1969 WA’s first Australian Surfing Titles
In 1969 WA hosted it’s first Australian Surfing Titles. The early rounds were held in small waves at Scarborough before the event was…
1967 Surfings New Frontier by Tom Collins
In 1967 WA surf photographer Tom Collins had a surfing article published in USA’s Surfing Illustrated magazine. Tom’s article was the first report…
1958 Barry ‘Joe’ King’s homemade surfboard at Yallingup
In the late 1950s SW surf pioneer Barry ‘Joe’ King rode a homemade 9ft triple stringer polystyrene (Coolite) surfboard glassed with epoxy resin.…
1964 Yallingup Board Club team photo
1964 Yallingup Board Club team photo. YBC historian Kim ‘Dish’ Standish recalls the star studded line-up were undefeated in inter-club competitions from 1964-66.…
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