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Pacific Foam Systems
December 1979
Industrial Estate Byron Bay, NSW
Shapers : Bob Margrets, Warren Cornish, Mark Plater
Glasser :Billy McClean
Designs : Twin fins, Round tails, by Mark Richards, Reno Abellira, Warren Cornish
See Cornish Surfboards

Pacific Star Surfboards by Dunlop
1963
Probably manufactured by a mainsteam manufacturer,
See ‘popouts'

Paradise Surfboards
Victoria.?
1978

Image right contributed by Alec Smart, Geelong, October 2008.
Many thanks.

Parkinson Surfboards
Sorrento, East Coast, Victoria.
1973
G.Cocken

Patrick Surfboards
60 Albert Street Corrimal
1968

Pat Morgan Surfboards
17 Anderson Street Torquay Vic.
Phone Torquay 720
Torquay 612720
1968
Pat Morgan, Wayne Lynch
Waveset Fin System.
1973
Kym Thompson

PAT MORGAN SURFBOARDS
#106 1971 Pat Morgan Twin fin #1 6 ft 7''
#336 1971 Pat Morgan Keel fin 7ft 8 1/2''
#242 1972 Pat Morgan Keel fin 6ft 8''
#1631973 Pat Morgan Swallow tail 6ft 9'' Kym Thompson

Peter Clarke Surfboards
53 Bay Road Taren Point NSW
Peter Clarke was Norm Casey's Sydney accountant who took over the business circa 1965 when Norm persued his carreer in the aviation industry.
-noted by Dave Wilson in conversation, May 2009.
1964 ?
Keith Paull;

1965
Keith Paull, Warren Cornish

Nov 1969
adds Northside factory at 20 Carter Road, Brookvale.
- Advertisement
Surfing World Vol 9 No 6, Nov1969.
Baron Surfboards also produced in the same factory.

1975
Geoff Solness and Greg Melluish;

1976
and Rob McLaggan,

Discontinued production circa 1976 when the
factory burnt down.

Early decal circa 1963
An adaption of the previous factory manufacturer
- Norm Casey Surfboards.

Keith Paull Happening
Infitity graphic, circa 1967

(Peter) Clarke decals, circa 1968-1970.
Photograph right at Surf's Up At Gerringong Board Display, August 2005.
Thanks to Scott Andrews.

(Peter) Clarke decal, circa 1973.
Image contributed by Jordan, January 2006.
Thanks to Jordan.

Peter Clarke Surfboards , circa 1974
Photograph : Sydney Surf Auction,
Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, 30 October 2005
Catalogue No. 36
Thanks to Mick Mock

Peter Drouyn Surfboards
Surfers Paradise Qld
1969
Peter Drouyn
1977
Peter Drouyn

Peter Hill Surfboards
circa 1968
Marshall Lightowlers noted (February 2007) a 7ft 3'' pintail example, circa 1968 located at ?

Peter Lennox Surfboards
circa 1965
117 Dundas Street East Preston Victoria
Ph. 44-4151

Peter Ryan Surfboards
43 Mitchell Road Brookvale
1970

Peter White Surfboards
???
1975
Decal image forwarded by John S., Brighton Vic, 2009.

Pilgrim Surfboards
?
1974
Mal Hockey
Decals contributed by Alex Smart, Geelong, October 2008.

Pipe Dreams Surfboards
Tweed Heads NSW
1978
Murray Burton, Dominic Wybrow and Richard Wood;
1979
Lance Murphy
1986
and Erie Pederson

Pipeline Surfboards
Brendan Rose, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria reports February 2004...
a "Pipeline Surfboard" which was purchased in 1959 from the sports department owned by Lindsay Hassett , ex Australian cricket captain. Its about 9"6 , triple stringer with a "D" fin.
Futher information requested.
Shaped by Tom Keogh 'decal', right contributed by Simon Chipper, Phillip Island Victoria.
He comments ...
"These are not decals but resin pigment (I think) on top of filler coat".
Personal correspondence, April 2006.

Power Force Surfboards
1975
39 Nacooma Road, Buff Point, Budgewoi, NSW.
Gordon Knight
Decal image supplied by George, June 2009.

Prana Surfboards
Coffs Harbor NSW
1981 :

Pro Circuit Boards
1990
Molded epoxy boards by Bob McTavish.

Decal/Sticker, right contributed by
Scott Randall, Mornington. Victoria
April 2007.
Scott reported

"... Pro Circuit Boards, Bob McTavish’s well conceived, but poorly designed attempt at mass produced “pop-outs”. The precursor to Surftech. *FYI, in a weird twist of circumstance, I worked for Bob during that time doing artwork on boards. But I grew up riding Seatrend Surfboards, brought to us by Randy French of Santa Cruz, who would later perfect mass produced boards in Surftech."

Pure Inspiration Surfboards
1975
?
Decal image by John Baxter, Ocober 2008.

Pure Inspiration Surfboards
1974
Steve Lennard
Retailed from Sunshine Surfing, 89 Pittwater Rd Manly.
The brainchild of the owner Rick Dabrow and shaped by Steve Lennard who shaped at Keyo in the early 70's.
Not many around and often with the decal "Pure Inspirtion" due to the artist's (Ron Deager) terrible spelling. Joke was, Ronny was a signwriter.
Contributed by Rob Tebble, July 2005.

Pure Soul Surfboards
1977
Jervis Bay, NSW.

Pyke Surfboards
Fred Pyke Surfboards
circa 1963
Custom Built Surfboards 578 Sydney Road Brunswick 386571
- Details from an early foam Malibu,
reported by Leo Doyle, 30 Sep 2003.
Follow up Leo Doyle, 26 January 2005:
actually a very early Fred Pyke.

1967
Torquay Vic ;
the first of the Melbourne manufacturer's to move out to the coast - Wayne Lynch.
Wayne shaped his first board at the Pyke factory in Torquay.

1968
David Nairn.

1976
Jim Pollick

Various decals contributed by Alex Smart, Geelong, October 2008.

P.S. Surfboards
1978