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| Nalu Surfboards 98 Lyntton Road East ... one Brisbane, Qld. 1972 to 1974 Contributed with thanks, by Les Purcell, April 23, 2003: Tony Biltoft who owned Nalu Surfboards, in Brisbane 1972 to 1973 when he died. There was a Memorial Contest for him for many years following. Contributed with thanks, by Kim Hancock, December, 2011 (edited): Nalu surfboards were built by Tony Biltoft and his 2 younger brothers, he learnt to shape at Adlers in Brisbane for 2 years and then went it alone. He was building a good cliental untill on I think it was Sepetember 1974 his finish room exploded tragicaly burning him to death, the buisness did not continue.. I think the guy who mentioned Sharlin surfboards having a fire was possible thinking of Nalu. Shaun emailed July 2010: Hi, just thought I would drop you a quick line about `SHARLEN` Surfboards . Had one in the early 70`s . They were made by two brothers in East Brisbane , Queensland . They had a small surfshop there and the factory was nearby . As far as I can recollect there was a fire at the factory and one of the brothers was killed in the glassing room ? Or so the story goes ?? After that the shop closed down and that was the last I heard of the brand. Noted: Advertisement in Tracks Number 44 March 1974. |
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| Nat Young
Surf Design Post Office Box 2, Avalon, Australia, N.S.W. 2107. 1974 Nat Young 1976 Mona Vale and Paul Holmes, Gunther Rohn. 1978 Black Nat Twin fin - for team rider Greg Black - decal image below courtesy of Freddie, February 2014. 1981 Tri fin 1982 Phil Murray, Jet Fins. Brad Mayes  Mike Davis - Malibu designs, Dinosaur decal: Sam- An Old Friend 1985 Nat Young's Fall Line Surfboards Rob Allen Pete Evans Mick Dooley (Mini-mal)  Decal contributed by Daniel, November 2011. 1998 Ronnie Woodward - Longboards 2005 Bic Surfboards Nat Young model  |
   1973?, decal thanks to Snazzy, June 2019.      |
| Native
Surfboards Yamaba-Angourie, NSW 1971-1972 David "Baddy" Treloar, Dennis Anderson, Ian Goodacre. Treloar had his first signature model at Nipper Williams Surfboards, Brookvale, in 1969 and then moved to the Angourie branch of Wilderness Surfboards, which was taken over by Wayne Williams in 1973. Top: NATIVE surfboards, pencilled over lightning-bolt graphic, circa 1971-1972. Board shaped by Ian 'Goody' Goodacre. Centre: Faded Native decal and Designed by David Treloar, circa 1972. Under a blue pigmented deck. Contributed by Jo-Jo99, June 2014. 1974 39 Winbourne Road Brookvale, NSW. - (earliest?) advertisement in Tracks #52, January 1975. Pinlines: Peter Stanton, Bottom: Native Distinctive Surfboards, Brookvale, circa 1974. In 2009, Native Surfboards were listed at: 13 Sanctuary Avenue, Avalon, NSW 2107. Below: Native decal, circa 1976. Contributed by Justin Harrison, March 2006.    |
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| Natural Awareness Surfboards
70 Maitland Street Norah Head, NSW 1980 Graeme Wood - Bill Cilia 1982 Graeme Wood Decals courtesy of Tom Foster, January, 2017.  1987
  1990: Cut from Michael Petersen Fruit Bowl |
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Balance Surfboards Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland 1978 KKK |
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Design Surfboards Michael Peterson Surfboards Dimentional Surf Design Queensland ? Ivanhoe, Victoria? 1975 Michael Peterson (MP) Decal, left, and edited notes thanks to Anonymous, September 2020: I’ve owned (this board) for some 20 plus years. Members of the MP Vintage Board Facebook page referenced your site - they thought made about 1974 /1975. The board has the MP - 1 initials near the fin. It was suggested that it is a Natural Design board from Ivanhoe, Victoria, but I’m not sure this is correct. See Natural Design (Ivanhoe), below. Also see Michael Peterson Surfboards. The second decal, appears to be in two sections; the Natural Design - Shaped by Michael Peterson possibly trimmed from the top decal, laminated above the Dimentional Surf Design. Note that dimentional is not a real word, perhaps a misspelling of dimensional? Other significant misspellings include the John Arnold Surfboards Involment model, later corrected to Involvement, and McCoy Surfboards Reno Abelliro model, actually Abellira. |
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| Natural Design Surfboards
circa 1974. 43 Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe,Victoria Rod Stock. Curly Pet Special Model. Left: Natural Design, c1976. AND: |
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| Natural Energy Surfboards
circa 1975. 43 Lower Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe,Victoria? 57-8586 Rod Stock. |
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| Natural Energy Surfboards
1989 Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Natural Flite Surfboards Gold Coast, Queensland 1977 San Rachael 1979 Australia - Hawaii Doug Bell  |
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| Natural Flow Surfboards Fingal Head ("South of the Border") Gold Coast Qld 1976 Jim Imeson  |
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Flow Surfboards Shoalhaven Heads NSW 1975 Peter Hitchen |
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| Natural Hi Surfboards Newcastle 1981 |
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| Neal Purchase
Surf Design Kirra Point, Gold Coast, Queensland. 1974 Neal Purchase Below: circa 1990  |
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| Neale Taylor Surfboards Woy Woy, NSW 1963 Neale Taylor David Platt records that Mr Taylor was a shipwright and Taylor's Boatshed was on the Woy Woy waterfront, where Fisherman's Wharf is located today. See: http://davidplattsurfboardrestorations.blogspot.com.au/search/label/taylor surfboards |
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| Neil
Cormack Surfboards ? 1990 Neil Cormack |
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Luke Kneeboards Phillip Island, Victoria 1978 Neil Luke      |
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| Neil Oke Design
Surfboards Victoria 1978? Decal contributed with thanks by Snazzy, April 2015. See Oke Surfboards |
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Neilsen Surfboards, Surfers Paradise, Burleigh Heads, Queensland. The sons of Surfer Paradise's first professional life guard Bill Neilsen, Paul and his brother Rick both were introduced to surfing at an early age. The company was started by the Paul and Rick Neilsen, after working for local board builder, Hohensee Surfboards. The brother's local reputation was enhanced by their domination at Burleigh Heads and nationally by Paul's contest success, with the accompanying media exposure. He was second in the 1970 Bobby Brown Memorial Contest at Cronulla and first in the1971 Australian Titles at Bells Beach. The following year he took first place in the Smirnoff Contest held at Sunset Beach, and was a finalist in the 1972 Hang Ten Pro and the 1976 Rip Curl Bells. 1970 Paul Neilsen Rick Neilsen Centre Atcade, Surfers Paradise Sportman Avenue, Mermaid Beach, Queensland 1972 Australian Champion Model Decals courtesy of Will Chance, March 2017. 1972 Jeff Hakman Model 1974 Da Sting - Designed by Apia - Bertelman Hawaii 1976 Darryl Bulger and Richard Harvey; 1977 and Nev Hyman; 1979 Tony Etherington, Paul and Rick Neilsen, Mark Loveridge and KKK; Stingray model by Rick Neilsen - swallow tail flyer with twin fin boxes. 1980 Gunther Rohn; 1982 Mark Loveridge 1985 Nev Hyman 1986 Phil Grace Tony Dempsey 1987 Mark Loveridge Dale Chapman 1989 Phil Myers Vent System |
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 Down Railer Model, 1971. |
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Neilsen, circa 1974.
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 Bros. Neilsen Pintail Flyer, 1976. |
   Bros. Neilsen Stingray, 1979. |
 Bros. Neilsen White Pointer by Loveridge, 1978. |
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       1987   Phil Myers Vent System,1989 |
             Mark Loveridge,1987  Dale Chapman,1989 |
| Neil
Schultz Surfboards
1978 Coolum, Queensland |
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| Neville
Hyman Surfboards Gold Coast Qld 1978 Neville Hyman See also Nev Surfboards Gold Coast Qld , 1980 Nev Hyman 1988 Neva Look Back - Neva Say Neva 1990 Richard 'Dog' Marsh Model 1993 Munga Weapons (Munga Barry) 1995 Christian Fletcher (California) Model      |
     
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| Newcastle
Surf Design Newcastle 1988 John Scollay |
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| New Line Surfboards. Gold Coast, Queensland A Christ Centered Company 1984 Rob Webster   |
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| New Oceanic Surfboards. [Max Gill] Melbourne circa 1964-6? Geoff Smith reports one board : On the stringer at the tail is pencilled 996 (so presumably they made a few boards), Gill (purchaser /shaper?) and 9'3". It also has a Waverley Beach permit sticker (sorry can't remember the year) on the nose. Given the pencil marking "Gill", this may indicate an offshoot of Gill Surfboards, Owner/Shaper : Max Gill. Decal image by Mark Tebbutt, Queensland, December 2015. |
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| Newport
Paipo Boards. California 1970-1980 Ric Newcombe Design   Vari-Set by Waveset Fins, 1970.  Shoe by
Newport Paipo, California,
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  Concave Vector, 1976. |
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Wave Model Surfboards ? 1983 Mal ? |
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Wave Wetsuits (Surfboards) Newcastle? 1982 Steve Butterworth Early one-off (?) personally shaped Thruster with centre fin box. |
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| Nexus
Surfboards. South Coast ? 1978 Ed Hooper |
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| NH
Surfboards PO Box ? Taree 1985 Multi Fin Striker Channel Reaction High Energy Expression  |
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| Nichol
Surfboards Wollongong 1984 Paul Nichol See Paul Nichol Surfboards |
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| Nicol Surfboards Warrnambool 1973 Noted: glue-line stringer asymmetric shape, three colour laminate single fin with leg-rope hole in the base- no plug, marked Nik 6' 6" x 19 1/2" - 50 |
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| Nicos Surfboards Ocean Grove, Victoria. 2015 Noted: Custombuilt, 8' 11" x 19.5", twin rear fin set up with single side fins ... a more rigid fin would make it more responsive. |
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| Nipper
Williams Surfboards 28 Sydenham Road Brookvale NSW 93-2235 1967 Nipper Williams; 1968 See #386 Terry Fitzgerald 1969 David "Baddy" Treloar; a sponsored rider at $20 per week. Neal Purchase (board markings) Kevin Parkinson (board markings) 1970 David "Baddy" Treloar and Trery Fitzgerald - SW Volume 14 Number 2, 1970. John Otton and Barry King, -Tracks, December 1970, page 8. Nipper Williams blue decal forwarded by Bill, June 2008. Right and below: Nipper and Nipper Williams decals, 1970-1972. |
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 The Totally Responsive Surfboard. Surf International Volume 2 Number 3, page 4. |
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| Nirvana
Surfboards see Age Surfboards and Nevada Surfboards 1971 - 1972 Lakemba, NSW - Kincumber NSW Alf Jeffries 1974 Kincumber NSW Bill Cilia. Peter Mercer 1978 Bill Cilia and Friends: Butch Cooney, Bruce Abrams Robert Allen Terry Moene Craig Bettenay Glen Winton: Twin Fin Flex 1979 and Glen Underwood; 1981 Ronnie Woodward 1983 Shane Egan Rob Hastings 1987 Dan Santangelo        1975  1980     1988 |
    
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| Peter
emailed July, 2005 (edited)... re : Age, Nevada, Nivarna Surfboards. Your story is a little incorrect, here are the facts ... Alf Jeffries started AGE Surfboards....with Gary (Willer??? - not exactly sure of the surname) who ran the retail side at Bankstown, circa 1966 - 1967. Alf ran the factory at Lakemba, employees included Billy "Black Boy" Cilia. About 1971 - 1972, Alf changed the name to Nirvana Surfboards and later on moved the factory to Kinkumber. In the late 1970's, Alf sold Nivarna surfboards (proprietor unknown) and relocated to Western Australia. Bill Cilla was initally involved with Nevada Surfboards ("Lock and load" was the slogan in one magazine advertisement) and later bought Nirvana Surfboards. Alf Jefferies currently resides in Coffs Harbour.    |
 Shooting High, circa 1978. Courtesy of Mick Mock. Sydney Surf Auction, 2010. |
| Noah
Surfboards 1971 Ocean Grove, Victoria. Shaped by Graham Atkinson, East Gippsland ,VIC Anglesea. Decals: Noah Surfboards Block, circa 1971. - contributed with thanks by Snazzy, April 2015. - contributed, with thanks, by T. Clarke, Victoria, April 2011.
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| Nock and Kirby's Surfboards
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| Nomad Kneeboards 1973 Maroubra Peter Berry |
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| Norm Casey
Surfboards Casey Surfboards 1957 51 Hooper Street Randwick, Sydney. Hollow timber boards and surf skis. See ANMM "Non Stop II" ARHV Number: HV000047. 1960 625 Princes Highway Rockdale Phone 59-2472 Norm Casey 1961 and Gary Birdsall... "Started at Norm Casey Surfboards, Rockdale". - Personal interview, 13 December 2003 Thanks to Gary Birdsall. circa 1964 55 Bay Street Taren Point, NSW.  Surfboards by Norm Casey, Sydney, 1960.  Norm Casey Surfboards : Green decal, circa 1965. when they took over the premises, 1966.  |
 Norm Casey Surfboards, circa 1960. Image courtesy of Stanley's Surfboard Logo Library.  Surfboards by Norm Casey, 1962.  The design copied from Dewey Weber Surfboards, USA. Image contributed, with thanks, by Tim Clarkson, Victoria, January 2006.  |
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