Tag: surfing down south

70s memorabilia

Barry Day

In 1974, Barry Day was one of WA’s top surfboard riders and worked in the surf industry before he transitioned to play league…

50s photographs

All that Jazz

Pioneer surfers visiting the South West in the 1950s enjoyed listening to ‘Trad Jazz’ music on vinyl 78rpm records played on a portable…

50s photographs

1956 Camping at Yallingup

In the 1950s, pioneering South West surfers were known as ‘weekend warriors’. They travelled from the city on weekends and holidays in search…

2000s photographs

North Swells Cape Naturaliste

Tropical cyclones and storms can generate north swells that ‘light up’ the usually placid bays and headlands in the Cape Naturaliste region Southwest…