City Beach board riders used the City Beach Tea Rooms (located at the south end of former coastal road) as their unofficial headquarters and beach hang-out from the mid-fifties to the early-seventies when the building was demolished.
It was commonplace on weekends for local surfers to hang-out on the wooden steps in front of the Tea Rooms and wave to passengers on tourist buses using the scenic coast road.
In the mid-sixties some well-hung young grommets took this social activity to a new level. On busy Sunday afternoons they performed elephant impersonations and entertained passing bus passengers. Their routine was to stand out the front of the Tea Rooms waving to the passengers on tourist buses with the pockets of their shorts flared out like elephant ears and their “willy’s” swinging in the breeze from unzipped fly’s. It was comical to see the busload of smiling oldies casually waving to them, then seeing their looks change to awe (or admiration) as their heads swiveled around to gawk at the elephant routine as their bus drove slowly up the hill past the Tea Rooms.
This activity may not be politically correct these days but it sure was entertaining back in the sixties😊.
Photo Album
1966 City Beach Tea Rooms on a pleasant Sunday Afternoon. Photo the late Trevor Burslem1966 Grommets on the steps of the Tea Rooms. Photo Jim King L-RBarry Day, Colin Moss, Ron Waddell, Tony Beamish, Bruce King & Norm Bateman. 1966 Mischievous young blokes engaging with tourists in front of the Tea Rooms. Photo Jim King L-R. Dave Kennedy, Russell Hately, Bruce ‘Lumpy’ King, Brian ‘Browneyes’ Brown (RIP), Michael ‘Midge’ Semple , Robert ‘Digger’ Dolphin, Rob Farris, Kevin ‘Oddy’ O’Dwyer (RIP) & Norm Bateman.1966 Kevin O’Dwyer (RIP), Jim King, Phil Henderson, Brian Brown (RIP), Bruce King, Alan Cleaver (RIP) and Timon ‘Tiny’ Mackaay (sitting) outside Tea Rooms/Post Office. Photo Norm Bateman.1966 Bruce King, Steve ‘Sheepdog’ Cockburn and Norm Bateman hangin’ outside the Tea Rooms. Photo Norm Bateman.1966 Peter ‘Dribble’s’ Collett tied to lamp pole and having his pockets and jocks filled with beach sand. Photo the late Trevor Burslem.1966 Gayle ‘Copper’ Franks and Brian Cleaver on the beach in front of Tea Rooms. Photo the late Trevor Burslem.1966 Club Administrator Trevor ‘TB’ Burslem with his 6PR Surf Report VW sedan parked in front of the Tea Rooms. Still frame from CBSR Super 8 footage.1966 Grommets rummaging through Tiny’s VW Kombi van parked in front of the Tea Rooms. Photo Norm Bateman.1966 Loading boards on Tiny’s VW Kombi van outside the Tea Rooms. The late Brian Brown is highlighted in Club parka.Photo courtesy WA Newspapers.
Bonus Pic
Ron Moss has been a Club stalwart since early 60s. In recognition of his valuable support over many years the Club awarded him Life Membership in August 2000.
1967 Ron Moss with his Vauxhall sedan, Malibu boards and dog at his family home in Floreat. Moss family pic.
Anniversary Celebration
City Beach Surf Riders club is having a 70-years Anniversary Celebration on Saturday 16 September 2023 at Anthony Hilton’s bar on Scarborough beachfront.
Extract Cameron-Bedford Brown’s surf column Post Newspaper 5 Aug 2023.
City Beach board riders used the City Beach Tea Rooms (located at the south end of former coastal road) as their unofficial headquarters and beach hang-out from the mid-fifties to the early-seventies when the building was demolished.
It was commonplace on weekends for local surfers to hang-out on the wooden steps in front of the Tea Rooms and wave to passengers on tourist buses using the scenic coast road.
In the mid-sixties some well-hung young grommets took this social activity to a new level. On busy Sunday afternoons they performed elephant impersonations and entertained passing bus passengers. Their routine was to stand out the front of the Tea Rooms waving to the passengers on tourist buses with the pockets of their shorts flared out like elephant ears and their “willy’s” swinging in the breeze from unzipped fly’s. It was comical to see the busload of smiling oldies casually waving to them, then seeing their looks change to awe (or admiration) as their heads swiveled around to gawk at the elephant routine as their bus drove slowly up the hill past the Tea Rooms.
This activity may not be politically correct these days but it sure was entertaining back in the sixties😊.
Photo Album
L-R Barry Day, Colin Moss, Ron Waddell, Tony Beamish, Bruce King & Norm Bateman.
L-R. Dave Kennedy, Russell Hately, Bruce ‘Lumpy’ King, Brian ‘Browneyes’ Brown (RIP), Michael ‘Midge’ Semple , Robert ‘Digger’ Dolphin, Rob Farris, Kevin ‘Oddy’ O’Dwyer (RIP) & Norm Bateman.
Bonus Pic
Ron Moss has been a Club stalwart since early 60s. In recognition of his valuable support over many years the Club awarded him Life Membership in August 2000.
Anniversary Celebration
City Beach Surf Riders club is having a 70-years Anniversary Celebration on Saturday 16 September 2023 at Anthony Hilton’s bar on Scarborough beachfront.
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