2015....Saturday nite at 6pm, people start rocking up at Motel Sierra, for an awesome evening, of comp prizegiving, finger foods, and quizz's.....about a 100+ people turn up, and we rock on til 11pm....prize for the best hippie and many a surf story was told....was just awesome
A few of us stayed over at the Motel....and breaky was laid on
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279 Jenny Blain (Brott), Chris Frazerhurst, Pauline
280 Max (Junior) Alach, Ian Mclean, Raewyn-anne McLean, Yvonne Alach
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284 Patricia Pickmere (King), Maxine Ryan (Klink)
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298 Sue Kerridge, Mary-anne Frazerhurst, Jackie Frazerhurst
299 Christine Robinson and Jill Player
300 Marie Thompson and Nick Matich
301 Herman Ducrot and Warren Thompson
302 Doug Ferguson and Robyn Bruce
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305 Mike Baker, Terry Philpott and Nigel Pickmere
306 uuummmmm...now where did i park the car!!!!...
307 ... im'e not kissing him!!... im'e yelling in his good ear!!!!....Ha!!
308 Col was our resident 'mouth organ' man in the 60s...he took that mouth organ everywhere....played a mean tune too!!!..
309 Faye Powell, Dave Powell, Johnny Ayton and Meredith
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323 all the age group winners won an original 'Kombi' painting (not a print) and a card with a 'Pataua rocks' message from Brian Kealana, Wayne Rabbit Bartholemew, Rusty Miller and Nick Carrol.....very cool!!!..
324 Max Atkinson & Mal Eggington
325 Mr Knight ...the 60-65 yr olds
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429 "where have you heard this tune"? 'Theme from a summer place'....well, they always played that tune at 'intermission at the Regent movie theatre in the 60s!!!!...
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483 she recieved a little gift plus a personally signed little message from 1990 world surfing champion "Pam Burridge' "Dear Irene..keep surfed stoked (love heart) Pam burridge...
484 Pam has been inducted to the Australian hall of fame and has a Sydney ferry named after her....Pam, a strong national representative of womens achievements....
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486 Pam recently represented (Feb 2015) 100 years of womens surfing at the Duke Kahanamoku 'Freshwater bch' 100 yr reinactment....which is where she wrote this card for Irene (in full public view of National and International media)...very cool!!..
and here's the 'Duke' re-inactment 4 weeks before our reunion Pam stood next to Duane here and wrote the card to Irene.....i think Northland surfing has a pretty significant International profile now ..wouldn't you say!!
Duane doing the 100yr re-inactment of the Dukes visit to AUS and NZ 1915 Freshwater Beach...Sydney Feb 2015
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490 Johnny presents to Herman a personally signed framed poster of the movie 'Evolution' by Wayne Lynch.....
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611 Terry Philpott and Eddie Aickin and time to put the lights out....around 11.15pm.. Sianara!!....
What the 80-90s kids have to look forward too! Ha!
DEWAR '97 Ottawa Sun
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