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Jack Knight Surfboards
circa 1973
Sold out of his parents milk bar at Manly and particularly popular at North Steyne and Queenscliff.
Jack shaped them from mid 70's until he moved to the Central Coast in the early 80s.
Contributed by Rob Tebble, July 2005.
Jack Knight shaped for McGrigor Surfboards, circa 1976.

Jacko Surfboards
1965
48 Dyson Street South Perth
Riverdale WA
1968
146 Gerong (?) Road Riverdale WA
1977
John Jakovich

Jackson Surfboards

Jaybee Surfboards
circa 1964
?
Bert Bedford ?

Jet Surfboards
circa 1979
Byron Bay
Dennis Anderson.
Image contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, November 2008.

Jim Pollard Surfboards
circa 1976
Maroochydore, Queensland.
Jim Pollard.

Image contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, March 2009.

Joe Larkin Surfboards
1961
28 Miles Street, Kirra Qld
Shaping : Bob Ryan (Boganbar Bob) and own model.
Glassing (and shaping?) :Joe Larkin
... ex- Barry Bennett Surfboards

1962
Shield Decal as foil adhesive.

1964
Joe Larkin is Queensland team manager to the World Contest, Manly.

1965
Shaper : Brian 'Furry' Austen (later Goodtime Surfboards)
Glasser : Peter Thomas - "better than Cooper."
Sander/Glasser : Vic Preston
Guard dog : Jim Spriggs

1966
Long diamond decal, see image below.

Joe Larkin and Friend, Kirra circa 1962.
Beyond The Green Room, page 25.

Surfboard Styled by Joe Lakin.
Shield Decal, circa 1963.
Peter Turner Collection.
Photograph : Andrew Sheild
ASL, June 1999. Issue 129 page 43.

1969
Shapers : Graham Black, MP, Terry Fitzgerald, Gordon Merchant, Peter Townend,
Black Tracker - Graham Black Model

1971
Austen Gold - Brian Austen Model ..."our top shaper" .

circa 1973
Business closed.

Undated Shapers : Darrell "Rooster" Dell, Garry Birdsall, Mick Dooley, Andrew Mc Kinnon, Michael Peterson.
Undated Workers : Dave McDonald

Reference : Mal Sutherland and Bevan Bache : Legend Larkin (Joe Larkin Profile)
Pacific Longboarder 2003 Vol 7 #1 pages 36 to 45.

Right :
Michael Peterson and Larkin Surfboard, Bells Beach, circa 1970.
Photograph : Alby Falzon, Tracks Magazine ?

Joe Larkin Surfboards
Long diamond decal,
circa 1966.
Decal image by Scott Anderson.

Joe Larkin Surfboards
Scroll decal,
circa 1968.
Decal image contributed by Jim Swinton, February 2006.

Joh H Wilson Surfboards
circa 1974?
Victoria ? Phone 783-3646.
Images contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, November 2007.

John Arnold Surfboards
142 Gawler Place Adelaide S.A.
1958:
John Arnold
John Arnold Surfboards started in South Australia in the late 1950s and, principally through licensing O’Neill Wetsuits (USA), was a major company in the 1960s surf industry.
Early foam boards reported to be made at Bennetts at Brookvale before SA production.
Interview with John Arnold in Tracks, October 1976

Late 1969
Wayne Lynch, Wayne Dale and Sig Kwiatkowski.
I assume Dale and Kwiatkowski were responsible for the production boards, including the Wayne Lynch International Involvement model.
Note: Sig Kwiatkowski was previously recorded as "Sid".
In May 2008 Nic Kwiatkowski noted via email:
"You had an details there regarding Sid Kwiatkowski, actually it should be Sig Kwiatkowski - short for Sigmundt Kwiatkowski, my father or Ziggy as he uses now."
All the references to Sig have since been revised.
Late 1969
Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell.
1970
Wayne Lynch and Wayne Dale ('designers')
Boards avilable in "All states of Australia - East and West coast USA - England - France".
These overseas boards may have been made under lisence.
See #103 and#225

Decal images provided by Chris Jones, Adelaide
and Stanley's Surf Decals (US) during 2088.

John Barnes Surfboards
Queensland ?
Image contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, November 2007.

John Holmes Surfboards
Mermaid Beach Qld :
1979
Alan Kempish and Mike Jessop ;
Johnny Rhodes Surfboards
Croydon Street Cronulla
1962 ?
Inculded in Surfabout Magazine List of Manufacturers, circa 1962-1963, Volume 1 Number 5 page 16.

Johnny Rhodes and Tony Nichols Surfboards
1964?
Cronulla Surf Shop
77 Gerrale Street Cronulla, Sydney
maddock wrote, January 2004...
John Rhodes, a local Cronulla surfboard maker.
He shaped my first new board in 1962.
Thanks to maddock.
Image below...
Detailed stringers by John Rhodes/Tony Nicholas Sufboards,
circa 1966

John Saffron Surfboards
1959?
50 Townsend Rd Whittington Geelong 51294

Reported by Leo Doyle, 26 January 2005 :
Have seen a Saffron Balsa pig so he went back into the 50’s – not quite sure but think he drowned in the 60’s.
Ross Harrison, Rasta Surfboards reported July 2005...
John Saffron definitely made balsa boards in the early sixties.
I have spoken to a few guys that ordered them through the Geelong Colledge where he had connections.
I also checked out one for sale over 10 year ago.
I knew quite well the local head surgeon at Geelong Hospital, and John suffered a heart attack whilst surfing his favorite break down at 13th Beach Barwon Heads.
He had been treated for drowning and not initially dianosed with the heart attack.
Good to see he made the list, great boardmaker.
Images by Leo Doyle, August 2005.
Fin

Jon Skinner Surfboards
1973?
Phone: 20 5303
Jon Skinner

Jon H Wilson Surfboards circa 1974?
Victoria ? Phone 783-3646.
Images contributed with thanks by Eric Bayliss, November 2007.

Julian Rocks - Byron Bay Surfboards
1973?
Bob McTavish