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…
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…
1956 The Olympics and Malibu surfboards come to Oz
In November 1956 American and Hawaiian lifeguard teams brought their balsa ‘Malibu’ surfboards to Torquay Vic and Sydney NSW and started a revolution.…
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…
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