A friend just sent me a link to the Cronulla Surf Museum's Facebook page. It's a very popular and wholesome site that attracts a lot of viewers from Cronulla surfers of all eras.
Cronulla Surf Museum was founded and is run by an old mate of mine; Cronulla Surf photographer; Chris Stroh. Back in the '80s Chris worked alongside me on some of the World Pro ASP Tour 5-star rated events that were held in Cronulla like the Beaurepaires Open & the Straight Talk Tyres Open.
Under the guidance and direction of former ASP CEO, Cronulla resident, Graham 'Syd' Cassidy, Chris worked on the contest's beach admin - while I used to do the live beach commentary with former pro-surfer Mark Warren filling the role as my co-commentator.
Ex-Cronulla surf photographer, Peter Simons [left] chats with surfing journalist Nick Carroll at Bells Beach in 1980. Photo: Peter 'Joli' Wilson |
Peter lives and surfs in the small NSW South Coastal township at Milton [Ulladulla].
Many of Peter's great historic surf related photos of Cronulla regularly turn up on the Cronulla Surf Museum blog.
I like the Cronulla Surf Museum Blog and Facebook sites because they are free from political messages, that is to say they have no persuasive content and hold no ideology. They have a straightforwardness that is honest. Chris's peculiar mix of surf voyeurism and tracing Cronulla history through a melting pot of thematically related images are its hook.
To check the continually unfolding Cronulla surfing history on the exceptional Cronulla Surf Museum Facebook page click here
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