Vintage South West surfing images.
This a collection of late 50s & early 60 South West surfing images from various photographers in the Surfing Down South archives. It…
1963 Brian Cole’s Overseas Surf Trip
WA surf pioneers Brian Cole & Barry ‘Joe’ King started making King & Cole surfboards with Bennett blanks in 1962. Their surfboard factory…
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…
1962 The Ghost at Gallows
1962 Howard ‘The Ghost’ Kent grabbing the rail at Gallows. The Ghost was a keen SW big wave rider in the early 60s.…
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