pods for primates : a catalogue of surfboards in australia since 1900
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Abalone Surfboards
1974
46 Mary Street Auburn, Sydney. Phone 649-3150 or 94-7669
Rider : Stuart Entwistle/Queenscliffe
Adlers Surf Centre
Wooloongabba, Brisbane
1970 to late 1973.
- Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell. 
 

Decal image right by Scott Anderson. 


Age Surfboards,
 1969
142 South Terrace Bankstown NSW
Lakemba factory.
Al Jeffries;Bill Cilla,

Peter emailed  July, 2005 (edited)...
re : Age, Nevada, Nivarna Surfboards.
Your story is a little incorrect, here are the facts ...

Alf Jeffries started AGE Surfboards....with Gary (willer??? - not exactly sure of the surname) who ran the retail side at Bankstown, circa 1966 - 1967.

Alf ran the factory at Lakemba, employees included Billy "Black Boy" Cilia.

About 1971 - 1972, Alf changed the name to Nirvana Surfboards and later on moved the factory to Kinkumber.

In the late 1970's, Alf  sold Nivarna surfboards (proprietor unknown) and relocated to Western Australia. 

Bill  Cilla was initally involved with Nevada Surfboards ("Lock and load" was the slogan in one magazine advertisement) and later bought Nirvana Surfboards

Alf Jefferies currently resides in Coffs Harbour.


Alan Mitchell Surfboards,
1973
Alan Mitchell

Albert Fox Surfboards
1986
Albert Fox
Angourie Road, Yamba, 0
2 66 461040 w or 0408 469459 or home 02 66 469459
Contributed, with thanks, by Carolyn Fox.
Aloha Surfboards,
1978 
Brookvale NSW
Greg Clough 


Alpaca Surfboards
1969
Sunshine Beach, Queensland.

Bill wrote, November 2005...
Stumbled across your great site .100s of names from the past .
Guys who made boards guys you surfed with and against names of boards long forgotten like
GROVE
My dad bought me one of RICK BENNET in Noosa in prob 1969 or Spirit of the
sea surfboards that sold opposite Kirra about that time or Alpaca that were made
in sunshine bch where Platts boardshorts started.
I made boards in Newcastle for 6 or 7 years in 70s did around 5or 6 per week on own many for Merewether surfers of the time
Both Peter Cornish and Billy Robbo worked with me at times.
Peter had a following for his shapes thru his time with Sam Egan.
In this period did some boards for Aragorn in Qld MP even had one or two.
There were a nuber of small manufacturers in Ncle at time 1or2 even used to get us to glass their shapes
.It was a great period in surfing especially around area.
Still see the occassional board around mainly kept if had a spray by John Earle now quite famous artist
.John started spraying surf scenes waves dolphins etc on boards his painting and prints are now very valuable.
Site bought back great memories will get many from that era 70s 80s to have look even mentions guys like Terry Day -GULL-surfboards
ill tell Greg Day about .
Just a super interesting site wonder how u dug it all up .
Thought maybe thru Jim the printer -he did most of board stickers etc.
As i said great work especially for those of us still surfing
regards Bill


Al Wilson Surfboards
1989
Huskisson NSW
Aragorn Surfboards,

1976
Coolangatta ?
Wayne Dean, Michael Peterson
Ashley Surfboards,

1969
Torquay Vic
Peter Ashley
Atlas Surfboards
1969
Melbourne
- Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell.
Atlas Surfboards
1963
Emily Place, Auckland New Zealand.
Custom built under liscence to Gordon Woods Australia.
Atlas-Woods Surfboards
1963 - 1970
Atlas Woods was a NZ company (Atlas) using materials from Australia's Gordon Woods Surfboards, Brookvale.
For further information see...
Williamson, Luke: Gone Surfing  - The Golden Years of Surfing in New Zealand, 1950 -1970
Pages 46 and 50. 
Ava Avanti Surfboards
1964
189 Bay Side Street Brighton Vic


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