Took a couple minutes out while doing my re-organizing to browse a couple mags from my massive collection yesterday. SW was my fav. surf mag because it featured mostly Australian surfing but they also had the best ads and fewer of them plus the editing was more tastefully done than both Surfer and Surfing Magazine.
From a 1982 issue.....some very exciting times in pro surfing and Gary Elkerton aka "Kong" exemplified all that was Aussie surfing.
I loved the centerfold shot of Kong cranking off the bottom at Burleigh Heads!