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Australia and New Zealand Motorcycles

A

Acme (Melbourne) 1904~1916

Acme (Sydney) 1939-1949

Acme (Tasmania)

Alert 1912 (Vic.)

Alexa 1903 (Goulburn)

Allison 1902-1906 (Adelaide)

Alpha 1904 (Adelaide)

A.O.V.

A & P

Arcade-JAP1915 (Vic.)

Ariel 1911-16(Footscray, Vic)

Ariel (Gawler)

Ascot

A.S.D.

Ashfield 1908 (Sydney)

Astley 1911-1918 (Vic.)

Aussi-Also 1919-1920 (Vic.)

Austral (Melbourne)

Australian Scout

Australis 1895 (Sydney)

B

B & W 1937-38

Baden Powell 1904

Ballarat 1904-1917 (Vic.)

Balmain c1915, Vic.

Barb Vic.

Bartley & Perry

Bennett & Barkell (B&B)

Beach

Beare Sixstroke

Beart

Be-Gin

Behrens

Bell

Besanko

B.G.W.

Bilyard & King (Tas.) c.1924

Bird

Blue Bell by Wagener (S.A.)

Blue Bell (Shepparton, Vic.)

Blue Spec (Wagener)

B.M.G.

Bolger

Bon Trike (NSW)

Bolwell-PGO (SA)

Bonning Roadster (QLD)

Boomerang

Brandwood (Adelaide & Launceston)

Bronzewing (Launceston)

Bronzewing (Fitzroy)

Brooklands 1913 (Melbourne)

Burden

Burg 1914-1921 (Favourite)

Burnley

B & W

Byron Special

C

Cameron 1918 (SA)

Campbell (Tas.)

Carbine (Melbourne)

Carbine 1910~1914 (Sydney)

Carrison 1907~1909 (SA)

Castle 1915 (Vic)

Cathro

Cattermole

C.C.M.C.

C.G.J.

Chaple

Charleston 1907 (SA)

Clair

Clearview

Clement-JAP

Clement

Clinton

Clipper 1913 (NSW)

Clyde

Clyst

Comet-Minerva (Vic.)

Commonwealth

Cooee

Cottman Colt 1930s (Vic.)

Craig Beat-All

Cressy

Crown

C.S.W.

Cyclone 1913~1918 (Tas.)

D

Dalm, see J.N. Taylor

Dalwood 1915-1916

Darge

Davidge 1913-1914

Davies-Franklin

Davis (SA)

Day

Denco (NZ)

Denton

Dethbridge

Devon (Ulverstone)

Devon (Moonee Ponds)

Don

Dowell

Dowling

Dunleigh

E

E.B. 1915 (Vic)

Edith 1955 (Vic) Microcar

Edworthy 1906 (NSW)

Ekins 1905 (SA)

Elliott 1912-1935 (Payneham SA)

Elliott 1911-1914 (Paddington NSW)

Empire (Adelaide)

Empire Precision (Vic)

Ensign

Esk 1904~1905 (Tas.)

Eureka 1903-1906 (Vic.)

Euroa (Vic.)

F

Federal c.1903

Finlay c.1900 (Sydney)

Firth 1914-15

Fitzgerald c.1910 (S.A.)

Fleet 1903-08 (Melbourne)

Flood 1998

Flora c.1916 (Tas.)

Flying Jolly 1907-1908 (S.A.)

Forbes (Bendigo, Vic.)

Fonz 2010-2022 (Sydney)

Foulis 1909-1910 (Sydney)

G

G&B 1909-1916 (Tas.)

G.C.S. (Melbourne)

GEM (Vic.)

Globe

Gordon

Gordon-Dojabout

Governer-Villiers (NZ)

Gradoir

Greyhound 1916 (W.A.)

Growden 1905 (S.A.)

Guard 1906-07 (S.A.)

Gunner

H

Hall 1905-1906 (Sydney)

Harrison & Reynolds

Hawthorn

Hede

Hinsley

Hodgson

Hogan

Holly

Hooker

Hore

Howard

H.R.B.

Hunwick-Hallam/Harrop 1997~ (NSW)

Hurry Up

I

Ideal

Illawarra 1903-1905 (N.S.W.)

Imperial

Imperial Star

Invincible

Invincible-JAP 1922~1928

Irene

Iris 1922~1928

Irving Vincent

Ixion

J

Jackson 1908 (Tas.)

James Holliday (Vic)

Jarman

Jelbart

J.E.T.

J.J.

J.M.C.

Junction

Juno

K

Kedge

Kellow 1903 (Melbourne)

Kelsey

Kew Flyer

Kiora

K&M

K.L.M.

King (Vic.)

Knut 1916 (S.A.)

K.V.

L

La Bird

Lathey (Tas.)

Laver

Leech 1904-1917 (Vic.)

Leitch (Vic.)

Leo

Lewis (Adelaide)

Lewis (Williamstown & Melbourne)

Limb see Pirie

Lob (Adelaide) 1904~1907

Local (Qld) 1906~1908

Lyall

LYC

M

Magnet 1902 (Vic.)

Maldon

Malpas c.1913 (S.A.)

Maplestone Forks (Mfg in UK)

Marsey c1903 (Tas.)

Martin 1902-03

Mascot

Massey (Tas.)

Mathews

Mayfield

McLean (S.A.)

Menere

Metro

Metrop

Midland

Mimosa

Maori (NZ)

Moller 1904 (S.A.)

Mona, see Quirks

Monarch 1917 (Footscray, Vic)

Monarch 1921 (Richmond, Vic.)

Morita

Morton

Mortox Special (S.A.)

Morwell

Mostyn 1909-1914

Mumford

Munro (NZ)

Musgrave

N

National

Native

Nauman

Newton

Nick

Nilma

Noble

North Eastern

N.S.W. 1920 (SA)

NZeta 1961-63 (NZ)

O

O&H (Vic.)

Okey

Opitz

Oriol

P

Pappin SA, 1914-15

P&C

Pearl

Pelican

Perfect

Pfundt & Higgs

PGM

Phoenix

Pirie 1903-1914 (S.A.)

Pivot

Planet c.1915

Platt-Betts 1901 (Sydney)

P&R

Precision (Melbourne)

Precision (Adelaide)

Pretoria

Prince 1970s-1990s

Progress

Q

R

Radium

Rathmore

R&B

Ready

Record

Reeve

Reeves

Relay 1905 (NSW)

Release

Remington

REN

Renown

Rhodes Record

Rhodia

Richards

Riley

Rival 1905 (N.S.W.)

Robertson

Rogers Bros.

Rollert (Vic.)

Rolfe 1914-15 (Vic.)

Rolly

Roma

Roon

Rose (Adelaide)

Rose (Shepparton, Vic.)

Roser

Royal Q see Quirk's Mona

RTV 1990s, see also Prince, Terry

Ruby

Rush

S

S.A.F.U.

Sarich 1973 (W.A.)

Scamander

Seven Star

Shamrock

Silo

Silver Star

Simmons

Simplex

Sirdar (South Yarra)

Sirdar (Westbury)

Sol Invictus 2007 NSW

Southern Cross NSW

Southern Cross (Toowoomba)

Springbett

Standard

Stanhope

Star

Stevens

Stevenson

Stirling

Stow

Strand (see also Villiers-Strand)

Streak

Sullivan

Sun

Sunlight (Tas.)

Surrey (Melbourne)

Surrey (Sydney)

Sutherland

Sutton

Swallow

Swan

Swingler

T

Tasma 1911

Taylors Special

Terry (Adelaide)

T.F.H.

Thistle

Torpedo (Launceston)

Torpedo (Prahran)

Tourist

Traveller

Trescowthick 1903

Tricol

U

Uneeda

Union Jack

Utility

V

Vale

Vee Two (Perth)

Victa (NSW)

Victor (Freeling)

Victor (Hobart)

Victor (Surrey Hills)

Victor (Malvern)

Victor (SA) 1919-1921

Victorian

Victory

W

Wagener 1903-c1910

W.A.K.

Walker Bullpup 1927

Wallace

Ward

Watson Sydney

Waverley

Webb

Webster (Tamworth)

Webster

Wesson

West 1920 (W.A)

Whalley 1910 (Vic.)

Whitbourn 1910 (Vic.)

White

Williams

Willow

Wimmera 1914-1915 (Vic.)

Windsor (Vic.)

Winton (Vic.)

Withington

Wizard (S.A)

Wood 1905 (Sydney)

Woolston 1907 (S.A)

Wyatt S.A.

Y-Z

YZR Engineering

YZR Engineering Vic.

Zeta S.A.

This list is based on that compiled from the work of Rob Saward by Simon Fleming, along with his own.

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