Australian surfing legend Bernard 'Midget' Farrelly has died aged 71. 

Mr Farrelly was an Australian surfing icon, having won the first official surfing world championship in 1964 and dominating the sport throught the rest of that decade.

His achievements included:

• Being the first Australian to win a major surfing title in the 1963 Hawaiian championships

• Winning the 1965 Australian surfing title

• Sixth place at the 1966 world championship

• Winning the 1966 Peruvian International Small Waves competition

• Winning the 1968 Bobby Brown memorial

• Second place at the 1968 world championship

Read more about Midget Farrelly and eulogies from at www.abc.net.au