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Argus25 · 29th Dec 2018, 11:09 pm

The same sense of loss happened in Australia, with the loss of AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australia) They made appliances from about 1912, manufactured valves (AWV) every bit as good as RCA's originals, made semiconductors too, made radios & TV's. They could not compete with cheap imports, when the import tariffs got dropped by the Whitlam Governement in the '70's. The name & Logo was acquired by a Casino group and the logo used for a while, then it has all but disappeared. It is sad when an iconic name goes. Makes me appreciate my HMV 904 TV even more.

29th Dec 2018, 11:09 pm	#33
Argus25 No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia. Posts: 2,679	Re: HMV in administration. The same sense of loss happened in Australia, with the loss of AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australia) They made appliances from about 1912, manufactured valves (AWV) every bit as good as RCA's originals, made semiconductors too, made radios & TV's. They could not compete with cheap imports, when the import tariffs got dropped by the Whitlam Governement in the '70's. The name & Logo was acquired by a Casino group and the logo used for a while, then it has all but disappeared. It is sad when an iconic name goes. Makes me appreciate my HMV 904 TV even more.