Author: Jim King

70s memorabilia

Barry Day

In 1974, Barry Day was one of WA’s top surfboard riders and worked in the surf industry before he transitioned to play league…

50s photographs

All that Jazz

Pioneer surfers visiting the South West in the 1950s enjoyed listening to ‘Trad Jazz’ music on vinyl 78rpm records played on a portable…

70s photographs

1970s Max Hickson

Cottesloe surfer Max Hickson was a talented surfer and made a name for himself surfing Margaret River in the late 1960s and early…

50s photographs

1956 Camping at Yallingup

In the 1950s, pioneering South West surfers were known as ‘weekend warriors’. They travelled from the city on weekends and holidays in search…