surfing down south – Page 8 – Surfing Down South

Customised Foamies

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, talented Cottesloe board riders Ashley Jones and Chris Reynolds were modifying standard Foamies to enhance surfing…

60s 70s anecdotes

The Cover Boy – Bill Gibson

In 2001 Australian Long Boarding magazine featured a cover shot of an unidentified rider at The Bluff in Northwest WA. 2001 Australian Long…

60s photographs

Fading memories of an era by the sea

Photos by Greg Woodward Greg Woodward was a WA surf photographer and surf media writer from 1966 to 1974. He photographed surfers and…

70s memorabilia

Red Bluff story

By James Keenan WA Surf Pioneer Kames ‘Jim’ Keenan surfed WA (metro & SW) and East Coast beaches in the 50s & early…

1900s photographs

Bill Cosson’s surfboards since the 1950s

In 1958, Bill Cosson built a 16ft plywood Toothpick surfboard on his parent’s front verandah. In 1962, he bought a custom fibreglass Malibu…

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Customised Foamies

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The Cover Boy – Bill Gibson

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Red Bluff story

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Bill Cosson’s surfboards since the 1950s

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