The North End Board Club at Scarborough was one of the first WA board clubs formed in the early 60s. Members went on to build a club shack at Prevelly Park, Margaret River and help pioneer the development of surfing in the SW.
1961 North End Board Club at Scarborough. L-R. Peter Longley, Jim McKenzie, Jim Breadsell, W Smith, Geoff Culmsee, B Sales & B Hunt. Image courtesy of Murray Smith.
Murray d’Arcy photos
Murray d’Arcy, one of the founding members of the North End Board Club in Scarborough, was passionate about photography and captured these classic Scarborough Beach photographs in 1963.
November 1963 North End Board Club members hangin’ with their wheels at Scarborough. Murray d’Arcy pic.
Front: Jim Breadsell standing with his foot on Gary Granary.
Back: L-R Bill Stephenson in white t-shirt, Peter McGuire in black, Warren Smith scratching his leg, Peter Longley in great coat, John Pinch looking over Peter Longley’s shoulder, others unidentified.
June 1963 Brighton Beach south of Scarborough Beach. Murray d’Arcy pic.
June 1963 North End board riders surfing Scarborough Beach. Murray d’Arcy pic.
June 1963 Murray Smith surfing Scarborough Beach. Murray d’Arcy pic.
Special thanks go to Jim Breadsell, a fellow North End Board Club member from the 1960s, for providing Murray d’Arcy’s collection of vintage surf images.
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