June 2013

Posted on June 21, 2013 by geoffcrow

29/6/2013 The Last Waltz Revival played at Lizotte’s Newcastle.

Lizotte’s – A great place – for a meal and to hear and see some great bands.

The Last Waltz Revival lovingly recreated the songs from The Bands 1976 Farewell Concert, which had an unrivalled line up of guest star’s, which included Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Dr John, Joni Mitchell and the list kept going.

Last Waltz Revival at Lizottes 29-06-13

The Last Waltz Revival featured a talented line up on multiple instruments and music styles – all epic.

Last Waltz Revival at Lizottes 29-06-13

12/6/2013 Redhead Beach sunrise 2 early bird swimmers on the Little Beach

Redhead Beach sunrise 2 swimmers 12/6/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise 11/6/2013

5/6/2013. We bought Bonnie a new kennel. She likes laying on the top best.

Bonnie on top of kennel 05-06-13

Redhead Beach sunrise 1/6/2013

Redhead Beach Sunrise 01-06-13

Redhead Beach sunrise 11/6/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise 11-06-13

Redhead Beach sunrise 18/6/2013. The cloud bank made it almost pitch black.

Redhead Beach sunrise 18-06-13

Pelicans in Newcastle harbour 08/6/2013

Pelicans in Newcastle Harbour 08-06-13

April/May 2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by geoffcrow

21/5/13 Steve Butterworth’s funeral was held today. Steve was one of Newcastle’s favourite surfers. A large group of family and friends attended. Steve was a good surfer and a good bloke, the best way I can describe why, is he had the ability to share “the stoke” – which is the fun and excitement of surfing.

Strong to the end, his last words to me in passing at Newcastle Beach was – I am off to see our mate Smithy soon.

Steve Butterworth 1977

Steve Butterworth and Col Smith at Redhead Beach Shark Tower with their new Jim Pollard Channel Bottom Boards 1977.

Steve Butterworth & Col Smith 1978

Surfer at Merewether Beach 22/04/2013

Surfer Merewether Beach 22-04-13

Redhead Beach hot pink sunrise 15/04/2013

Redhead Beach pink sunrise 15-04-13

Redhead Bluff from the water 13/4/2013

Redhead Bluff from water 13-04-13

Redhead Beach Sea Wall 20/04/13. If your planning a leisurley walk along the beach, don’t go at high tide on a big swell for a while. Bonnie makes a dash between sets.

Redhead Beach Seawall 20-04-13

Redhead Beach seamonster 20/4/2013. A large tree washed up in big seas, looking rather like a beached sea Leopard, one beached up here many years ago.

Redhead beach sea monster 20-04-13

Redhead beach sunrise 10/4/2013

Redhead sunrise 2 10-04-13

Full Moon at sunrise over Redhead beach sand cliff 26/4/2013

Redhead Beach full moon1 26-06-13

February 2013

Posted on February 20, 2013 by geoffcrow

Redhead Beach surfer early morning 20/2/2013

Redhead Beach surfer at sunrise 20-02-13

20/2/2013 Redhead Beach

Redhead Beach 20-02-13

Redhead Beach Shark Tower in a golden glow at sunrise 1/2/2013

Redhead Shark Tower sunrise 01-02-13

Redhead 2nd Creek 29/2/2013 after heavy rain, this creek seldom flows now. The last time was in 2007 when the ship the Pascha Bulker got shipwrecked on Nobbys Beach.

Redhead Beach 2nd Creek flowing 29-01-13

Redhead Beach 2nd Creek 8/2/2013. A week later that the above photo this was its sad last stand.

Redhead Beach 2nd Creek last run 08-02-13

Redhead Beach 2nd Creek 2/02/2013 after some rain.

Rehead Beach 2nd Creek 02-02-13

Redhead Beach Sunrise 10/2/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise 10-02-13

Redhead Beach sunrise with seagulls 1/2/2013

Redhead Beach seagulls 01-02-13

Redhead Beach First Creek with sun bursting through a heavy cloud bank 3/2/2013

Redhead Beach 1st Creek2 03-02-13

Redhead beach Sunrise 10/2/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise3 10-02-13

Redhead beach Wet and Stormy morning 23/2/2013

Redhead Beach Stormy morning 23-02-13

Redhead Sunrise 26/2/2013 Red sky in the morning.

Redhead Beach sunrise12 26-02-13

Redhead Beach Shark Tower at sunrise again 26/2/13

Redhead Beach sunrise15 26-02-13

Redhead Beach sunrise Parallel Lines 27/2/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise6 27-02-13

10th January 2013

Posted on January 10, 2013 by geoffcrow

Redhead Beach sunrise 26/1/2013

Redhead beach 26-01-13

Redhead Beach sunrise 25/1/2013

Redhead Beach sunrise3 25-01-13

25/1/2013 Surfers out at dawn Redhead Beach

Redhead Beach sunrise2 25-01-13

16/1/2013 Sunrise Redhead Beach.

Redhead Beach Sunrise 1 16-01-13

16/1/2013 Redhead Beach Sunrise with Bonnie and Seagulls.The seagulls flew into frame and Bonnie went in to to chase them and it made a nice entry into the picture.

Redhead Beach Bonnie and seagulls16-01-13

8/10/2013 This is Bonnie, a beautiful lovely dog – rescued and now re-housed by Amy’s Animal Rescue. See the web site www.aaarescue.net – Amie’s Pets are currently advertised on Gumtree, contact her if you can help.Amy’s Angels goal is to save as many pets from death row as possible. Please consider adopting a pet from an animal rescue if you want a pet – as 63,000 good unwanted animals were put down just in NSW last year.

Bonnie 08-01-13

16/6/2012 An Octopus’s Garden. Since 1965 I was like what’s Ringo on about ” I’d like to be under the sea in an Octopusses garden with you”. Well I went for a paddle on my SUP in Marks Point Bay and in the shallows I noticed a pile of shells As I approached an angry Octopus popped out from a hole in the middle – no lie – brandishing a beer bottle in one hand. One Octopusses garden – but I dont think he was so keen on sharing it. I quickly pushed him off my board with my paddle and swung around to take this photo.

16-06-12 Octopus with beer bottle

As Frank Zappa said – the Ocean is the ultimate solution. Seems like it is for the problem of garbage -washed up at Redhead Beach after a storm 11/6/2012.

11-06-12 Redhead Beach flotsom washed up

Redhead Beach 25/6/2012 Nice wave good surfer.

Redhead Beach Surfer1 26-05-12

Method 22/4/2012. Method played at Dudley Oceanview Pub – Great 2 piece band keep an ear out for them.

Method 4 Oceanview 22-04-12

16/6/2012 Mark’s Point Bay Starfish. A large bright starfish missing a leg and appears about to lose 2 more.

6-06-12 Marks Point Starfish

Redhead surfer 25/11/12 Yound Mal Rider

Redhead Beach surfer4 25-11-12

8/4/2012 Dweezil Zappa and Band Zappa Plays Zappa at Panthers Newcastle, what a great band, played music by Dweezil’s dad Frank Zappa.

Dweezil Zappa Band 8-4-12

16/6/2012 Marks Point Bay cloud reflections in the water.

6-06-12 Marks Point reflections

16/6/2012 Marks Point early morning.

16-06-12 Marks Point

Surfing at Redhead and other stuff

Posted on December 15, 2012 by geoffcrow

Col Smith 1978 Surfing Redhead’s Lefts. No one surfed them better.

Col Smith in 1978 surfing at Redhead

Lennox Head 1978. This place is one of the narliest place to paddle out.

Lennox Head 1978

Little Green Frog 2008. This little fellow was in full Ribet mode just outside our back door. Cool eyebrows aye.

Little Green Frog 2008

Redhead Bluff in July 2010. Heavy rain has washed the red colour down the clifff face.

Redhead Bluff face after rain July 2010

Me on my first motor bike in 1968 at Redhead 2nd creek. This was a 1948 Jawa, you didnt even see many of those around then. What is interesting in this picture is, in the top right you can see the initial revegetation of the sand dunes after rutile mining. A floating dredge went along the beach from Redhead to Blacksmiths and back.

Crow in 1967 on 1948 Jawa CZ Redhead 2nd creek.

Almost everyone in Newcastle took a photo of the Pasha Bulker grounded at Nobbys in June 2007, it just looked so surreal. Thankfully they got it off before any major damage was done to Newcastle, or the ship, or anyone being hurt. Great work all involved.

Pasha Bulker grounded at Nobbys June 2007

Sandy and Sam at Redhead Beach summer 1991. The water was beautiful.

Sandy & Sam Redhead beach 1991

Ant on Christmas bells Redhead bluff 1992

Ant on Xmas Bells Redhead Bluff 1992

Redhead Beach May 1978

Posted on December 15, 2012 by geoffcrow

Redhead Beach May 2007. Not a bad right and no one out. A film company making the movie “Newcastle” were set up in the beach car park, so other surfers were surfing a bank further down the beach. I paddle out here 5 minutes after taking this photo, when from the other side of the shark tower, one of the films surfing actors paddles out with a cameraman shooting from the water. I struck up a conversation with the surfer and he advised it was no problem with me out during the filming, so we shared the break for the session with just the two of us out.

Redhead Beach May 2007

Jellyfish. Photo by my daughter Ellen.

Glenrock Lagoon further up stream in 1993, not far from the now Fernleigh Track car park.

Glenrock Lagoon up stream 1990

Martin Littlewood 1977 surfing behind the Redhead Shark Tower.

Martin Littlewood Surfing Redhead 1977

Martin Littlewood shaping Delta Design surfboards 1977. In the old Chicken Shed Surfboard factory at Redhead. This was most probably my new board.

Martin Littlewood shaping a board 1977

Sandy and our kids walking back from the beach at Sand Bar 1993.

Sandy and the kids taking a drink break walking back from the beach at Sand Bar 1993.

Sandy & the kids Sand Bar 1993

Pacific Dreams – Wood and Glass Exhibition 8-9th December 2012

Posted on November 17, 2012 by geoffcrow

Some of Newcastle’s elder surfing statesmen have got together and will be putting on an exhibition of classic surfboards at Pacific Dreams Surf Shop at 9 Darby Street Newcastle on the weekend 8th-9th December 2012. Some of Australia’s vintage shapers will be on hand for a chat or signings, bring in any boards of their brands and get it verified. The list includes Sam Egan, Roy Lee, Bob Brown, Bob Keno, Brian Jackson and Barry Bennet. The collection of boards includes solid Rewoods, hollow ply and foam along with some classic boards from famous surfers.

Poster for the event: Gee some of those photos on the poster look familiar. And the guy with the redwood is legendary Redhead Beach inspector Wally Berwick.

Pacif Dreams Exhibition 8th and 9th December 2012

The guys got together over a few cold ones at the Pacific Dreams board factory and came up with the ideas for the exhibition. From left Roy lee, Ron Rudder,Glen Benton, Steve Butterworth, Peter McCabe and Sam Egan.

Roy Lee and the team

Wood and Glass Surfboard collection Saturday 8/12/2012.

Lots of Newcastle’s surfers met up and checked out some classic surfboards.

Pacific Dreams Wood & Glass Board Collection 8/12/2012

A chance for some old mates Crow, Jim, Al and Roy to catch up at Roy’s Pacific Dreams Surf Shop 8/12/2012.

Crow Jim Al and Roy at Pacific Dreams 08-12-12

Domma and Ted Harvey checking out Domma’s restored classic – a 10 foot Sam Egan owned by Ted around 1966.

Domma & Ted Harvey at PD's Wood & Glass 8/12/2012

Domma & Ted Harvey at PD’s 8/12/2012

25/11/15 Redhead’s Neil Dalby

Redhead 25-11-12 Neil Dalby

25/11/12 Crowd on a sunny day at Redhead beach

Redhead Beach Crowd 25-11-12

June 2011

Posted on November 15, 2012 by geoffcrow

Newcastle surfer 3-6-11

I met young photographer Sam Glohe at Blacksmiths last Sunday when I was going out for a paddle. Sam took some water shots in the solid closing out but sunny conditions and his photos are awsome.

Check his site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samglohe/

Here is some of his stuff –

Blacksmiths by Sam Glohe

Pulled Back by Sam Glohe

Closed Curtain by Sam Glohe

Stringy by Sam Glohe

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Redhead local Bodyboarder John early April 2011 morning Redhead Little Beach.

Redhead Beach bodyboarder John 2-4-11

Blacksmiths SUP Surfer Rick 14th May 2011

Blacksmiths SUP rider Rick

Newcastle Beach mid week May 2011

Newcastle Beach May-2011

Overlooking Newcastle May 2011

Newcastle 1-May-2011

Surfer at Redhead Easter 22nd April 2011

Redhead surfer 22-4-11

Surfer Newcastle 3rd June 2011

Newcastle Beach surfer 2-3-6-11

Another Newcastle surfer 3-6-11

NewcastleBeach surfer 3 3-6-11

Windsurfing in the 1970’s

Posted on November 15, 2012 by geoffcrow

Digger windsurfing at Blacksmiths around 1979 – At full throttle and fins out.

Martin Littlewood Windsurfing Blacksmiths around 1979. Martin makes all sorts of surfing equipment under the name Delta Designs at Margaret River WA.

This is what happens if you stay in the water too long. Barnacles growing on driftwood washed up at Redhead Beach around 1980.

Barnacles on driftwood Redhead Beach 1980

Egypt’s Pyramids. Photo by my daughter Ellen 2006.

Crescent Heads 1980 Late afternoon session.

Redhead Third Creek 1985. The third creek was man made, dug out to aliviate flooding at the Jewels Crossing, unfortunately it deviated a lot of water from the Second creek which rarely runs now.

John Dallymore Band at the Mawson around 1980. A great Aussie band.

Redhead Surf Carnival around 1981. Iron man Grant Kenny competed and lots of people grabbed a vantage point to watch.

Newcastle Beach nice left on a beatiful day June 2010.

Sydney Harbour Bridge by night 1985. The photo looked better photoshopped into a water colour.

Sydney Harbour Bridge 1986

Wooden surfboards and other things

Posted on November 15, 2012 by geoffcrow

In 1935 Tom Blake made a hollow surboard and put a fin on and surfing moved quicky ahead with many changes since.

Well, the hollow board has started to come back with technology advances, Weber is making chambered epoxy /styrene composites and Pope is making hollow epoxy boards and now many craftsmen are making chambered wooden boards again.

A good surfboard is regarded as a work of art, in this case a work of art – is a good surfboard.

Redhead regular David Chung met up with some other like minded Aussies and attended a mind blowing week on the NSW South coast making their own wooden boards under the guidance and trained eye and skilled hands of US craftsman Paul Jensen.

Here is a link to Paul Jensen’s blog, giving details of the process of building a wooden board.

http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/2010SapphireCoastAustraliaTripReport

Check out Paul Jensen’s Website: http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/

David’s new board detail:

Manna Fish 5’10” x 21″ x 2.5″ Built by hand October 2010 at Manna Park Merimbula Decks – Blackwood, Western Red Cedar and Paulownia Rails – Cork and Ply, Fins – Marine Ply Inspired by Steve Lis Designed by Paul Jensen Board Construction and Fins by David Chung Rails shaped by Jed Done Glassing by Jye Byrnes 45+ hours to build and a lifetime to enjoy.

David Chung’s wooden Board – Deck

David Chung’s Wooden Manna Fish November 2010

David Chung’s wooden Board – Bottom.

David Chung’s Manna Fish

Here is a collage of the week making the board :

Making Manna Fish Collage

Mark Richards Leggy Point 1978 heading for a place on a wave not many can come back down from.

Mark Richards Leggy 1978

Mark Richards cutback 1977

Dudley/Redhead swamp 1980. The white paperbark trunks reflecting in the water made a striking scene.

Dudley Swamp reflections 1979

The little crab in the top left was keeping very busy making this sand sculpture 1978 Marks Point.

Crab at Work Marks Point

Peter Allen took us all on a trip to Rio when he did this song at the Newcastle Civic Theatre around 1989. What a great singer songwriter and entertainer he was.

Peter Allan Civic Theatre 1989

Crow's Garage

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Redhead Beach May 1978

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Windsurfing in the 1970’s

Wooden surfboards and other things