ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionBob Bastow (cigarette in mouth) with wife Joyce (back left) and their daughters Yvonne, Bulla and Pat Walsh at Scarborough Beach 1947.
The photograph was submitted to the 2020 History and Heritage Awards with the following text:
Bob had not long returned from fighting in World War 2, in the Middle East and New Guinea. Bob and Joyce fell in love with the northern beaches, and bought a block at 315 West Coast Highway, Trigg. Bob built their first home there in 1954.
Bob Bastow and Joyce Bastow with their daughters and Pat Walsh at Scarborough Beach 1947. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 18/01/2026, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/7144