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| Safari Surfboards
Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland. Phone: 9 2914. 1963 Laurie Hohensee Also see Hohensee Surfboards. |
 Decal contributed by Mark Workum, October 2005 |
 Safari
by Laurie Hohensee
,1963.
 Decal contributed by Snazzy, December
2019.
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| Safari Surfboards
Durban, South Africa 1977 Decal image contibuted by Mark Wallace, June 2009. |
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| Safari Surfboards
? 1994 |
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| Saggus Surfboards
1975 North Coast? Michael Saggus Ronnie Goddard See: Summercloud Surfboards, below.  |
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| Saltwater Surfboards
1975 Central Coast?: Geoff Wakefield ? ' A.Feller ' Image emailed by Steve, June 2008. Yellow and orange decals contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010 and September 2013.. Also circa 1978: hand drawn decal "Saltwater Surfboards designed by Bruce Corey"? |
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| Sam Egan Surfboards Also see Egan Surfboards. Newcastle, NSW. 1963 Sam Custom Surfboards - Merewether Surf Shop. 93 Fredrick Street Merewether 1965 Sam Surfboards  - verified by Mr Egan as one of his early ones by email several years ago. 1967 Garry Hansen 1970  Shop: 1 Patrick Street Merewether Agents: North Beach Surf Shop Wollongong, Manly Surf Shop, The Lakes Surf Shop The Entrance, Central Coast Surf Shop Gosford, Crescent Motors Taree, Lakeside Service Centre Forster Surfing World Volume 13 Number 4 1970 Thanks to Snazzy, June 2020. 1977 Neil Purchase 1977 Sam Egan and Alan Mitchell 1979 Ken McDonald, Col Smith (Newcastle) and Sam Egan.         |
 Snazzy (January 2019): Dirty early Sam Egan......seldom seen logo. Not sure if you want to use it or not ?     Star decals courtesy of snazzy, January 2019.   |
| Sanchi Surfboards Queensland 1975 Robin Parker Decals courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019, June 2020. |
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| Sand
and Sea Surfboards ?? 1987  |
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| San
Juan Surfboards Click the decal for detailed entry. |
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| San
Rachael Surfboards Coolangatta, Queensland 1975 Wave Rat (with surf-ski paddle?) Decal thanks to Snazzy, February 2019. |
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| Sans Souci Underground
Surfboards Sydney ? 1985 |
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| Santosha Surfboards Unit 6, 38 Russell Street, Morely, Western Australia. Phone: 276-3645 1980 1982 Al Bean  Mick Manolas  |
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| Santuc Surfboards
Anglesea, Victoria. 1974 Shane Sands and Greg Tucker Entry adjusted January 2015 following an email from Niven Neyland: I knew both owners, Shane Sands and Greg Tucker, who set it up in the late 70’s in Anglesea, VIC, around the bend at the four kings set of shops, on the way out to Lorne.   |
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| Saunders Surfboards
1975 Anglesea, Victoria. |
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| SE Surfboards Sydney 1970 |
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| Sea Surfboards
Byron Bay ? 1974 |
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| Sea Bird Surfboards
? 1964 Probably a contract production board made by a Sydney manufacturer, and retailed through large chain stores and sporting goods stores, such as Hartley's of Melborne. |
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| Sea Company Surfboards
? 1986 |
| Sea Dart Surfboards 78 Nirvana St, Long Jetty, NSW 1975 John Irwin |
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| Sea Darts Surfboards
Curl Curl NSW 1979 Nick Daly; 1981 and Tony McDonald ;   |
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| Sea Dream Surfboards
?? 1982 Grant Butler. Decal image thanks to Derek, February 2012. |
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| Seaduece Surfboards 45 South Street Kempsey 2440 1978 Alf Jeffries  |
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| Seafever Surfboards
Newcastle 1986 |
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| Sea Flight Surfboards
Jefferys Bay 252, South Africa 1980 Glen D'Arcy Noted: Flyer swallow-tail twin fin.  |
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| Sea Flight Surfboards
?? 1981 Jack Knight Decal images thanks to Mick Mock, Surf Auction 2011, #176. 1984 Glen Winton Design and 4 Fin Flex Design, Also see Glen Winton Surfboards. 1989 High Speed Finish |
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| Sea Hawke Surfboards
? 1985 Rob Parker |
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| Sea Horse Surfboards
South Australia 1975 Rob Parker Gerry Webb Decal on a Twin-fin, circa 1980. |
 
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| Sea Jewels Surfboards
1975 PO Box Crescent Head Cornish Brothers 1977 Kempsey NSW Peter Cornish 1984 Kempsey NSW Peter Cornish Sea Jewel 1986 Kempsey NSW Peter Cornish |
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| Sea Level Surfboards
1978 Brighton, Victoria. 598-9553 Rod Stock and Stephen Taranato. Stephen Taranato commented: The owner, Rod Stock, was a civil engineer and thus a bit of a technocrat. He did a great deal of experimental/development work with surfboard shapes. From the very early 70's to the present. Example, he used to have a CAD CAM fin foiling machine in the mid 80's. We spent a lot of time maintaining the rage against the "thruster". Twin fins, wide based (keel) fin twinnies, four fins, twin fins with stabiliser fin, single fins etc., various channel bottoms. Sea Level and Shaped by Rod Stock, circa 1978, decals contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.    |
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| Sea Lord Surfboards
1974 ? Noted: Board inscribed Claude and dated 16-9-1974. Decal contributed with thanks by Sammy, December 2011/ |
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| Seamist Surfboards
178 Charles Street, Launceston Tasmania Phone 31-7352 1977 Darryl Richardson 1979 Peter Nitschke Red
decal image contributed by Nick, January 2013.
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| Sea Rider Surfboards
32 Jarratt St, Coffs Harbour. 1977 John Blanch Decal contributed by Snazzy, March 2019. |
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| Sea Scape Surfboards
Location? 1983, Designed and handcrafted by Phil Roxburgh. Image
contributed by Jim Swinton, July 2006. |
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| Serenity Surf Design
Cronulla district 1974 Michael St. John Top: serenity - mike st. john, circa 1974. Below: Serenity Surf Design, circa 1975.  1977, decal thanks to Snazzy, June 2019. |
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| Serious Fun Surfboards
Coffs Harbour, NSW. circa 1990 Ronnie Goddard 2000 Tri Plane Concave See Summer Cloud Surfboards |
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| Shadowfax Surfboards
Old Melbourne Road, Morwell. 1974 Decal thanks to Ian Lording, July 2020. Shadowfax was a white horse ridden by Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Shadowfax  |
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| Shady Hollow Surfboards
The House on the Corner, Point Leo. (059) 89-2466 1973 John Jolly Snazzy noted, October 2010: John Jolly apparently shaped his Shady Hollow boards, with Mick Pierce, from the stables of the Trigger Bros. shaping bays. Noted: Revolution by Warren and Sid (Jamie). Also: Mick Mackie. 1975 Designed and Shaped by Michael Marchant - Glassed by John Jolly. Specialising in pintails, a natural curve featuring speed and manoeuvrability.  
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Wayne Lynch  Advertisement (1975?) courtesy of Snazzy, December 2019. Decals contributed by Snazzy, October 2010, April 2015 and February 2019. |
 1977  1982  Wayne Lynch |
| Shady Mountain Shooters
Crescent Head, NSW 1977 John Lewis and Alan Blyth.
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| Shane Surfboards Click the link above or any of the decals for the detailed entry for Shane Surfboards. |
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| Shanti Surfboards
1972-3 Retailed from Shanti Surfshop, 89 Pittwater Rd Manly. Tim Duff's Surf Centre started around 1968, later the Shanti Surf Shop in early 1970s, the Boardroom in mid-1970s, and Sunshine Surfing in the late 1970s. After several owners, including Kinsley Looker and Phil Baxter (the last), Sunshine Surfing ceased trading for fifty years and closed on 28 May, 2018. 1974 Manager: Tim Duff Glasser: Gordon Knight Sander: Phil Smith Shaper: Jack Knight Finisher: George Sanchel Surfer: Larry McMurich. In July 2005, Rob Tebble commented: Tim Duff, the owner, wanted to make boards. The one's he shaped (or glassed)
were shockers so he enlisted Bill Cillia- who was
shaping at Keyo
at around the same time.
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| [The] Shaping Company
Surfboards Machinery Drive, Tweed Heads, NSW 1986 Greg Webb
 Wayne Cleggett    1992
Matty
Hurworth
Shaped and vandalised by Matty Hurworth Precision Hacking Equipment    
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       SC-The Shaping Co. and Greg Webb, 1990s Images thanks to Snazzy, September 2017.  |
| Shark Island Designs
Surfboards Cronulla 1978 Geoff Solness Contributed by Rob Treage, July 2009. |
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Kim Hancock noted, with thanks,
December, 2011 (edited):
"I think the guy who mentioned
Sharlin surfboards having a fire was possible thinking of
Nalu."
See Nalu Surfboards.
| Shaun Tomson Surfboards
[African Surf Design by Shaun Tomson] Durban, South Africa Manly NSW: 1975 Darryl Holmes Manufactured under license by McGrigor Surfboards, 186 Harbord Road, Brookvale. -Tracks, Number 56 May 1975, page 14. 1978 Manufactured under license by Byrne Surfboards, Wollongong? Noted: Shaun Thomson - Instinct, Twin Fin model shaped by Phil Byrne. African Surf Design by Shaun Tomson decal image thanks to Noddy B., Surf Auction, May 2014. Shaun Tomson Surfboards decal image thanks to Mick Mock, Surf Auction, November 2011, Catalogue #126.      |
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| Shaw Surfboards
14 Harcourt Street, (Phone?): Newtown 2754 Geelong Victoria. 1964 Decal thanks to Snazzy, March 2019. |
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| Sheedy and Hodges
Surfboards Victoria ? 1978? ? Sheedy and ? Hodges Decal thanks to Snazzy, August 2021. |
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| Sheeley Surfboards
Newcastle 1978 Peter Sheely 1984 Col Smith Hydro Channel model  1982  1983    2005  |
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 Sheely: Three V Flyer, 1982.  1985  |
| Shellharbour
Surfboards 1975 |
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| Shelter Surfboards
1982 NSW Chris Miller |
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| Shirim
Surfboards Marcoola, Sunshine Coast and a short time at Northgate, Brisbane 1968 to 1972-1973 Daryl Mitchell - Shaper Glasser Graeme Maxwell - Shaper and Glasser Wayne Wilbur Hilton - Sander/Polisher (apprentice = Dog’s Body) Daryl Mitchell who did a lot of design work for Rip Curl many years ago. Entry, notes, and images thanks to Wayne Wilbur Hilton, February 2020. Original decal designed by Rick Daniels. The BMC Min-van that Daryl Mitchell drove from Torquay to Noosa in 1967-1968, sitting on the roof is Daryl's mate Bobby Lees. Shrimim - Wayne Hilton decal, 2020.  |
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| Shivaya Surfboards
1974 Red Hill South,Victoria - Breakway November 1974. Surf Shooters by Ian Trealor and Chris Rhodes Corner Shoreham and Beaulio Roads, Red Hill South, Victoria. - Breakway December 1974, page 20. |
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| Shooting
Star Surfboards ? 1982 Noted: 5ft 9" no-nose swallow-tail Thruster with three fin-boxes |
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| Shorelines
Surfboards Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1978 ? Decal thanks to Snazzy, January 2020.  |
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| Shotgun Surfboards
1989 Sunshine Coast, Queensland Mike Tully St. John See Serenity Surf Design, above. 1990 shotgunsurf.com.au  |
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Shud Surfboards
Melbourne 1968-1969 ? Noted: a non-professional (home-garage?) rounded pintail made about 1968-1989. Hand drawn and coloured decal with Melbourne phone numbers. Possibly a
half nod to the popular surf band Tamam Shud.
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| Sigitas Surfboards
circa 1976 ?
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| Silver
Strand Surfboards ? 1977 Greg Hogan |
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| Silver Shadow
Surfboards circa 1995 ? Tony Demovic |
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| Simon Anderson Surfboards
1979 Power Surfboards- plastic roto-moulded board Simon and David Anderson  Simon Anderson - Energy Surfboards 1985 Simon Anderson Frank Latta 1992 Yu   Many thanks to Jason Connell for the decal images, March 2017. |
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| Simple Ben Surfboards
1974 Backyard reshape? Influenced by the song Simple Ben from the MOTE soundtrack: ? |
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| Sinclair Surfboards
1972 48 1511 (?) Decal image provided by B. James, August 2010. |
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| Skid Star Surfboards
1990 Queensland? Dave McDonald |
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| Ski - Free [Model - Surfboards?] 1974? Queensland Michael Peterson. Decal contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015. |
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| Skinner Surfboards ? Phone: 20-5303 1970 ? |
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| Skipp Surfboards
John Skipp Surfboards 1964-1965 Paul Holmes: How long have you been making surfboards in Wollongong? John Skipp: Seven years this time. I had ago in 1964, but I gave it up after a year because no one was surfing in winter. (John Skipp later remarked: When I opened my first store in Fernhill in 1963, I was the only surf shop on the coast between Sydney and Melbourne.) (In 1969-1970, I started) a surf shop ... selling everyone else's boards ... that wasn't where it was at, so I started making them again. - Tracks, September 1976, page 14. 1970 See Skipp-Williams Surfboards, below. 24 Flinders Street Wollongong NSW Phone 228 1971 Up and coming junior surfers...  Allan Pieper- National Schoolboy Finalist '70, NSW: Cadet Finalist '70, South NSW: Junior Finalist '71, Schoolboys Junior Finalist '70. Dave Byrne- National Schoolboy Finalist '71, NSW: Cadet Finalist '68, Newcastle Junior Finalist '70, South NSW Cadet Champ '69. Wally Pap- National Schoolboy Finalist '71, South NSW: Junior Finalist '69- '70. - Tracks Number 15, December 1971, page 2. 1975 and Paul Nichol, Phil Byrne, Dave Byrne, Terry Richardson, Terry Cooper and Chris Horne ; 1977 Kevin Parkinson, Paul Nicol and Richard Palmer (Kneeboards) 1979 and Terry Richardson ; 1980 Ed Sinnott Frank Latta Greg Chapman 1985 Edd Sinnott's Hydro force model (3 fin, channel bottom) Factory glassing     |
  Surfboards by Skipp, 1976.  Skipp
block, 1985.
Above decals courtesy of Dave Hughes, May 2009  Skipp: Hydro-Force, 1985.  Courtesy of Ken Grieves, March 2016.     |
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 John Skipp Surfboards, 1974  Left:
Skipp: Ed Sinnott Shapes and Airbrush, 1985.
Above: Skipp: Glassworks, 1985.      Skipp Surfboards, Shaped by Ralph Riddel, circa 1988.  |
| Skipper Surfboards -
Skippa Craft Adelaide? circa 1960 Plywood timber surf and paddle-boards. Example noted: 7ft 6'' pintail, square rails, D fin. Skipper decal, right, courtesy of Dave Hughes, May 2009. Also see #382 |
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| Skipp Williams
Surfboards 24 Flinders Street North Wollongong NSW, 28-8878 1970 - Tracks, December 1970, page 28. Prossibly a precursor to Skipp Surfboards, above. Decal, right, courtesy of Digger, January 2012. |
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| Sky Surfboards 3 Banksia Sreet, Byron Bay NSW 1972 Owned by Geoff Hears and the first shaper was Chris Young, younger brother of Nat. Chris used the first Sky decal complete with the Julian Rocks at the top. Thereafter these were regularly cut from the decal, notably on the boards shaped by Michael Cundith, mostly initialled M.C. - decal and edited notes by Jason Connell, March 2017. 1974 Michael Cundith 1976 Bob McTavish Early shaper's decals as Bob Mac Tavish: The first print run got the spelling wrong so we had to run with it for two weeks till the new logo was ready. Only about ten boards made with the added a. - Bob McTavish, March 2017. (Ron) Ford (Brothers?) model shaped by McTavish. 1977 Michael Cundith and Chris Brock , Noted: Sky-Bob McTavish flyer swallow-tail with twin-fins in boxes, 6ft x 20" x 3" with cockatoo and parrot mural on the bottom signed by Mono Stewart. 1979 and Greg Melhuish: Clear Line Rodney Dahlberg, Robert Fenech*, Gary Timperley, and Bruno Buzzolan. Glassing by David Kelly * Spelling adjusted April 2011, thanks to Wayne French. George Greenough model by Michael Cundith Hawaiian Pro - Louie Ferreira model by Michael Cundith Decal thanks to Dale Matheson, Scamander Beach Surf Shop, February 2020. 1980 Rob Fenench: Suffolk Snakes (Twin-fin) 1982 Neil Cormack, Darryl Bulger 1983 Sky-Natural Flite shaped by Greg Melhuish 1986 Garry Timperly, Twinzer 1989 The Robot: signature model for Noel (The Robot) Graham, pro surfer in the 1980's & 1990's, shaped by Neil Cormack. 2010 Neil Cormack.  Handcrafted by Bob Mac
Tavish, 1976
 1979   Sky: Glassed by David Kelly,1979
 Sky: Ford (Brothers?) model, 1976. 
  Sky:
Gary
Timperley model
Hawaiian Pro - Louie Ferreira model by Michael
Cundith.
1979     Sky: George Greenough design, 1979  Sky: Shaped by Robert Fenech, 1980  Sky Circle, circa 1985  Sky: Shaped by Robert Fenech Designs, 1985  Sky Sun Centre, 1985  1990 |
 Sky Surfboards, 1972  Sky Surfboards, Michael Cundith, 1972     Michael Cundith Twin Fin, 1979    Sky Surfboards: Neil Cormack, 1987.  Sky: Suffolk Snakes (Rob Fenench), 1980  Sky: Clear Line
(Greg Melhuish), 1980
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| SL Surfboards
Gold Coast, Australia. Phone: 981424 1997 Chook |
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| Slash Stix Surfboards ? 1982 John Scollay |
| Slasher Crin Sticks
Surfboards WA 1988 Kneeboards Handcrafted and Designed by Marc Fitzpatrick |
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| Slaven Surfboards
Victoria? 1988 Ross Slaven Ross also shaped for Rip Curl |
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| Slime Design Surfboards
? 1985 Paul Green  |
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| Slimes Surfboards
? 1988 |
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| Soden Surfboards
? 1973 |
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| Sojourn Surfboards ? 1975 ? Decal thanks to Snazzy, June 2019. |
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| Sol Surfboards
33 Tamar Street, Ballina 1974 |
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| Solar Surfboards
? circa 1986 |
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| Solar Power Surfboards
Botany NSW ? circa 1980 Shaper: Mick Wilson    |
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| Something Incredible Surfboards
20 Woodfield Boulevade Carringbah Phone : 525-3737 circa 1968. Darrell Eastlake and John Rhodes. Photograph : Sydney Surf Auction, Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, 30 October 2005. Catalogue No. 89A. Thanks to Mick Mock |
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| Solotube Surfboards ? 1985-2015? Thanks to Ed Shelmerdine Subliminal Surfboards, Victoria |
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| SOS
Surfboards 1986 Phil Macgregor Also Sojourn Surfboards?  |
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| Soul Creation Surfboards 1974 Willie Muncey Decals thanks to Snazzy, December 2019. |
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| South Coast Surfboards
Victoria 1966 Surfboards by Bellarine, 25 Bellarine Street Geelong, Phone 99200. Decals thanks to Snazzy (December, 2019), who noted: South Coast label were sold out of Bellarine sports centre. |
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| South Coast Surfboards
Sandon Point, Wollongong NSW. 1972 Kevin Parkinson, Terry Richardson 1974 Theo Hoppel 1978. Patrick (Owner) Terry Cooper and Dan Osborne 1979 Noel Gibbson ?     |
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Snazzy, March 2019:
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Snazzy, March 2019:
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| South Coast Surfboards
? 2010 Ian Chisholm |
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| South Coaster Surfboards
Castalloy Pty Ltd Mooringe Avenue, Plympton, South Australia 1964 Advertisement right: Surf Scene,1964 -Number 1, page 45. The "South Coaster" by Castalloy is the very latest in surfboards! It has been specially designed to bring all the thrills of surfboard riding into the family circle. Now, dad and mum can ride the "South Coaster" waves with the younger ones. "South Coaster" has many superior qualities to attract the discerning buyer. Its distinctive rakish cut and sparkling double-thickness fibreglass finish make it the best looking surfboard on the beach. Its unique foam polystyrene construction gives it remarkable buoyancy and sufficient strength to do away with the need for centre stringers. Wide range of colours available. Board size is 9 ft. 6 in. |
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| Southerly Surfboards
??? 1978 Peter Joe Decal from Sammy88, June 2014. |
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| Southerly Change
Surfboards Ulladulla, NSW. 1986 ??? 1992 Craig Naylor Craig Naylor previously shaped for G&S Surfboards and Prana Surfboards, Coffs Harbor. |
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| Southern Change
Surfboards ?? 1996 ??? |
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| Southern Comfort Surfboards
96-100 Willarong Road Carringbah NSW 31 Parraweena Road Taren Point NSW 178 Taren Point Road, Taren Point Rear 180 Taren Point Road Caringbah NSW 1974 Bob Liddell and Denny Childs -image thanks to Mick Mock, Surf Auction 2010. Denny: Shaper, Wayne : Glasser - Tracks February 1974 1977 Bill York Darren Pracy -image thanks to Jonno, Februaury 2014.  |
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| Southern Juice Surfboards
SJS Surfboards 1978 96 Geelong Road, Torquay. 61-3545 15 Rocklea Drive, Torquay, Victoria. Don Allcroft Jim Pollock Full company name and decal images contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010, April 2015.  |
 
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| Southernman Surfboards
Ulladulla, NSW ? circa 1975 Ken McDonald Top: Old English script decal circa 1975, courtesy of Darren Pratt, 2008. Below: Southernman circa 1977, courtesy of Pete T., April 2012. |
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| Southern Ocean Surfboards
? 1974 Decal thanks to Snazzy, August 2019. Noted: 7ft 9" x 18.5" x 2.5" pin-tail gun with wood and two glue-line stringers, leg-rope hole in fin, post-production plug and lightning bolt decor |
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| Southern Surf Centre
Surfboards North Terrace, Port Elliot, South Australia. 1979 Wayne Dale |
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| Southern Swells
Surfboards Victoria? 1989 ? |
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| South Land Surfboards
1964 Box 211 PO Broadway Sydney, Australia. (Hand-drawn ???) |
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| South of the Border
Surfboards Fingal Head, NSW. 1977 Bruce Greig 1982 Darryl Miller  Decals thanks to Dale Matheson, Scamander Beach Surf Shop, February 2020. Dale notes Bruce Greig worked with Michael Peterson at Aragorn Surfboards. |
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| South Side Surf Shop
Graham King Surfboards 1964 |
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| South Swell Surfboards
Alexandra Headlands 1965 Bob McTavish The decal image was forwarded by Scott Archibald, April 2010. Scott also contacted Bob McTavish, who noted: “You got the right guy.. I shaped all South Swells for Hayden Kenny at Alexandra Headlands in 1965 as a subsidiary label to his famous Hayden boards. They went into a department store in Brisbane. They were glassed by Bob Cooper, sanded by Algy Grud, glossed by Russell Hughes. Rare.” Many thanks to Scott and Bob. |
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| Southwind Surfboards Southwind Surf Shop, Mogo, South Coast NSW 1985 Kel Wehner |
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| Spade Surfboards
Sydney, Moruya, NSW. 1970-1974 Warren Newton Warren kindly forwarded these notes and some photographs in October 2019 (edited): I’d been making Spade brand boards in Sydney for some years and due to the increasing popularity of my boards in the late 60’s by surfers along the far south coast of N.S.W. particularly with the surfers from Canberra, I relocated to Moruya N.S.W. in August 1970, an area where I’d spent most of my time surfing in the late 1960’s. I rented a small 2 bedroom house on a working dairy farm on the Moruya River just in land from the Moruya township. Along with a few mates we divided the house into a mixture of residence and work place. We all shared a large single bedroom (separate beds) and used the smaller second bedroom as our glassing and finish coat room. We shaped and sanded the boards in a dirt floor garage-barn along side the house. I was the first board maker on that part of the coast, the closest other guys were Barry Taylor Surfboards and Woody Surfboards both in Nowra about 200 Kilometres north. The summer of 1970-1971 was the apex of my board manufacturing business. Our rented house became the centre of the local surfing culture and became known as “The Farm” people would be continuously dropping in and on many weekends unplanned parties would evolve, we’d show home-made 8 mm surf movies projected onto the wall of the garage-barn, people would be sleeping in their cars scattered around the property at night only to fade away during the day to go surfing returning at night to catch up with each other and brag about their day’s surfing. I eventually moved back to Sydney only making the odd board for friends for a couple of more years, before giving it totally away to concentrate on family and other business interests. After leaving Moruya in the early 1970’s and returning to live in Sydney others from time to time came and went as local board makers in the Moruya area and I faded into history as it should be. Then in 1989 I once again moved back to live in Moruya and continue to live here today. I’m now 70 and no longer surf as age has taken it’s toll. I can’t complain I had my time in the Sun, a time before crowded surfs and over commercialism took surfing from a lay back lifestyle to a highly competitive big dollar business. I hope you find this information of some interest, I’m sending this to you not for any ego or self promoting reasons I just believe accurate history is important. Thank you for your time, cheers and all the best with your important web site, please keep the good work up. And It all started on a surf trip to Crescent Head in Easter 1967 where I met and became good friends with a guy from Dee Why called Gary McKenzie-Smith. Gary was a well known Dee Why local and a cousin of Terry Fitzgerald, on his mother’s side. Back then Terry was a hot, up-coming surfer from North Narrabeen but this was well before he started Hot Butter or became a (recognised) world champion. Although at this point in time while doing an apprenticeship in signwriting I was still officially living at home with my parents at Westmead, I seemed to be spending most of my time at Gary’s and it was in Gary’s parent’s back yard, which was in Patey Street Dee Why from memory where we had our first attempt at making boards for our own personnel use. We purchased second grade blanks from Gordon Woods along with the resin & fibreglass. Gary made the first board and I the second, a bit like the blind leading the blind to start with. It was Gary who came up with the name “ Spade “ and I designed the logo. Gary only ever made the one board, but I continued. First getting orders from mates then as the word spread getting orders from mates of mates etc. I naturally took over the whole Spade thing as Gary wasn’t interested and had by then returned to his first love, sailing. The first 20 or 30 boards I made were for Sydney surfers, mostly from the north side and a few for Cronulla guys who I had met through a friend from Tech. Over the next few years Gary and I saw less and less of each other, I’d started spending most of my time surfing down the N.S.W. south coast to escape the Sydney crowds. Spending a lot of time in the late 60’s around Nowra, especially at Culburra Beach. I started getting orders for my boards from a few of the Nowra locals, then one day when returning from a surf trip to Phillip Island and Bells in late 69, I stopped off at Broulee Beach and the Moruya Break Wall for a surf and met some of the local surfers. Most of the local surfers were guys from Canberra. They would make their way down the mountain each opportunity they got, a lot would eventually give away their Canberra jobs and move down the coast. There was a handful of true Moruya / Broulee locals back then who actually did live there, but not too many. In 1972 Gary teamed up with a guy called Russ who was the finisher at Farrelly’s in Brookvale. Gary and Russ purchased an old Bus and decked it out as a home come board shop and planned to travel around Australia paying their way by making and selling boards along the way. They called their boards “ Change” - I've attached a scan of part of the story about their planned enterprise from Tracks, March 1972, a copy of which I still have and cherish. By 1972 I had returned to Sydney to live and I painted the signage on the bus for them. They only got as far as Eden on the N.S.W. far south coast where Gary had relations in the fishing industry, they ended up staying in Eden taking up abalone diving and Gary again returned to sailing. By then I was married and on occasions would make the trip down to Eden to catch up, over time we lost contact again. I don’t know what happened to Russ but Gary stayed in Eden until his death from cancer in the early 70’s. |
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| Spectra Surfboards
? 1986 |
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| Spiral Ride Surfboards
Pambula, NSW 1982 Michael Peterson Tommy Peterson Image contributed by George, May 2009. |
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| Spirit Filled
Surfboards ? 1975 Greg Johnston |
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| Spirit Filled Surfboards
South Australia Phone 382-9418 1976 Greg Frost Also see Greg Frost Surfboards  Image above contributed, with
thanks,
Niv
wrote:by Niv Neyland, February 2011. "I have taken this shot from a T shirt I bought from Greg around 25 or more years ago. His entry on looks a bit naked on the surf research site so I thought the logo could go up there (if t shirt logo's are allowed)." |
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| Spirit of the Sea
Surfboards Kirra Point, Queensland. Owner: Ken Gudenswager 1970 Dick van Straalen, Rick Neilson, Keith Paull, Peter Townend 1972 Neal Purchase 1973 Darryl Bulger    Peter noted on ebay,
September 2008:
Spirit of the Sea was started by Ken Gudenswager from Adlers and up until about 72 had Dick Van Straalen, Rick Neilson, Keith Paull and Peter Townend shaping, after that no one is to sure who was shaping there. |
 Thanks to Mick MockCatalogue No. 105. Sydney Surf Auction, Mona Vale Hotel, 2005.  |
| Spooky Surfboards
(Angourie ?) 1990 |
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| Sportland Surfboard
? 1969 Possibly made for a sports company. Decal image courtesy of Manny, many thanks, May 2013. |
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| Spot Surfboards Lot 96 Shellharbour Road, Warrilla NSW Phone: 96-4981 1977 Brian Coombes The company was later purchased by Warren Carey. See Carey Surfboards, Warilla. Image:
Sydney Surf Auction, Harbord Digger's Club, 19th
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| Springer Surfboards
63 Ocean Road, Anglesea, Victoria. (052) 632261 circa 1977 Bill Rowley Keith Robinson Chris Cherry (Knee-board) 1979 Keith Robinson- Shaper, Bill Rowley- Glasser and Shaper, Mick Reed- Preparation, Evan Anderson- Polisher. Tracks, April 1979, page 15. 1980 Espirit-Channel Power Twin-fin Kneeboard by Michael Anthony 1983 Michael Anthony Snazzy noted (August, 2019): Springer surfboard shapers- Bill Rowley, Keith Robinson,Michael Anthony ,Wayne Lynch and Neil Purchase ( Snr).   |
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| Spyder
Surfboards 1990 Brookvale Jack Knight Off-shoot of Shane Surfboards? 1994 Spyder Glyder |
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| S. S. C. Surfboards 1979 ? David Kelly |
| Stanger Surfboards 1972 ? |
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| Star
Surfboards Old Bar, Mid-Coast NSW 1978 William York: Custom Shapes.  |
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| Star
Surfboards ? 1978 Ken MacKenzie  |
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| Star Surfboards
Perth, Western Australia. 1983 |
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| Star Bolt Surfboards
? Australia 1977 Jim Beardsley ... as surfed by Mark Richards Decals thanks to Aiden and Peter, July 2021. Jim Beardsley shaped at Bennett, Keyo and McCoy Surfboards. See also http://www.boardcollector.com/2010/02/star-bolt-for-fanciful-flights-of.html |
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February 1979 v20n3 - back cover |
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| Star Bus Surfboards
Gold Coast, Queensland. 1979 Donny State Donny State started Star Bus ... Ritchie Coombs was a team rider. Jeff Hancock noted: Starbus was a clothing brand too!!! Decal and info forwarded by Snazzy, June 2020. |
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| Star Jamer Surfboards
Noosa, Queensland. 1979 Decal forwarded by Nambi8, April 2014. |
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| Starz Surfboards Gold Coast 1979 |
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| Starship Surfboards
?? Victoria. 197? Al Cork Al Cork emailed, May 2011: "I was checking out your site and found my mate Rod Stock's label. Rod and I made our first boards in my dad's garage in 1966. I later went on to work at many board factories including RIPCURL in the 70's (circa 1974). My first label was STARSHIP (image attached, right) and more recently TUBETIME. I am still shaping under My name and the TUBETIME label. Please check out my website www.tubetime.com.au Many
thanks to Al Cork for this contribution.
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| Streamline Surfboards 1980 Mark Bromwich. Jes  |
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| Stremps Surfboards ? 1971 ? |
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| Stewart Surfboards
Mooney Beach, Newcastle. Catherine Hill Bay. 1978 John Stewart  Decal thanks to Snazzy, December 2019. |
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| Steve Core Surfboards
14 Box Road Taren Point 1971 Decal image forwarded by Anon, February 2010. |
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| Steven Design Surfboards
Clifton Beach, Tasmania, 1983 Leigh Stevens |
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| Steve
Wilson Surfboards Evans Head, NSW. 1988 Steve Wilson Concave - Blue Ring Australia Good-Bad Man Fins |
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| Stix Surfboards
? 1979 |
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| Stinga Surfboards
? 1975 Moulded fin-less junior prone board. See #370, scroll to bottom. |
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| Stix Surfboards
? 2010 |
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| Straddie
Assault Surfboards Stradbroke Island, WA? 1988 |
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| Stranger
Surfboards Tasmania 1972 Nick Stranger Notes thanks to Dale, Scamander Beach Surf Shop June 2021: Nick Stranger started making boards in about 1972, and is one of our best known shapers today. He has sponsored Tasmanian champion surfer Dustin Hollick since he was 13, and made this thruster board for him in the mid to late 1980s when Dustin was still a teenager. |
| Strap Surfboards
Neil Croft 1976 Victoria? |
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| Strapper Surfboards
132 Geelong Road, Torquay, Victoria. Phone 052 612312 1973 Dennis “Strapper” Day Day began shaping at Fred Pyke Surfboards, Torquay) and in the early 1970’s he moved to Klemm-Bell Surfboards. In 1976 opened his own surf shop and a shared a factory with Pat Morgan Surfboards. Day subsequently set up a factory in a shearing shed on Speakys Farm before building a new surf shop and surfboard factory at Torquay circa 1982. 1979 Michael Di Sciascio. 1980 Strapper- West Coast Surfboards (Kneeboards) shaped by Michael Sciascio.. 1988 Scooped Deck by Strapper - Turbo Fins 1989 Michael Di Sciascio purchases the company. Decal image emailed by Mike from Geelong, June 2009. Adjusted after following a note by Karly Day, March 2012: My dad Dennis Day started Strapper surfboards in 1976 after working for Klemm Bell from the late 60s. All details can be found on the following site. http://www.strapper.com.au/about_page.html            |
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| Stuart Surfboards
?? 1999 Stu Noted: 6ft 3" 3 Fin Thruster with FCS plugs and marked Stu for Jimbo- Stuart Smith? |
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| Stumpy Surfboards
Queensland Ph. 074-93 4655 1999 Peter James-Wallace |
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| Summer Breeze Surfboards
Swansea, NSW. ? 1976 Peter Wakeman Decal courtesy of Snazzy, February 2019. Richard Evans 1988 Summer Breeze Surf Wax, Swansea, NSW.  |
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Summercloud Surfboards, Coffs Harbour, circa 1977. Image contributed with thanks by George Smith. January 2008. Summercloud Surfboards, Karora, circa 1978. Image contributed with thanks by Flexi, March 2014. Ronnie Goddard and Quiver, Summercloud Surfboards, Coffs Harbour, 1977. Photograph : Bob Cooper Surfing World Magazine October 1977 Volume 25 Number 6, page 63. |
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| Summercloud Surfboards
Canberra Phone 95-8424 1972 Peter Bull Decal thanks to Snazzy, 2020. |
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| Summer Session
Surfboards 1976 Central Coast, NSW. |
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| Sunbird Surf Design
Victoria. 1975 Don Allcroft  |
 
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| Sunburnt Country Surfboards
Central Coast, NSW. 1978 Gabe Callaghan |
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| Sun Chaser Surfboards
circa 1984 ?  |
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| Sundance Surfboards
circa 1970 to 1976 Central Coast, NSW? Craig Morris A spoon deck kneeboard noted by Len Gunther, May 2007. Decals: Sundance, Sold by Central Coast Surf Shop, 1973. Sundance, 1975. Contributed by Len |
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| Sundance Designs
[Surfboards] Ballina, NSW 1978 Peter Townsend |
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| Sundance
Surfboards Wonthaggi, Victoria. (056) 721-872 1983 Greg Hogan Entry adjusted in January 2015 following an email from Tim Nelson: These were shaped by Greg Hogan at Wonthaggi in Victoria. Greg is now at Island surfboards. Top: Decal contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015. Below: Sundance Red and Blue, 1983. -
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| Sun Dancer Surfboards
- Kneeboards 1982 236 Harbord Road, Brookvale 2100 NSW (02)938-3270 Wayne Hutch. 1988 Peter English     |
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| Sunlit Performance
Surfboards 1974 ? |
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| Sunova Surfboards,
Mandurah WA. 1995 Owner/Shaper Bert Berger. Balsa covered foam boards, (Mals and shortboards). The balsa laminate is vacuumed onto a shaped polystyrene blank and set with epoxy resin Reported, with thanks, Brook and Fenella December 2003. 1999 Bamboo and fibreglass combination |
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| Sunrise
Surfboards Caves Rd, Yallingup, WA Owner: David Plaisted 1973 Ian Cairns shaping. |
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| Sunrise Surfboards
Top of Taps Surfshop, O'Halloran Hill and Victor Harbour, South Australia. Phone: 29-5995 1975 ?? Decals contributed by Snazzy, February 2019 and Peter Moon, Adelaide, August 2008. |
 
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| Sunrise Surfboards
1983 Old Bar, Mid North Coast Phone: 537683 Ken McDonald 1986 Retailed from Capricorn Surf Centre,Taree.     |
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| Sunset Surfboards
??? 1978 Ned McMahon  1982 ??? Warren Gunning |
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| Sunshine Surfboards
Redcliffe, Queensland. 1978 An off-shoot of Cowley Surfboards. Iann Cowley, April 2012, noted the company "belonged and was created by Eric Cowley." Robert Pridmore Mark Pridmore emailed the following (edited) comment in February, 2008: "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." Decal image contributed with thanks, by Paulie M., March 2013. |
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| Sunshine Classic
Longboards Queensland ? 1995 Brian Ho |
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| Supa Natural Surfboards
The Surf Factory, Newcastle (049) 69-5889 1978 Mike Byrnes  |
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| Super Stick
Surfboards ? 1977  |
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| Surfari Custom
Surfboards Australia ? 1959 |
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| Surfari Surfboards
Castalloy Plastics Pty. Ltd. Adelaide, South Australia 1963 Shark model. Swordfish model. Swordfish decal courtesy of Vern, Caloundra, March 2017. Surfari #258, 9’10”.  |
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| Surf Assault Weapons Stanwell Park, South Coast, NSW. 1982 ? Noted: 5'10 Knee-board with tri-fin boxes. |
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| Surfboards Australia 25 Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah. Used in California by Gordon and Smith Surfboards in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Probably G&S or Peter Clarke factories in Taren Point. 1970 Decal contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015. 1977 Boards by Peter Townend, Robert Conneeley, Alan Blythe, Terry Bishop, Steve Griffiths, Peter Glasson, Bob Liddell, Brad Mayes, Gary Hughes and Morning Star. Tracks January 1977, page 32. See Gordon and Smith Surfboards |
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| Surfboards Australia 1968-1974 Gordon and Smith Surfboards, California. Decal left from a twin-fin, circa 1970. |
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| Surfboards Burleigh Heads
64 Goodwin Terrace, Burleigh Heads, Queensland. 1974 Surfboards Burleigh
Heads, contributed by Phil with thanks, May
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| Surfboards
Cronulla Taren Point ? 1980 Geoff Solness Shark Island Design Decals thanks to Snazzy, March 2019. Also see: Shark Island Surfboards, above. |
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| Surfboards Hawaii 1963 Honolulu - Dick Brewer 1965 California |
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| Surfboards Penong 1977 Paul Gravelle |
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| Surfboards Sumner ? 1974 Alan Mitchell |
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| The Surf Company
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Co Burleigh Heads, Queensland 1979 Dick van Straalen and Richard Harvey  |
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| Surf Design Pacific Highway, Mermaid Beach, Queensland. Surfers Paradise, Queensland 1969 Dick van Straalen 1972 Surf Design - ying and yang, later Town and Country Hawaii and Australia. Surf Design- van Straalens Spirit of the Sea. Decals contributed by snazzy, January 2019.  |
  Surfboards by Surf Design, Mermaid B'ch. Surf International, Volume 2 Number 3, 1969? |
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| Surf Design Queensland 1974 Les Aberdeen Tommy Peterson Mark or Mick Rabbidge- MR, shapers markings circa 1975. Surf Design decal 1977 courtesy
of Mick Mock.  Surf Design decal and MR markings
1975 with additional notes courtesy of Jason Connell,
March 2017. Jason has suggested that MR is
Mick Rabbidge, son of Mark Rabbidge.  Surf Design, 1974
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| Surforce Surfboards
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland. 1982 Hand Shaped by Motor Decals courtesy of Snazzy, May 2020.  |
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| Surf Machines Surfboards
???Newcastle 1979
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| Surfrider (Surf-mats)
1978
Polyester/Nylon
... with handles and plastic fins.Deflated size 118cm x 72 cm. Made in Taiwan. |
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| (The) Surf Shop
1962-1963 Albert House, King George Square, Brisbane, Phone 35-1012 Noted: Early 1960's restored 9ft 3" stringer-less (!) with wooden D-fin, about 8.5" deep. |
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| Surf Star Surfboards
??? 1964 Surfstar Made Exclusively for Farmers. Farmers was
a large retail chain.
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| Surftech
Surfboards Thailand 2000 Epoxy surfboards in a multitude of sizes and Signature Shape Design Series shapes. Mickey Munoz 10ft Malibu Al Merrick (Channel Islands) 7ft Thruster  Tuff-Lite - Mark Richards Super Twin 6ft 2"  |
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| Surf
West Surfboards ? 1981 Bruce Montgomery (Kiwi: New Zealand to Australia?)  |
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| Sweet Country Corn
Brookvale-Crescent Head, NSW ? circa 1973 Bill Cilia An offshoot of Shane Surfboards. sweet country corn decal, circa 1973 Below, SCC decal, circa 1975, image courtesy of Mick Mock, Sydney Surf Auction, 2010. Sweet Country Corn was a brand built by Bill Cilia (Nirvana Surfboards) while he was working at Shane Surfboards in the 70's. Bill can't remember how many boards he built under this label. But he does remember how he came up with the name. The story goes that Bill was sitting down with Shane one day at the factory and they were discussing what name he could use on these new boards. At the table was a can of Sweet Corn. |
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| Swift Stix Surfboards 1988 Ulladulla, South Coast, NSW. Terry Glass   |
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| S. Willows Surfboards ? 1973
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| Sybernaut Surfboards Sybernaut Pure Surf Instrument Wollongong? 1977 Theo Hoppel Theo also shaped at South Coast Surfboards. The logo was the designed by hang-gliding pioneer Steve Cohen who glassed for Collins Surfboards. Decal courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019. http://collinswoodensurfboards.weebly.com/the-old-sybernaught-sticker.html |
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| Sydney Willmett
Surfboards ? 1975 Sydney Willmett Decal thanks to Snazzy, 2020. |
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