Parko and Jacko

Posted: July 10, 2013 at 2:03 pm

Jackson Surfboards have been around since ’57 and continue to workout of the same factory at Taren Point where it has been located since moving out of Jackos backyard.. Below Jim Parkinson the current owner and former owner and good friend Brian Jackson.

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Jacko

Posted: May 24, 2013 at 5:23 pm

Brian “Jacko” Jackson 1969…Jacko began making boards in his backyard in 1957, photo courtesy of Jackson Surfboards.

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Brian Jacko Jackson ’69

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 5:51 pm

Jacko working in the factory in ’69 photo courtesy of Jackson Surfboards.

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Legends of Surfing

Posted: March 26, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Found this recent shot on the internet of Cronulla legends from the 60’s Nigel Dwyer, Lance Fisher, Brian Jackson, Bob Weeks and Gary Birdsall .

 

 

 

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The Point 60’s

Posted: May 6, 2012 at 5:33 pm

This photo from the early 60’s of  Billy Penrue and Jacko sharing a ride at The Point. In those early days crowds were not a problem like they are today and surfers actually encouraged one another to ride the same waves.Photo courtesy Del Surfboards.

 

 

 

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Brian Jackson

Posted: May 6, 2012 at 5:19 pm

Here’s Jacko back in the 60’s behind the broom in the factory. Jacko was a huge player in the development of the sport on the Southside from the very beginning. Photo courtessy Del Surfboards.

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Jacko @ Sandshoes

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 7:18 pm

Brian Jackson surfboard shaper and Cronulla legend takes on Sandshoes reef in the sixties. Photo Jack Eden

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Brian Jackson

Posted: March 29, 2011 at 3:54 pm

Jacko drops into The Point on a good sized day back in the 60’s. Photo byJack Eden.

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The Jacksons

Posted: January 18, 2011 at 11:52 am

Faye and Brian (Jacko) Jackson down the south coast photo taken by Jim Harper sometime in the 60’s. Photo courtessy Christina Parkinson,Jackson Surfboards

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