KIDS IN PARADISE – Surfing City Beach in the 1960’s by Ross Utting
Ross Utting grew up in Floreat & surfed City Beach with his mates from a young age. In the late 60s, early 70s…
1971 Smiths Beach reef break
By the early 70s city surfers were aware of the good waves in the SW and were either living in the area or…
1973-4 Pat Bloomer’s beach Life
Former US surfer Pat Bloomer and a number of other American surfers came to the South West seeking uncrowded waves in the early…
Surfers out of water activities
Surfers have always had a social/sporting life away from the ocean. In the 1950-70s surfers out of water activities were often based around…
