Category: 50s

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…

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…

50s photographs

Ray Geary’s surf art

In the 50s young City Beach surfer Ray Geary from Wembley was among a band of metro surfers who pioneered surfing in the…

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…