In the 60s Scarborough Beach was a fun place for surfers to hang out. Back then you could see the beach from West Coast Highway and surf uncrowded waves on your Malibu surfboard.
From a tent on the beach, you could hire inflated black rubber ‘surf shooters’ for one shilling (ie one bob or 10 cents post 14 Feb 1966) for half an hour and/or get a personalised spray on Vita Tan for 1/6p. And there were lamp posts with lights on the beach, so nocturnal beach goers could enjoy the beach on hot summer nights.
Fun things to do on Scarborough Beach esplanade included, consuming hamburgers and milk shakes at Peters By The Sea, watching the action at the infamous Snake Pit dancing venue (opened 1953 & closed 1969). Enjoying an ale at the Scarborough Beach Hotel (built 1938 & demolished mid 1980’s) and hanging out at Luna Park Scarborough’s theme park (opened 1939 & demolished 1972),
This is the final of a three-part series on Scarborough Beach.
Image: 1963 City Beach surfers surfing Brighton on Boxing Day. W.A. Newspapers pic.
L- R Barry King, Mike Brown, (foreground) Cary Apostoles, Charlie Roper (behind wave) and Terry Jacks (R.I.P.) paddling over wave.
Image: 1964 John Harbison (R.I.P.) & Charlie Roper surfing Scarborough. Ernie Potter pic.
Image: 1965 Scarborough surfers with Greg McDonough Surfboards (NSW) on Scarborough Beach. Photographer unknown.
L-R: Ric Dighelli, Jenny Shackley & Murray Smith.
Scarborough’s Wes Day was McDonough Surfboards WA distributer and this image was used by Surfing WA as their logo on their 3rd Decade Anniversary tee shirts & event invitations.
Image: 1965 State Winter Surfboard Championships held at Scarborough. Media report.
(Left) Jeanne Abbott (age 18) and (Right) Mark Paterson, Julian Mazetti & Murray Smith.
Image: Early 1960s Ron Marchant surfing on a Coolite at Scarborough. Ron Marchant pic
Image: 1966 Ron Moss surfing Scarborough on his Cordingley triple stringer surfboard with Board Club stripes on the deck. Trevor Burslem pic.
Image: 1967 Martin Taylor surfing Scarborough Beach. Greg Woodward pic
Image: 1967 Jughead (Yalls Board Club) competing in Nat Young Invitational event at Scarborough. Carol McDonald (R.I.P.) pic.
Image: 1967 Nat Young NSW competing in Invitational event at Scarborough. Screen grab ex CBSR Super 8 film.
Image: 1967 Bruce King surfing Scarborough. Trevor Burslem pic
Image: 1968 Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn surfing Contacio surf break at Scarborough. Greg Woodward pic.
Image: 1968 Brian Hood surfing Scarborough. Greg Woodward pic.
Image: 1969 Craig Bettenay surfing a Blaxell ‘Derringer’ surfboard at Scarborough. Ric Chan pic.
Image: 1969 Ross Utting (Churchlands High School) competing in State Schoolboys contest at Scarborough. Ross Utting pic.
Image: 1969 Michael ‘Jay’ Martino (Marist) surfing to 2nd place in State Schoolboys contest held at Scarborough. Michael Martino pic.
Image: 1969 Jim King surfing Scarborough. Tom Blaxell pic.
Image: 1969 Aust Surf Titles Wayne Lynch (Vic) competing at Scarborough. Screenshot ex CBSR Super 8 film.
Image: 1969 East coast competitors Aust Surf Titles at Scarborough. Screenshot ex CBSR Super 8 film.
L-R Baddy Treloar NSW (R.I.P.) and Wayne Lynch VIC.
Image: 1969 Spring Titles Finalists Scarborough. Ex Doug White surf column Sunday Times
Image: 1969 Spring Titles finalists at Scarborough. Greg Woodward pics in Sunday Times.
Many thanks to the contributors for sharing your surfing images.
In the 60s Scarborough Beach was a fun place for surfers to hang out. Back then you could see the beach from West Coast Highway and surf uncrowded waves on your Malibu surfboard.
From a tent on the beach, you could hire inflated black rubber ‘surf shooters’ for one shilling (ie one bob or 10 cents post 14 Feb 1966) for half an hour and/or get a personalised spray on Vita Tan for 1/6p. And there were lamp posts with lights on the beach, so nocturnal beach goers could enjoy the beach on hot summer nights.
Fun things to do on Scarborough Beach esplanade included, consuming hamburgers and milk shakes at Peters By The Sea, watching the action at the infamous Snake Pit dancing venue (opened 1953 & closed 1969). Enjoying an ale at the Scarborough Beach Hotel (built 1938 & demolished mid 1980’s) and hanging out at Luna Park Scarborough’s theme park (opened 1939 & demolished 1972),
This is the final of a three-part series on Scarborough Beach.
#1 beach images.
#2 locals.
#3 Surfing is a collection of 1960s Scarborough Beach surfing images from various sources.
Image: 1962 Brian Cole surfing on his backhand at Scarborough. Brian Cole pic.
Image: 1963 Murray Smith surfing on the inside. Scarborough. Ernie Potter pic
Image: 1963 Surfing Scarborough (June 1963). Murray D’Arcy pic
Image: 1963 City Beach surfers surfing Brighton on Boxing Day. W.A. Newspapers pic.
L- R Barry King, Mike Brown, (foreground) Cary Apostoles, Charlie Roper (behind wave) and Terry Jacks (R.I.P.) paddling over wave.
Image: 1964 John Harbison (R.I.P.) & Charlie Roper surfing Scarborough. Ernie Potter pic.
Image: 1965 Scarborough surfers with Greg McDonough Surfboards (NSW) on Scarborough Beach. Photographer unknown.
L-R: Ric Dighelli, Jenny Shackley & Murray Smith.
Scarborough’s Wes Day was McDonough Surfboards WA distributer and this image was used by Surfing WA as their logo on their 3rd Decade Anniversary tee shirts & event invitations.
Image: 1965 State Winter Surfboard Championships held at Scarborough. Media report.
(Left) Jeanne Abbott (age 18) and (Right) Mark Paterson, Julian Mazetti & Murray Smith.
Image: Early 1960s Ron Marchant surfing on a Coolite at Scarborough. Ron Marchant pic
Image: 1966 Ron Moss surfing Scarborough on his Cordingley triple stringer surfboard with Board Club stripes on the deck. Trevor Burslem pic.
Image: 1967 Martin Taylor surfing Scarborough Beach. Greg Woodward pic
Image: 1967 Jughead (Yalls Board Club) competing in Nat Young Invitational event at Scarborough. Carol McDonald (R.I.P.) pic.
Image: 1967 Nat Young NSW competing in Invitational event at Scarborough. Screen grab ex CBSR Super 8 film.
Image: 1967 Bruce King surfing Scarborough. Trevor Burslem pic
Image: 1968 Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn surfing Contacio surf break at Scarborough. Greg Woodward pic.
Image: 1968 Brian Hood surfing Scarborough. Greg Woodward pic.
Image: 1969 Craig Bettenay surfing a Blaxell ‘Derringer’ surfboard at Scarborough. Ric Chan pic.
Image: 1969 Ross Utting (Churchlands High School) competing in State Schoolboys contest at Scarborough. Ross Utting pic.
Image: 1969 Michael ‘Jay’ Martino (Marist) surfing to 2nd place in State Schoolboys contest held at Scarborough. Michael Martino pic.
Image: 1969 Jim King surfing Scarborough. Tom Blaxell pic.
Image: 1969 Aust Surf Titles Wayne Lynch (Vic) competing at Scarborough. Screenshot ex CBSR Super 8 film.
Image: 1969 East coast competitors Aust Surf Titles at Scarborough. Screenshot ex CBSR Super 8 film.
L-R Baddy Treloar NSW (R.I.P.) and Wayne Lynch VIC.
Image: 1969 Spring Titles Finalists Scarborough. Ex Doug White surf column Sunday Times
Image: 1969 Spring Titles finalists at Scarborough. Greg Woodward pics in Sunday Times.
Many thanks to the contributors for sharing your surfing images.
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