Tag: john budge

50s

1950s Metro Surfing Memoirs by John Budge

WA surf pioneer John ‘Budgie’ Budge started surfing in the mid-50s, initially at metro beaches before chasing waves in the Mandurah and South…

2021

John ‘Budgie’ Budge update

Today I had a chat with 1950s pioneer surfer/surf photographer John ‘’Budgie’ Budge at Trigg. Budgie’s photos are on display at the WA…

50s

Budgie’s water shots

WA pioneer surfer/photographer John “Budgie” Budge was snapping water shots of surfers’ decades before Go-Pro cameras became popular. In 1957 Budgie put his…

50s photographs

1950s Surf Mobiles

WA surf pioneers had a fine array of surf mobiles in the 50s. They travelled with their large wooden boards to metro &…