Byron Bay Line up 1981

Redhead surfer Mick picked up a classic 1974 Warren Cornish collectors item shaped by Michael Peterson. Michael signed the board and even posed for a photo with it. MP was one of Australia’s best surfers for several years from 1974 but in those days surfers didn’t get paid much to surf, so most good surfers survived making boards. MP worked for many manufacturers and had his own shop making his own unique shapes perfect for surfing barrells.

Michael Peterson and classic board April 2011

 A powerful barrell ride, unknown surfer Redhead May 2010.

Crow on a fence – on a foggy winters morning Redhead Beach.

Crow on fence Redhead 1980

Bali farm on the walk in to Ulluwatu 1977.

Bali Farm Ulluwatu 1977

Indicator’s Raglan New Zealand 1978. One of the worlds best spots.

NZ Raglan Indicators 1978

Annual Surf Club Touch Footy competition between Redhead and Swansea-Belmont 1977. Wardy scores the winning try for Redhead.

Wardy touch footy Redhead SLSC 1977

The lack of an official dignitary didn’t deter the Redhead Surf Club at the Touch Footy winner’s presentation 1977. PJ poses as the Lady Mayoress and presents the trophy to Redhead’s Col Murray. Then a few beers were had.

PJ and Col Redhead Surfclub 1977

Redhead Bluff from the northern side around 1978.

Redhead Bluff from back 1978

Redhead copped some big swell on January 17th 2011, a follow on from the storms and flooding in Queensland.

Unknown Surfer Redhead 17th January 2011

Redhead Little Beach unknown surfer early Sunday morning 30/1/2011.

Surfing at Redhead Little Beach 30th Jan 2011

Long time Leggy and Redhead surfer Tom Forde is now living in Thailand. He saw Crows Garage on the Web and sent me the following vintage stuff to use. Thanks Tom.

Redhead Beach in 1958. The beach was a lot more rocky and the Surf Club and Change rooms were tiny.

Redhead Beach in 1958

Newcastle Nat Young Book Launch in 1984. Probably was a rowdy affair compared to most book launches by the look of it. Some of Newcastle’s surfing dignitary’s were there to support Nat – and to throw a few coldies down of course.

Nat Young's book launch in Newcastle 1984

Crow and Grommets Redhead Beach 1986 Newcastle Surf Expo Board Shoot. A collection of Newcastle’s vintage boards were put on display for Surf Fest. I am holding my 1972 Space Gypsy Keel Fin.

Crow and grommets Redhead 1986

Original Redhead Surfers Association Club Badge from 1966.  As most of us were Surf Club members we got the run of the Redhead surf club for our meetings and presentation nights, of which  I remember Danny H hanging off the rafters after a few too many beers. The Club came 2nd to Merewether in the Newcastle Teams contest.

Original Redhead board club sticker 1967

After 2 years the Redhead Surfers Association disbanded, but reformed a short time later as Little Beach Beach Board Club. Again the club came second to Merewether in the Newcastle Teams contest which got us into the 1970 NSW State Teams contest in the B division, held at Crescent Heads in which Redhead came Third.

1968 Redhead's Little Beach Board Club members book