Image: 1966 Arty Sherburn surfing Margaret River river mouth. Arthur Sherburn pic
Image: 1960s Surfers checking waves Surfers Point car park Margaret River. Darryl McGowan pic
Surfers include Ron Waddell on roof, Darryl McGowan on the right, others unidentified.
Image: 1960s Darryl McGowan waxing his board at Margaret River. Darryl McGowan pic
Image: 1960s Surfers checking waves Surfers Point Margaret River. Mick ‘Midge’ Semple pic
L-R unidentified, Peter Carter and unidentified.
Image: 1964 Surfers Point Marg River Gary Granery’s VW & unknown persons. Murray Smith pic.
Image: 1967 The Men who love Margaret article in Weekend Magazine.
Image: 1967 Murray Smith with his Holden panel van in Margaret River. Murray Smith pic.
Image: 1967 Dave Finity & Mick McGowan camping at Prevelly Park Margaret River. Jim McFarlane pic.
Image: 1969 Max Hickson and his VW sedan at Margaret River. Brian Trainer pic
***update 26 August 2019*** Max is sitting on the bumper of Gavin McCaughey’s VW with Gav’s Cordingley twin fin on the roof. Gavin McCaughey took the pic…..thanks Gav for clarifying this matter!
A big thank you to the contributors for sharing their images….lots of early Marg’s surf history in these images!
This is a collection of 1960s Margaret River beach images from various photo and media sources.
Image: 1964 Surf check at Surfers Point Margaret River. Arthur Sherburn pic
L-R Bruce Brown, Arty Sherburn, Peter Backhouse & John Murphy
Image: 1964 Surfers Point car park at Margaret River. Arthur Sherburn pic
Image: 1964 Surf check at Surfers Point Margaret River in Bruce Brown’s FC Holden. Arthur Sherburn pic
Image: 1964 South Side Board Club shack foundations at Prevelly Park Margaret River. Bill Mitchell pic.
Image: 1965 Unidentified surfer Margaret’s Main Break. Tom Collins Vintage Surf Images
Image: 1966 Arty Sherburn surfing Margaret River river mouth. Arthur Sherburn pic
Image: 1960s Surfers checking waves Surfers Point car park Margaret River. Darryl McGowan pic
Surfers include Ron Waddell on roof, Darryl McGowan on the right, others unidentified.
Image: 1960s Darryl McGowan waxing his board at Margaret River. Darryl McGowan pic
Image: 1960s Surfers checking waves Surfers Point Margaret River. Mick ‘Midge’ Semple pic
L-R unidentified, Peter Carter and unidentified.
Image: 1964 Surfers Point Marg River Gary Granery’s VW & unknown persons. Murray Smith pic.
Image: 1967 The Men who love Margaret article in Weekend Magazine.
Image: 1967 Murray Smith with his Holden panel van in Margaret River. Murray Smith pic.
Image: 1967 Dave Finity & Mick McGowan camping at Prevelly Park Margaret River. Jim McFarlane pic.
Image: 1969 Max Hickson and his VW sedan at Margaret River. Brian Trainer pic
***update 26 August 2019*** Max is sitting on the bumper of Gavin McCaughey’s VW with Gav’s Cordingley twin fin on the roof. Gavin McCaughey took the pic…..thanks Gav for clarifying this matter!
A big thank you to the contributors for sharing their images….lots of early Marg’s surf history in these images!
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