Surfing in the South West went through a period of adolescence during the late 1950s and early 60s. Cultural differences left locals and surfers not entirely seeing eye to eye, but with beer already a common currency, it soon became the universal language.
The watering hole
Photos
L-R Barry ‘Joe’ King, Artie Taylor, Don Bancroft, Dave Williams, Ian Scott, Tony Burgess, Ken Hamer & unidentified.
L-R Tony Burgess, Don Roper, Dave Williams, Don Bancroft, Howard Kent, Rob Birch, J Peterson, Kevin Merifield, unknown, Alan Hamer, Gary Birch, Mark Paterson, Barry King, Laurie Burke & Colin Moore.
A big thank you to the Surfing Down South book and photographers for sharing your surf history material.
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