Owen Oates – Surfing Down South

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 &…

These vintage pics of Scarborough Beach come to us courtesy of WA surfing pioneer Brian Cole. Photo: 1958 Scarborough. Ian Scott, Owen Oates…

In the 50s Miami Bay (now Falcon) near Mandurah was a popular surfing venue. It was a day trip from the city and…

Surf Pioneer Brian Cole captured this image of Moonshine & the boys flaked out near their camp site at Yallingup Beach in 1958.…

Surfing at Rottnest Island has been a popular pastime since the mid-50s. Cottesloe surfers made the maiden voyage to Rotto by surfboard. Mark…