1958 Barry ‘Joe’ King’s homemade surfboard at Yallingup
In the late 1950s SW surf pioneer Barry ‘Joe’ King rode a homemade 9ft triple stringer polystyrene (Coolite) surfboard glassed with epoxy resin.…
1972 Paul ‘Rooster’ Woods West Country Surf magazine
Paul ‘Rooster’ Woods graced the cover page of WA’s West Country Surf magazine in September 1972. In the same year he won the…
1956-57 Camping under melaleuca trees Yallingup
This 1956-57 photo shows South West surf pioneers camping under melaleuca trees at Yallingup Beach car park. L-R Tony Burgess, unknown, John ‘Red’…
1971 Peter ‘Spook’ Bothwell on Yallingup hill
This 1971 photo shows an unkempt Peter ‘Spook’ Bothwell relaxing at his historic Hammond cottage on Yallingup hill. He is wearing a pair…
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