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Candelworks Surfboards
circa 1970?
?
Image contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, October 2008.

Cansdell and Jackson Surfboards
1958
Nth Wollongong NSW
Brian Jackson and Ron Cansdell
This factory was taken over by Wollongong surfer, John Skipp.
See Skipp Surfboards
1962
Jackson and Cansdell Surfboards
59 The Bouvevade, Caringbah
See Jackson Surfboards

Carabine Surfboards
34 Flinders Street Wollongong NSW
Phone 29-9462
1977
Mick Carabine; Robert Allen and Kevin Parkinson
1979
Terry Bishop

Carabine decal, circa 1977, contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, October 2008.

Carey Surfboards
Mick Carey Surfboards
Currumbin Qld
1965?
Shapers
1977
Mick Carey, Dave McDonald, Eddy Sawden.

Below right: Carey decal, circa 1968.
Below: Carey decal, circa 1967.
Images contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss,
October 2007.

Carey Surfboards ?
50 Bay Road Taren Point, NSW

Carroll Surfboards
770 Pittwater Road Brookvale
Phone 93-4914
1969
Trevor Manning
Trevor Manning, passed away in 1993. - Contributed, with thanks, by Shonny Clemesha.

John Henneberry: "The Inexpugnable Model".
Decal images by Rob Tebble, December 2008.
Inexpugable-"unable to be conquered, defeated".

I have a 7'10'' Carroll double ender 1968, green and purple flowered deck only about 2'' thick and enough nose and tail lift to make Al Merrick look twice.
I bought second hand in March 1969 from Carroll's in Pittwater Rd Brookvale (across the road from the Leagues Club)
One day I'll photograph and get it to you .Notes by Rob Tebble, July 2005.

Casey Surfboards
See Norm Casey Surfboards

Surfboards byNorm Casey,
Scalloped rectangle decal, circa 1964
The design copied from
Dewey Weber Surfboards, USA.

Image contributed, with thanks, by
Tim Clarkson, Victoria, January 2006.
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CDL Surfboards
circa 1977
Butch Cooney.
John Gibson noted by email, October 2008:
"CDL = Curves, Designs and Lines."

Image right contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, September 2007.

Challenger Surfboards
circa 1973
52 Flinders Street Adelaide
Phone 22 2263

Channel Islands Surfboards
California.
Al Merrick.
Made in Australia under lisence.
Decal right:
Trifin, circa 1982.I
Image contributed with thanks by Douglas Bader, June 2008.

Chieftain Craft
circa 1955
Indooroopilly, Brisbane
1956 - Hollow timber boards and skis
1958 - fibreglassed balsa wood malibu boards.
Reported with thanks, by Marshall Grey. Golden Beach, Qld
"I had a single (hollow timber? surf-) ski made by Chieftain Craft from Indooroopilly in Brisbane in about 1956 ...traded it in about 1958 on a balsa malibu board."

Chris Cornell Surfboards
Noosaville Qld.
1979
Chris Cornell

Christie Surfboards
South Nowra
1975
Al Wilson
John Bull Centre Bomaderry
1978
Al Wilson
Nowra NSW
1976
Al Wilson

Classic Surfboards by McTavish.
circa 1977
Bob McTavish,
- had a hand sprayed logo.
- there was actually a McTav advert recently that featured Bob with 3 or so Classics.
Contributed by Rob Tebble, July 2005.

Classic Waterman Surfboards
Curumbin, Qld.
1996
Dick van Straalen

Clarke Surfboards
Taren Point, NSW
1963 - 1976
See Peter Clarke Surfboards

Clear Line Surfboards
Chelsea, Vic.
1977
Mick Marchant

Clear Sea Surfboards
1623 Pittwater Road Mona Vale NSW 2103.
1975
Rodney Ball
An early 1976 advertisment notes "My newest shape is probably my most radical -- I've called it the SKI."
Surfing World Magazine, Volume 22 Number 4. January 1976. Page ?.
See Rodney Ball Surf Design
Clearlight Surfboards
Mona Vale West NSW
1977
Peter Dewan, Butch Cooney, Mike St John and Peter Clutton;

Collins Surfboards
30 Flinders Street North Wollongong NSW ph 26380:
1965-1970
Col Smith Surfboards
Newcastle
1978
Col Smith

Connexion Surfboards
Caloundra, Queensland
1970
Greg Clough.
1970
Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell.

Cooper Surfboards
Bob Cooper had an indelible influence on Australian surfboards.
Coffs Harbor NSW
1970
Bob Cooper (USA); Billy Tolhurst
1972
Ronnie Goddard (see Summercloud Surfboards)
1977
Bob Cooper (USA); Billy Tolhurst and Richie West (USA);
1980
Richie West

Decal below, right:
Cooper in Coffs Harbour, circa 1973.
Contributed by Doug Bader, May 2008.

Cord Surfboards
1965?
Bowman Road, Caloundra, Qld

Alexandria Headlands Qld ?
Bob McTavish, Kevin Platt,
Decal left, shaper Kevin Platt circa 1965
Image and UK Link submitted, with thanks, by Dan.
www.cordsurfboards.com.uk

Cordingley's Surfboards
Early WA manufacturer and retail shop
pre 1966
328 Hay Street Subiaco WA 1967
Jollimont WA
1977
Greg Lorenson and Craig Bettnay
1979
Greg Lorenson;

Image below right
Cordingley Super Lite, circa 1978.
Contributed by Greg Matthew, March 2008.

Cornish Surfboards
Industrial Estate Byron Bay NSW
1977
Shapers :Warren Cornish; Bob McTavish, Tony Cerff and Brian Ingham
Glasser : Bill McClean
Spray : Shane Egan
Designs Richard Brewer, Mark Richards, Bob McTavish, Warren Cornish
1979
See Pacific Foam Systems
Warren Cornish
Sarted surfing 1956, Bondi Beach, aged eight.
New board -1957 Wallace balsawood square tail, 7 ft (Bill Wallace's smallest board to this date)
1959 Gordon Woods balsawood Pig, approximately 8 ft
First manufacturing at Keen-Davis Surfboards, North Sydney
He, along with other Bondi surfers Kevin Brennan, Frank Pickford and Mick De La Rue, answered an add for experienced workers, despite having only previously repaired dings.
Other employees included Gordon Merchant.
The company ceased surfboard production circa 1964.
Shaped at Gordon and Smith Surfboards, Caringbah circa 1965 with Keith Paull
Apprenticed by Midget Farrelly at Palm Beach circa 1967
Partner with Midget Farrelly in Farrelly Surf Systems Pty Ltd at 230 Harbord Road Brookvale Sydney , circa 1969 to 1971.
1971 Warren Cornish Surfboards at Suffolk Park, Byron Bay.
1974 Warren Cornish Surfboards at Industrial Estate, Byron Bay.
1974 Purchases the rights to Bob McTavish's name, for $1200.00 and produces Bluebird Surfboards
1976 Skateboard manufacture.
1978 Sailboard manufacture
Reference : Pacific Longboarder, January 2003, Vol 6 No. 3 , pages 36 - 39

Cornish-Richards Surfboards
1974
Industrial Estate, Byron Bay.

Decal contibuted by Alex Smart, June 2008.

Country Soul Surfboards
Angourie NSW
1968 - 1969
Bob McTavish, Chris Brock, Garry Keys, Ted Spencer.

Country Style Surfboards
Angourie NSW
1978
Shapers Albert Fox and Rodney Dahlberg
c.1984
Others
Noted, with thanks, by Carolyn Fox.

Country Woods
circa 1972
John Blanch
Rodney Judd
A Coffs Harbor off-shoot of Gordon Woods Surfboards, Brookvale.
Blanch later shaped at San Juan Surfboards, see #63.

Decal image contributed by Greg Matthew, May 2008.

Cowley Surfboards
circa 1977
Queensland.

Image right contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, September 2007.

Crane Industries
Belmore NSW :
1959
a plumbing components company that produced an early epoxy shell filled with ‘foam’ with a molded fin box. Later to produce the Ron label with conventional methods.

Crooked River Surfboards
Gerroa NSW
1978
Bruce Hennessy

Crozier Surfboards
Mona Vale NSW
1970 ?
Chris Crozier;
1972
Peter Crawford;1976
Paul Connors;
1980 - 1982
Bangalow NSW
Chris Crozier;
1982 - 1986
Middleton Road, Dee Why
Kneeboards : Bruce Hart
Chris Crozier died in 1985.
azza wrote, January 2004 (edited)...
Crozier boards, they're still going today.
My mate's uncle is Russell Crozier who still shapes occasionally.
Chris Crozier died in the late 80's i think he said (i have to check that out again).
Various people are shaping for them at the moment.
Thanks to azza.

Photograph supplied with thanks by
David, New Zealand January 2006

Crystal Surfboards
Kirrawee NSW
1976
Bruce Bissell

Crystal Blue Surfboards
Rye Vic
1979
Dave Morrison

Crystal Connection Surfboards
1981
Darryl Holmes

Crystal Curl Surfboards
Qld
1976
Junior popouts

Crystal Oceans Surfboards,
1976
Jim Pollard

Crystal Tube
Manly NSW
1977
Doug Bell and Darryl Holmes

Curl Research Surfboards
Maroubra 1967 - 1973 (42 boards)
Port Macquarie 1973 (18 boards)
Garry 'Spot' Graham
Details supplied by Garry, with thanks, December 2006.
Gary also reported (edited)
"Started making Greenough type Spoons at Coogee with Luke Thorburn and Richard Bligh, before moving over to Maroubra.
Worked with Richard Evans (who taught me all the correct technical methods) on and off for a few years at Willmots dressing sheds Maroubra beach and later at Botany industrial area.
I made most of my boards in the Golden Gate Flats (c8) in Hereward St. Maroubra.
Used to shape and sand in the laundry, glass downstairs underneath in the carpark and then finish coat in the loungeroom."
Custom Built Surfboards
circa 1963
578 Sydney Road Brunswick 386571
Reported by Leo Doyle, 30 Sep 2003
I have recently bought an old mal at a furniture auction.
It is a 10ft long board - approx 1ft 9 wide - a long tail around 2.5 ft - 1 inch wide stringer
- the single fin is 1ft at the base and one of the really old fins.
The decal says - Custom Built Surfboards - 578 Sydney Road Brunswick 386571
Follow up Leo Doyle, 26 January 2005:
actually a very early Fred Pyke.
Customline Surfboards,
Botany NSW
1977
Rob McGlaggen