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Photograph - H.V. McKay Massey Harris, Farm Equipment Manufacture & Field Trials, Sunshine, Victoria, Sep 1944 Image Reg. No: MM 016318

SUNSHINE GIRLS MAKING BINDER CANVASES FOR ENGLAND. L. TO R.: THE GIRLS SHOWN AT WORKS ARE - THELMA GILL, MARY SMITH, DOT. WILLS, DORRIE HENDERSON, IVY REWELL AND WINNIE BARCLAY. CANVAS ROOM FOREMAN ERN. NAYLER (LEFT) IS INSPECTING THE WORK, WHILE JOE MCM
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'Sunshine girls making binder canvases for England: left to right: the girls shown at works are - Thelma Gill, Mary Smith, Dot. Wills, Dorrie Henderson, Ivy Rewell and Winnie Barclay. Canvas room foreman Ern. Nayler (left) is inspecting the work, while Joe.
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Tagged with: factories, reaper-binder canvases, workers, women s work
Themes this item is part of: H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection, Images & Image Making Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification: MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRY
Secondary Classification: Images (To Be Classified)
Tertiary Classification: images (to be classified)
Original Caption: SUNSHINE GIRLS MAKING BINDER CANVASES FOR ENGLAND. L. TO R.: THE GIRLS SHOWN AT WORKS ARE - THELMA GILL, MARY SMITH, DOT. WILLS, DORRIE HENDERSON, IVY REWELL AND WINNIE BARCLAY. CANVAS ROOM FOREMAN ERN. NAYLER (LEFT) IS INSPECTING THE WORK, WHILE JOE MCMURDO FOLDS THE PROCESSED PRODUCTS.
People Depicted: Rewell, Ivy; Gill, Thelma; Smith, Mary; Wills, Dot; McMurdo, Joe; Henderson, Dorrie
Format: Photograph: Black & White
Place & Date Depicted: Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, Sep 1944

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