I'm in Australia. So our locally produced Lithgow/Slazenger Model 1, 1A, 1B (single shots), 12, 55 (bolt action repeaters) are probably the most "iconic" .22lr rifles, locally made.
We also saw a lot of the British rifles of that time, such as the BSA Sportsman 5, Sportsman 10, Sportsman 15, and some American, such as Winchester.
These were the rifles of the period after the Second World War, when we had a rabbit plague across much of Australia, and things were tight, so many an income was made as a rabbit hunter, selling the meat and skins. The above Lithgow rifles were made with left over .303 rifle blanks (50Ton steel), and hardwood selected for full wood SMLE rifles. I, and my children, have a few, including one that has been in the family since new. Given the pressure generated by a .22lr, I would expect that these rifles will last many more generations (they have a jointed timber stock, I have had to dowel and glue two, where the wood had dried out, and they had let go).
Since that time we have seen a plethora of imported rifles (noting our restrictions which generally don't permit pump action or semi-auto shotguns, nor semi-auto rifles, unless a rural land holder, or professional shooter - military and police excluded, of course).
Australia has now returned to producing rifles, including an "iconic" .22lr, at Lithgow Arms, the LA101; I suspect that this rifle, given the quality, will join its earlier companions, in the 'passed down through the family' class of well built firearms.