1958 Don Bancroft – Surfer/Jazz Musician
Pioneer surfers visiting the Yallingup region in the late 50s & early 60s were lucky to have talented jazz musician Don Bancroft in…
1957 Empty Yallingup Line-up
Pioneer surfer/photographer John ‘Budgie’ Budge took this photo of an empty line-up at Yallingup Main Break on a sunny weekend in 1957. There…
1958-2011 Peter Docherty’s Autoboardography
Peter ‘Doc’ Docherty (age 13) started riding plywood ‘Toothpick’ surfboards at City Beach in 1958. Doc surfed metro, Lancelin & South West beaches…
Mid 1950s Inaugural City Beach Board Club reunion
In the mid 1950s members of the City Beach Board Club (1953-1957) held their inaugural reunion at the Pagoda Ball Room in South…
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