Author: Jim King

70s photographs

1973 Celebrity pic

NZ surf photographer/journalist Ric Chan took this Celebrity pic at the 1973 Australian Surfing Titles held at Margaret River WA. It features legendary…

60s 70s photographs

1970 First Pro Comp at Yalls

The South West’s first professional surfing contest attracted 102 outstanding surfers. The pro contest was held in reasonable waves up to 6ft at…

60s photographs

1960s Miami Bay near Mandurah

In the 60s Mandurah beaches were popular with metro surfers. Local surf beaches included Long Point, Surf Beach, Stewart St, Halls Head, Bitumen,…

70s photographs

1975 Wilyabrup farm house

The late Alan Cough owned a farm at Wilyabrup during the 70s. Alan was a builder/surfer and lived on the property. He rented…