In the 1950s the only vehicle access to waves in Injidup Bay was via a rough old fishermen’s track which ran off Wyadup Road, Yallingup.
In 1957 following tip-offs from local fishermen, Injidup Bay with its car park peaks and long left-hand Point break became one of the first Southwest surf spots discovered after Yallingup.
Tony Harbison – The fisherman and surfers were getting on famously in the front bar at Caves House pub. The fisherman reckoned surfers were mad going out in the big surf as there were sharks everywhere, especially when the salmon were running. Anyhow, the reckoned they knew of a wave we wouldn’t surf.So the next morning we met the fisherman at the end of Wyadup Road, piled into American Willy’s jeep, boards and all, and went down to Injidup car park.
Kevin Merifield – In the 1950s we surfed Yallingup for the first eighteen months before we ventured out to look for new surfing locations. The next one we found in 1957 we called Injidup Bay. There was no road into it just an old worn out fishermen’s track with plenty of limestone outcrops. There were no four-wheel drives, so we used to take our cars down these beaten up tracks and almost every time you’d get bogged., taking three or four guys to push you out of the bog and more often than not also taking out a muffler or staking a tyre. About the only car that could handle the track trouble free was the old reliable Volkswagen Beetle, they would go anywhere and looked a sight with six 9 or 10-foot mals strapped to the roof.
1960 Surfers bogged on the dirt track to Injidup Bay. Image courtesy of Jim Keenan L-R. Robert ‘Puppy Dog’ Paton, Bernie Huddle, Jim Keenan & Ian ‘Billy Bunter’ Todman.
A gravel road leading to the Injidup car park was constructed in the 1960s and subsequently sealed with bitumen in the mid-1970s.
Bill Gibson – In the 60s I think the road surface and car park was gravel as I remember corrugations on the drive in and out. When the Rangers kicked us out of Yallingup beach car park, we camped under the melaleuca trees near Injidup car park. A rough dirt track to Injidup Point started up the hill from where we camped.
1964 Surf check from rough dirt track to Injidup Point. Photo Arthur Sherburn. Arty Sherburn and his mates in Bruce Brown’s FC Holden.
Circa 1967 West Coast crew with Mick’s Holden wagon on Injidup Point track. Photo Mick Layzell. Top L-R. is Jerry Smith, Dave Anderson, John Rousall and Mal Jones on the tailgate. BottomL-R. Bob, Ian, Eddy, Boz Cummins and Cookie.
1966 Injidup car park. Anne, Eddy Campbell, Brian Hood, Dick White, Brian Campbell, Boot & Mac with transistor radio in foreground.Photo Colleen Burke.
1970 Surfers camping Injidup car park. Photo Ric Chan.
1970 Injidup car park Rod Slater, Ric Syme & Ron Waddell. Photo Ric Syme.
1971 Surf check unsealed car park Injidup Bay. Ric Chan pic. Jeff ‘Re’ Marshall’s Holden panel van is on the left and George Simpson’s Valiant ute is on the right. 1976 Pro surfer Ian Cairn’s City Motors sponsor car parked in sealed Injidup car park. Ric Chan pic 1976 Ocean view from bitumen car park Injidup. Photo Ric Chan.
Circa 1979 Busy Injidup car park with Steve in blue beanie walking towards camera. Photo Mike Batchelor.
Tony Harbison’s & Kevin Merifield’s comments were sourced from the Surfing Down South book published 2014.
In the 1950s the only vehicle access to waves in Injidup Bay was via a rough old fishermen’s track which ran off Wyadup Road, Yallingup.
In 1957 following tip-offs from local fishermen, Injidup Bay with its car park peaks and long left-hand Point break became one of the first Southwest surf spots discovered after Yallingup.
Tony Harbison – The fisherman and surfers were getting on famously in the front bar at Caves House pub. The fisherman reckoned surfers were mad going out in the big surf as there were sharks everywhere, especially when the salmon were running. Anyhow, the reckoned they knew of a wave we wouldn’t surf. So the next morning we met the fisherman at the end of Wyadup Road, piled into American Willy’s jeep, boards and all, and went down to Injidup car park.
Kevin Merifield – In the 1950s we surfed Yallingup for the first eighteen months before we ventured out to look for new surfing locations. The next one we found in 1957 we called Injidup Bay. There was no road into it just an old worn out fishermen’s track with plenty of limestone outcrops. There were no four-wheel drives, so we used to take our cars down these beaten up tracks and almost every time you’d get bogged., taking three or four guys to push you out of the bog and more often than not also taking out a muffler or staking a tyre. About the only car that could handle the track trouble free was the old reliable Volkswagen Beetle, they would go anywhere and looked a sight with six 9 or 10-foot mals strapped to the roof.
L-R. Robert ‘Puppy Dog’ Paton, Bernie Huddle, Jim Keenan & Ian ‘Billy Bunter’ Todman.
A gravel road leading to the Injidup car park was constructed in the 1960s and subsequently sealed with bitumen in the mid-1970s.
Bill Gibson – In the 60s I think the road surface and car park was gravel as I remember corrugations on the drive in and out. When the Rangers kicked us out of Yallingup beach car park, we camped under the melaleuca trees near Injidup car park. A rough dirt track to Injidup Point started up the hill from where we camped.
Arty Sherburn and his mates in Bruce Brown’s FC Holden.
Circa 1967 West Coast crew with Mick’s Holden wagon on Injidup Point track. Photo Mick Layzell.
Top L-R. is Jerry Smith, Dave Anderson, John Rousall and Mal Jones on the tailgate.
BottomL-R. Bob, Ian, Eddy, Boz Cummins and Cookie.
1966 Injidup car park. Anne, Eddy Campbell, Brian Hood, Dick White, Brian Campbell, Boot & Mac with transistor radio in foreground. Photo Colleen Burke.
1970 Surfers camping Injidup car park. Photo Ric Chan.
1970 Injidup car park Rod Slater, Ric Syme & Ron Waddell. Photo Ric Syme.
Jeff ‘Re’ Marshall’s Holden panel van is on the left and George Simpson’s Valiant ute is on the right.
Circa 1979 Busy Injidup car park with Steve in blue beanie walking towards camera. Photo Mike Batchelor.
Tony Harbison’s & Kevin Merifield’s comments were sourced from the Surfing Down South book published 2014.
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