coolangatta

See this similar photo of a group at the Beach House, at theState Library of Queensland, same photographers.

Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons [http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Infuriating! What a happy looking bunch!

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] Whoops! Just changed the link to the good ol' Trove record. That should do it! They don't look ready for a surf do they? ;)

Wow what a great scene....

I think a more apt title would be "Land Yacht on Coolangatta Beach". Great image.

Thanks for that title suggestion, Geoff. Yes, it is definitely a type of land yacht or sand yacht.

With those skinny tires, I'd hate to hit loose sand at speed.

Love old pictures like this

The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra Beach to the north and Coolangatta Beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks. In the past the surf break was known for producing high quality barrels. Today sand pumping across the Tweed River mouth has filled it in and changed its character. The name of the neighbourhood comes from Kirra Hill which is 27 metres (89 ft) above sea level,[3] which first appears on an 1883 survey plan by surveyor Mr Schneider. Although believed to be an Indigenous name, the specific language and meaning is unknown. For example, in the Yuggera language, kaiyar means white cockatoo while in the Kabi language kirran means fire.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirra,_Queensland

The people in this photo are actually sitting on Greenmount Point - the headland in the background is Kirra Point, with Coolangatta Beach separating the two.

Thank you for your comment. This photograph has been updated on the catalogue with the relevant information update this Dec 2011 version of this image..