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M and M Surfboards
58A Cumberland Road Aurburn NSW
1966 to 1967
Geoff McCoy shaper and William Morton glasser.
Both were previously employed at Ron Surfboards.
Geoff McCoy left the company circa 1967 to shape at Bennett Surfboards.
William Morton continued manufacturing as WM Surfboards.
Thanks to Geoff McCoy

Mad Dog Surfboards
Bryon Bay NSW :
Neil McCormack, Bob Margetts, Mark Platter

Manning Surfboards
1978
Maroochydore, Queensland.
Ken Manning

Mark Scott Surfboards
1978
?
Mark Scott

Decal image right contibuted by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Mark Richards Surfboards
Contracted :
1973 McCoy Surfboards

1976 Morning Star Surfboards
Mona Vale
Mark Richards, Col Smith (NN);
Top: Mark Richards Single fin decal, circa 1975.
Image contributed by Joe Smith, April 2009.

1978 Mad Dog Surfboards,
Byron Bay
Bob Margetts , Mark Platter, Tony Cerff, Ken Freelander.

Bob and /or Noel Smith report...
My 2 MR Twin fins both have initials KF on them.
KF is Ken Freeland from South Africa.
He was working for Peter Daniels at Faith Surfboards in JBay before coming to Aus and shaping MR's
around '78-'79.- thanks to Bob and/or Noel

Right : Designed by Mark Richards Lizard Decal, circa 1980
Photograph : Sydney Surf Auction,
Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, 30 October 2005 Catalogue No. 43.
Thanks to Mick Mock.
White and Blue versions below, emailed by John Andrews, May 2008.

email corresponence quoted on ebay item, March 2009:
"The number has no relevance. Just for a worksheet or something. Regards, Mark."

Mark Richards Surfboards
1990
Newcastle NSW
Mark Richards

Maurice Cole Surfboards
1975
Victoria
Maurice Cole

Decal image forwarded by George, Geelong, April 2009.

Merrin Surfboards
1964
Queensland
Graeme Merrin
Decal image supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

M C Board Surfboards
Maurice Cole

McCoy Surfboards
1970

Click decal for full entry.

McDonagh Surfboards
Brookvale NSW
An early major sydney manufacturer.

McGrigor Surfboards
1972
Originally Brian McGrigor Surfboards, Brookvale NSW
circa 1972
238 Harbord Road, Brookvale. 93 4965
circa 1975
186 Harbord rd, Brookvale, phone 939 1767
1976
Brian McGrigor; Jack Knight, Barry King, Darryl Holmes, Mal McNeil;
1977
Barry King, Mal McNeil and Paul Peters;
1979
Barry King, Mal McNeil, Ian Goodacre and Rodney Ball.

Decal image right contibuted by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

McLelland Surfboards
1976
Newcastle
Bill McLelland emailed the following (edited) notes in November 2005, with many thanks.
I made boards in Newcastle for 6 or 7 yrs in 1970s, mainly for surfers in Newcastle area and mainly Merewether surfers.
Probably averaged 5 or 6 per week and did most on my own.
However Peter Cornish and Billy Robbo did shaping etc for a time.
Shaped and glassed some boards for Qld such as Aragorn S/b thru guys visiting from Kirra such as MP
Still see the odd mid 70s Mclelland around mainly due to having had quite a famous local artist (in latter yrs) John Earle spray designs such as dolphins tubes etc in that period.
Very interesting to see the hundreds of old names from the 60s, 70s and 80s board makers and guys who shaped and who you surfed with and shared a beer with .names that havent heard for 30yrs in some cases, like Grove.
My dad bought me one in Noosa in 1968 and Spirit of the Sea surfboards that a friend of mine bought from shop opposite Kirra in prob 1970.
Just a great site regards, Bill McLelland.
McQuarie Surfboards
West Footsgray Vic
1979 :
Bruce Reg, Jim Pollock and Richard Evans

McTavish Surfboards
Byron Bay NSW
1988
Bob McTavish

Bob McTavish decal,
circa 1974.
Decal image contributed by Jim Swinton, February 2006.

Bob McTavish Tailor Made Surfboards, 1966.
PO Mooloolaba, Q'Land.
Photograph and catalogue notes at Sydney Surf Auction,
Harbord Diggers Club, 22nd September 2007.
Thanks to Mick Mock. "#23. BOB McTAVISH MAL 9'9" 1966 9/10
Approx 12 of these made under this logo, shaped & glassed by Bob.
A unique one, he added a 6" section of foam to a 9'6" blank to get the 9'9" "length. All clear, black fin."
See Keyo #224

McTavish Surfboards, circa 1981.
Byron Bay.
Decal image contibuted by Joe N., June 2009.

Mellow Surfboards
circa 1976
?
Decal image right contibuted by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Merrin Surfboards
1964
3 Sunshine Avenue Tweed Heads
Queensland.

Decal image supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Merrin Surfboards
1969
Mick Pierce Surfboards
1982?
Rye, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.
Mick Pierce

Michael Peterson Surfboards
1973
Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson decal, circa 1976.
Decal and template images contributed, with thanks, by Tom Kearney, Newcastle, January 2007.

Mick Carey Surfboards
Carey Surfboards
Currumbin Qld
1965?
Currumbin, Queensland
1977:
Mick Carey, Dave McDonald, Eddy Sawden

Mick Dooley Surfboards
1964
PO Box 56 Brookvale. Phone 93-2995

Mick Pierce Surfboards
1978
?
Mick Pierce

Decal image forwarded by George, Geelong, April 2009.

Mick Simmons Surfboards
George Street, Sydney.
1958 to 1962

Balsa Pig board, circa 1959, decal mage courtesy of Phil Hunt, May 2009.
.

In this period several manufacturers produced standard shaped boards, often made by apprentices, with store-based decals for major chain stores.
Examples included Nock and Kirbys Surfboards by Scott Dillon Surfboards and Pacific Star Surfboards by Dunlop Surfboards.
Other examples (manufacturers unknown) included Waltons Surfboards and Mick Simmons Surfboards.

December 1948 : Outdoors and Fishing Magazine, Hudson Publications, Sydney.
A full page advertisment for Mick Simmons' Sports Stores includes "The Winner" a surfmat described as a
'canvas and rubber inflated surfboard', priced at 67/- (67 shillings?).

Mike Davis Surfboards
Kiama NSW
1975
Mike Davis
1977
and Billy Tolhust ;
1979
Mike Davis

Milner Balsawood Blanks
Arthur Milner and Co.
1958
4-8 Joyce Street Springvale, Victoria.
746-9363
Arthur Milner and Co. had the Australian import license for balsawood and was the major supplier to Sydney's board builders from about 1958 to 1964 whereafter the vast majority were made from foam.
Miner's back-loaded finshed boards from Sydney to be retailed to Victorian boardriders.
circa 1962
52 Hutchinson Street St Peters, NSW.

Left: Milner Balsa Supplies.
Australian Outdoors
January, 1960, page 67.

Advertisement, 1963.
The Victorian Surfer March 1963 Volume 1 Number 3, page 76.

Advertisement, 1963.
(cropped)
Surfabout Magazine
Volume 1 Number 5 page 6.

Monarch Surfboards
1976
?

Decal image supplied by Sammy, Evans Head, September 2008.

More Surfboards
Yamba, NSW
www.moresurfboards.com
2007
Mark Pridmore

Mark emailed the images in February, 2008 and the following (edited) comments:
"My father , Robert Pridmore worked for Cowley surfboards in the early 70's in Redcliffe and also for labels Sunshine (which I believe was his own label ) and also had something to do with Candleworks.
I have one Candleworks and one Sunshine board still today.
I also make boards and my label is MORE Surfboards.
I have been doing boards under this label for the past 2 years and prior to that I did some underground/backyard stuff called Buddha Stix."

Morey-Pope Surfboards
(USA)
1965
Bob Cooper (USA) Blue Machinemodel,
1968-71
Bob McTavishTracker model

Decal image supplied by Joe, Nambucca Heads, June 2008.

Morning Mist Surfboards
Perth, WA
Late 70s to early 80s.
Entry noted by John McMahon, July 2007, who noted:
"Shaper was Daryl.He was good. Did some experimental work with radical shear lines on undersides hoping to make 360s easier, but boards just kept breaking. Also did some windsurfer stuff. Donated some boards as prizes to Perth contests."

Morning Star Surfboards
80 Garden Street, North Narrabeen, NSW
1974
Col Smith (NN) Mark Richards Model,Tom Carroll Model, Paul Holmes;
1977
and Ron Ford ;
1979
Col Smith (NN)

Morning Star : Shaped by Col Smith decal , circa 1974.
Decal image contributed by Jim Swinton, February 2006.

MS decal , circa 1979.
Photograph, with thanks, by Katie Morton

Moss Surfboards
1979
Makoto Zenke

Mountain Dew Kneeboards
1983
?
Decal image, with thanks, emailed by Kyle.

Molded Plastics Industries (MPI)
Queensland
1959