surfing down south – Page 31 – Surfing Down South

1900s

Old Scarborough Beach images

Historian Chris Holyday is the author of many books on the history of the north coastal suburbs in Perth WA. See list below.…

Margaret River surfer and surf industry innovator Ricky Gath passed away on Tues 12 December 2023 after a long battle with illness. Ric…

In the 1960-70s Dave Simmons was a talented Cottesloe surfer and a member of the Southern Surf Riders Club. Dave recorded his surfing…

Scarborough surfer Murray ‘Muzz’ Smith rolled his FJ Holden on Caves Road in southwest WA in 1966. Muzz escaped injury and had his…

2000s

Dunsborough surfer Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Nunn was only 19 when she became the National Women’s Director for Surfing Australia. Among the long list of…