1966 Surfing in the South of WA – Rob Farris
In 1966 young surfer Rob Farris from Subiaco wrote an article about a trip down south with Dave Beamish, Craig Brent-White, Brian Brown,…
1960s Teena Christon – Triple State Women’s Surfing Champion
Teena Christon from Miami (now named Falcon) near Mandurah took up surfing at age 12. She learnt to surf on a 2nd hand…
1956-57 Surfers Camping at Yallingup
In the 50s’ pioneer SW surfers camped under melaleuca trees in front of the Yallingup Beach car park. Surfside Tea rooms was available…
1950s Balsa Surfboards
Balsa surfboards were introduced to WA in the late 50s to replace the heavy plywood toothpicks surfboards. The boards were light weight but…
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