70s photographs

1976 Spring Surfing Titles held at Injidup

The 1976 WA Spring Surfing Titles were held in good waves at Injidup Car Park.

Surf photographer/journo Ric Chan captured the action in and out of the water.

Please let us know if you know contest results and/or identify the competitors & spectators. Ric took the pics, but five decades on, he can’t remember!

Photos by Ric Chan

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles. Left: Wave line-up & spectators. Right: the late Steve Fordham with cheer squad.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified competitor.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified spectators on the hill.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified competitors.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified spectators in car park.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified competitors.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles Peter Bevan (left) & unidentified.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles Peter Bevan surfing the left.

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles spectators on the hill including Terry Jacks & Hume Heatley (left) and Norm Bateman (centre with long hair & beard).

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1976 Injidup Spring Titles unidentified competitors.

Thanks for sharing your pics Ric.

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