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Adlers Surf Centre Wooloongabba, Brisbane 1964 to late 1973. - Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell.    Decal images right and below by Scott Anderson.  The top decal is a dierect copy of O'Neill Surfboads, California.

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

Aloha Surfboards, 1978  Brookvale NSW Greg Clough  1982 Ian Goodacre Stuart Campbell

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

Aragorn Surfboards/Kneeboards 1976 Kirra, Queensland. Wayne Dean, Michael Peterson,  Bruce Greig. L.Knight on 1/3/1978. Images right contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, October 2007.

Avanti Surfboards 1964 189 Bay Side Street Brighton Vic. Image right contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, October 2007.

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