Victa rotary lawnmower and Mervyn Victor Richardson, the owner of the company
Victa rotary lawnmower and Mervyn Victor Richardson, the owner of the company
Victa rotary lawnmower and Mervyn Victor Richardson, the owner of the company
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26 Oct 1955
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Australian Photographic Agency - 01084
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Photographs - 12 x 10 cm. - 1 photonegative
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Copyright status : Taken by Australian Photographic Agency for account: Graves, Hayes & Baker 1642/55. Reproduction for purposes other than private study or research will require permission.
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Victa rotary lawnmower and Mervyn Victor Richardson, the owner of the company
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Digital order no:d7_01084
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"Weird and wonderful Sydney" caption: "This man destroyed weekend suburban tranquility. In 1952, Mervyn Victor Richardson had the brilliant idea of connecting a petrol engine to a rotary lawnmower and built a prototype Victa in his Concord backyard. The rest is history. By 1989 he'd sold 5 million of the damn things"
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Australian Photographic Agency - 01084
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1wNOgy2n
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71290
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