Author: Jim King

50s photographs

1950s Toothpick Surfboards

During the early 1950s, surfers in WA rode wooden Toothpick boards on metropolitan and southwest surf beaches. These finless boards, ranging from 14…

60s photographs

1969 Talented trio at City Beach

Travelling NZ surf photographer Ric Chan captured these photos of talented WA junior surfers Craig and Stewart Bettenay surfing & socialising with Rick…

60s photographs

1964 Soggy Gallows track

The late Arthur ‘Arty’ Sherburn provided these photos of Weekend Warriors negotiating a soggy Gallows track in their 2WD vehicles circa 1964. Arty…