This previously unpublished image of WA surfing pioneer the late Dave Williams was found in the SDS photo archives.
It an early
60s photo of Dave with a fibreglass Malibu surfboard at an unidentified location.
The photo was taken by the late John ‘Dan Daragan’ Robertson.
The board
may be a Dibben & Cole (North Freo) or an East Coast import.
Let us know
if you can identify Dave’s surfboard manufacturer and the location of photo
shoot.
1960s Dave Williams with Malibu surfboard. Photo by John “Dan Daragan” Roberston.
Bonus images
of Dave.
1960 Dave Williams surfing City Beach his new round tail balsa Board by Clymer in NSW. John Harbison pic. 1962 Surfers enjoying a beer at Caves House Yallingup. Brian Cole pic L-R Des Gaines, Alan Hamer, Dave Williams, Bob Keenan, Ray Evans, Kevin Merifield & Terry Williams 1960 Chasing waves at Moses Rock in the SW. Terry Williams pic. L-R Howard ‘Ghost’ Kent, Jim ‘Lik’ McKenzie, Kevin ‘Legs’ Merifield, Charlie Roper, Keith Campbell, John McKnight, Dave ‘Davo’ Williams & Terry Jacks. 1969 Dave Williams sharing waves with a big dolphin during State Surfing Titles at Yallingup. Image courtesy of Rodney Locke at WA Newspapers. 2007 Dolphins Life Member Tom Blaxell with a painting of Dolphins foundation member Dave Williams with the big dolphin on display at Caves House Yallingup. Tom Blaxell pic.
This previously unpublished image of WA surfing pioneer the late Dave Williams was found in the SDS photo archives.
It an early 60s photo of Dave with a fibreglass Malibu surfboard at an unidentified location. The photo was taken by the late John ‘Dan Daragan’ Robertson.
The board may be a Dibben & Cole (North Freo) or an East Coast import.
Let us know if you can identify Dave’s surfboard manufacturer and the location of photo shoot.
Bonus images of Dave.
L-R Des Gaines, Alan Hamer, Dave Williams, Bob Keenan, Ray Evans, Kevin Merifield & Terry Williams
L-R Howard ‘Ghost’ Kent, Jim ‘Lik’ McKenzie, Kevin ‘Legs’ Merifield, Charlie Roper, Keith Campbell, John McKnight, Dave ‘Davo’ Williams & Terry Jacks.
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David “Davo” / “GlobeHead” Williams
R.I.P. Dave
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