Tag: surfing down south

30s

1934 The birth of board riding in WA

In 1963 Daily News surf journalist Alan McIntosh traced the birth of board riding in WA back to 1934 at Cottesloe pre-war. Sadly…

2021

Vale John Shanahan

Popular Scarborough postman John Shanahan has passed away. “Toothy” was the long-time Beach Marshall for WASA surf competitions. He was a bit like…

1900s

Trigg Point Waves

Update 12 Feb 2021 Added Bonus Pics of Trigg Island courtesy of Chris Holyday author ‘Between Beach and Bush’ book. Trigg suburb and…

90s

A weekend in Puerto Escondido Mexico

In 1994 I worked in southern Mexico with a team of consultants implementing computerised financial systems in state-owned petroleum refineries. Our team was…