan Totterman with Roy in front of the wall of photos Chris worked hard in creating.

Chris Megan Pacific Dreams

Shane and Ronnie maybe trying to tell me there is something up on the roof.

Shane and Ronnie PD’s

A rare trip in front of the camera Roy and Crow. We went to school together and started surfing together around 1964.

Roy & Crow at Pacific Dreams

Roy has a couple of beers literally, just remember Roy you got to get up early and get this shop up and running tomorrow.

Roy & Beers PD’s

Crow's Garage

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Rock photos taken in Newcastle around 1978

A few old photos

More surfing photos at Redhead from the 1970’s

Surfing photos from 1970 to 1980

Cold Chisel Newcastle 1978

Surfing in the Seventies

Photos of Redhead Beach

Scenery from Redhead Beach

Redhead and Blacksmiths surf June 2011

25th November 2011 Pacific Dreams Surf Shop