In 1933 Thomas ‘Ting’ Hammond purchased circa 100 acres of land at Yallingup in front of the historic Caves House Hotel site owned then by that state government. Ting built their first family cottage on the undeveloped side of the valley in Yallingup in the 1940s. Initially tourist buses visited the ‘big house’ for refreshments, then later the Hammond Tea Rooms were built on the beach front at Yallingup in the 1950s.
The Hammond Tea Rooms served food, Devonshire Teas and petrol. The name changed to Surfside and the business morphed into a General Store with holiday accommodation before growing into a Cafe/Kiosk/Surf Shop/Art Gallery complex until its demise in 2006.
Surfside Complex images
1966 Surfside Store Yallingup March long weekend. Photo Colleen Burke.1967 Surfside Store Yallingup with petrol bowser on the right. Photo Sharon McDonald.1973 Surfside Store Yalls (left), cottage and duplex accommodation (on the right) with sparse development on Yalls hill in background and car park in the foreground. Photo Jim McFarlane.1975 Sunrise Beachware shop in Lurch cottage Yalls. Photo Helen Hattrick1975 Bali Hai Surf Hut built by David Hattrick & John Malloy in front of Lurch Shack at Yalls. Photo Helen Hattrick1978Yalls Surfside (left), Tom Hoye’s retail surfboard shop in Bali Hai Surf Hut (centre) & duplex accommodation(right) with unsealed car park. Photo Vance Burrow.Circa 1980 Yalls Surfside complex with public telephone box (right) and sealed car park. Photo Felton family.1984 Surfside Café/Store under the stewardship of the Bettenay Bros Craig and Stewart. Photo Stewart Bettenay. 1990 Hillzeez Yallingup Beach Surf Shop (formerly Bali Hai). Photo Tania Hills2006 Surfside Cafe entrance Yalls. Photo Peter Mac2006 Surfside Cafe, Kiosk & Beach Shack Yalls. Photo Peter Mac.2006 Surfside Beach Shack Yalls. Photo Peter Mac2006 Yamminee Gallery Surfside complex Yalls. Photo Peter Mac.2006 Surfside Complex Yalls being demolished. Photo Dave Ellis.
Surfside Café, Kiosk & Yallingup Beach Shack were demolished 2006. The Yamminee Gallery building was relocated prior to demolition.
In 1933 Thomas ‘Ting’ Hammond purchased circa 100 acres of land at Yallingup in front of the historic Caves House Hotel site owned then by that state government. Ting built their first family cottage on the undeveloped side of the valley in Yallingup in the 1940s. Initially tourist buses visited the ‘big house’ for refreshments, then later the Hammond Tea Rooms were built on the beach front at Yallingup in the 1950s.
The Hammond Tea Rooms served food, Devonshire Teas and petrol. The name changed to Surfside and the business morphed into a General Store with holiday accommodation before growing into a Cafe/Kiosk/Surf Shop/Art Gallery complex until its demise in 2006.
Surfside Complex images
Surfside Café, Kiosk & Yallingup Beach Shack were demolished 2006. The Yamminee Gallery building was relocated prior to demolition.
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