1950s Social Butterflies
In the ’50s pioneer surfers socialised at cabarets, keg parties, pub sessions and enjoyed weekends away at Rotto, Mandurah and down south. They…
Hammond family farm (Yallingup Hill) early history
In 1933 Thomas Garfield Hammond purchased circa 100 acres of land at Yallingup in front of the historic Caves House Hotel site owned…
1950s Toothpicks, Okanuis and Malibus
In the early 50s WA surfers used hollow plywood 16ft Toothpick and 10ft Okanui surfboards to surf metro waves. Surfboard designs changed in…
1959 my first job, surfboard & car by Dave Aylett
Dave ‘Davo’ Aylett was a Cottesloe surfer in the late 50s and early 60s. He was also a talented vocalist and song writer…
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