NZ surfer Peter Dunn came to WA in 1972 to surf and play rugby league for Cottesloe. Peter played rugby league from age 5 to 43 and represented WA in the 70s. During this period, he returned to NZ for a while, but returned to WA and continued surfing and playing rugby league.
In 1998 at age 43 he started the Whalebone Classic Longboard contest which is still a highlight on the Oz Longboard circuit.
From 2000 Pete ran the Fun’s Back Surf shop on the Cottesloe Beach front for 19 years.
He is now the proprietor of the Fun’s Back Surf shop on the Yallingup beach front.
This is a collection of Pete’s rugby and surfing images.
Image: 1970 Peter surfing Ahipara NZ
Image: 1970 Peter surfing Piha NZ
Image: 1972 NZ champs with junior competitor Peter Dunn. Image courtesy Auckland Star
Image: 1972 Peter with Wayne Parkes surfboard at Nusa Lembongan Indo.
Image: 1972 Peter surfing Nusa Lembongan Playgrounds surf break Indo
Image: 1974 Peter with team-mates WA Rugby League Team
Image: Mid 1970s Peter surfing South Point at Gracetown
Image: Mid 70s Peter at Jakes Point Kalbarri with Naughty Don’s Beach Patrol van ex Swanbourne Beach.
Image: Mid 70s Peter surfing Jakes Point Kalbarri.
Image: 1978 Peter (centre) playing rugby league for Far North Falcons from Kaitaia, Northland NZ. Northern press pic.
Image: 1980s Gold Coast Mal Function.
L-R Midget Farrelly (R.I.P.), Peter Dunn, Jack Eden, Tim Bahen and Ian ‘Prive’ Morris.
Image: 1980s Noosa Festival of surfing open ceremony. Peter mixing Yallingup water with water from other countries.
L-R Jeff Hakman (Haw), Peter Dunn (Aus) & Clyde Aikau (Haw).
Image: 1998 Inaugural Whalebone Classic at Isolated Cottesloe.
Image: Peter displaying 1999 Cottesloe Long Board Club t-shirt signed by Evonne Goolagong Crawley, Greg Noll, Buffalo Keaulana, LJ Richard, Randy Rarick and other celebrities.
Image: 2013 Peter sharing Meelup waters with Southern Right whale. Bruce King pic.
Image: 2015 Peter competing WA Long Board Titles at Avalon Point Mandurah. Image courtesy of Woolacott Images.
NZ surfer Peter Dunn came to WA in 1972 to surf and play rugby league for Cottesloe. Peter played rugby league from age 5 to 43 and represented WA in the 70s. During this period, he returned to NZ for a while, but returned to WA and continued surfing and playing rugby league.
In 1998 at age 43 he started the Whalebone Classic Longboard contest which is still a highlight on the Oz Longboard circuit.
From 2000 Pete ran the Fun’s Back Surf shop on the Cottesloe Beach front for 19 years.
He is now the proprietor of the Fun’s Back Surf shop on the Yallingup beach front.
This is a collection of Pete’s rugby and surfing images.
Image: 1970 Peter surfing Ahipara NZ
Image: 1970 Peter surfing Piha NZ
Image: 1972 NZ champs with junior competitor Peter Dunn. Image courtesy Auckland Star
Image: 1972 Peter with Wayne Parkes surfboard at Nusa Lembongan Indo.
Image: 1972 Peter surfing Nusa Lembongan Playgrounds surf break Indo
Image: 1974 Peter with team-mates WA Rugby League Team
Image: Mid 1970s Peter surfing South Point at Gracetown
Image: Mid 70s Peter at Jakes Point Kalbarri with Naughty Don’s Beach Patrol van ex Swanbourne Beach.
Image: Mid 70s Peter surfing Jakes Point Kalbarri.
Image: 1978 Peter (centre) playing rugby league for Far North Falcons from Kaitaia, Northland NZ. Northern press pic.
Image: 1980s Gold Coast Mal Function.
L-R Midget Farrelly (R.I.P.), Peter Dunn, Jack Eden, Tim Bahen and Ian ‘Prive’ Morris.
Image: 1980s Noosa Festival of surfing open ceremony. Peter mixing Yallingup water with water from other countries.
L-R Jeff Hakman (Haw), Peter Dunn (Aus) & Clyde Aikau (Haw).
Image: 1998 Inaugural Whalebone Classic at Isolated Cottesloe.
Image: Peter displaying 1999 Cottesloe Long Board Club t-shirt signed by Evonne Goolagong Crawley, Greg Noll, Buffalo Keaulana, LJ Richard, Randy Rarick and other celebrities.
Image: 2013 Peter sharing Meelup waters with Southern Right whale. Bruce King pic.
Image: 2015 Peter competing WA Long Board Titles at Avalon Point Mandurah. Image courtesy of Woolacott Images.
Thanks Pete for sharing your photos.
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