Hello ODK History Lovers

The legendary singer Tom Jones has reminded us that some things were not unusual.

It's not unusual in vintage equipment to have multi-purpose garden machines. This one is
unusual in that in is an Australian made mower and digger designed for smaller blocks -
and it dates from 1959.

There is little information on the machine at this time. However, I do know it was designed
and manufactured by Byers Engineering Company of 43 Evans Street, Fairfield, Sydney,
and then at 219 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights, Sydney.

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This machine should not be confused with another machine - also called the 'Little Digger',
manufactured by Rotary Hoes of England and sold here in the mid-1950s. That machine was a
larger machine, which had attachments including a reel mower.

The Australian 'Little Digger' was a rotary lawnmower with a vertical shaft engine!
I only have one newsprint photograph:-

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TO BE CONTINUED ...