1950-60s SW Surfing Memoirs by Steve Mailey
Like a lot of other SW surfing pioneers Steve Mailey started his ocean apprenticeship in the SLSC movement. He was a member of…
1956-57 Surfers Camping at Yallingup
In the 50s’ pioneer SW surfers camped under melaleuca trees in front of the Yallingup Beach car park. Surfside Tea rooms was available…
1950s Balsa Surfboards
Balsa surfboards were introduced to WA in the late 50s to replace the heavy plywood toothpicks surfboards. The boards were light weight but…
1950s Vintage Yallingup Beach – Can you identify the people on the beach?
Pioneer surfer/photographer John ‘Budgie’ Budge captured this image of surfers chatting on Yallingup Beach in the 50’s. Bernie Huddle is the tall fellow…
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