In the 1970s Sam Sadleir was a member of the Cottesloe Boardriders Club and Greirson Surfboards Surf Team.
In 1975 Sam won the first State Schoolboys Surf Championship in the under-16 division. He won the same event ‘back-to-back’ in 1976. He was the only Aboriginal competitor and became Australia’s first Aboriginal representative surfer.
Sam is a skilled sportsman and also excelled at Australia Rules football in the 1980s.
In 2007 Sam won the Men’s open division of the Wardandi Indigenous Surf Classic, held at Injidup Car Park near Yallingup.
Sam is still a talented surfer and resides in Southwest WA.
2020 (Aug) Sam going surfing Yallingup. Photo Jim King
The following image is featured in an indigenous surfing exhibition at the State Library WA.
2020 (Aug) Sam surfing Main Break Yallingup. Photo Jim King.2020 (Oct) Sam surfing Rabbits Beach at Yallingup. Photo Jim King.
Click on the following link to view Sam Sadleir’s scrapbook blog posted 4 April 2020.
In the 1970s Sam Sadleir was a member of the Cottesloe Boardriders Club and Greirson Surfboards Surf Team.
In 1975 Sam won the first State Schoolboys Surf Championship in the under-16 division. He won the same event ‘back-to-back’ in 1976. He was the only Aboriginal competitor and became Australia’s first Aboriginal representative surfer.
Sam is a skilled sportsman and also excelled at Australia Rules football in the 1980s.
In 2007 Sam won the Men’s open division of the Wardandi Indigenous Surf Classic, held at Injidup Car Park near Yallingup.
Sam is still a talented surfer and resides in Southwest WA.
The following image is featured in an indigenous surfing exhibition at the State Library WA.
Click on the following link to view Sam Sadleir’s scrapbook blog posted 4 April 2020.
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