Hello ODK history lovers
Austral-Villiers Deluxe reel mowers first appeared in about 1955.
They were offered in 14”, 16”, 18” and 20” sizes and there was a
20” Heavy Duty Commercial Model.

These were manufactured by Condeco Pty Ltd of High Street,
Armadale, Victoria, with factory located at 9 Graham Road,
Highett, Victoria.

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By the late 1950s, Condeco would introduce their first rotary –
the Adaptomatic – and their A-V reels would be rebranded as the
A-V Everyman reel mowers.

My best guess is that Condeco had some private contractual
arrangement with England’s mower-maker Atco, and also engine-maker
Villiers, to use certain Atco designs and the Villiers name in the AUS market.
I do not believe there was any direct connection apart from that.

Nothing is certain about that.

Austral-Villiers were sold Australia-wide through State
Distributors and they clearly sold in volume.

TO BE CONTINUED …