Hello Bill

A warm welcome to these forums!

HG Noble clearly sold some of the first Australian-made rotary mowers in Queensland.
Makes from other countries, and other AUS brands, certainly sold in Queensland before this.

The significance of HG Noble is probably over-stated (they were never 'specialists'),
but the provenance and significance of agents' plates is under-stated for any
post WWII mowers. That is my view, anyway.

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Another thing that had me puzzled was the plastic wheels - I have since learnt that they were as ordered- special order placed with Victa Mowers
Of course, plastic wheels made their appearance with later Victa Model 2s,
and the earliest Noble mowers have been ... Model 2s!

I am keen to record any objective proof (rather than hearsay) of your learning
of a 'special order', as this may indicate other possibilities hereto not recorded.

It would be of record significance to record your mower.
Information on uploading may be found HERE.

The old Queensland catalogue companies, like Noble's, ESCA, and QPS
are important to vintage mower history.

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Jack