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H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
Image: Trade Literature - Hugh V. McKay, Sunshine Farm Implements, circa 1915
Source: Museum Victoria
The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. It began with donations from Hugh Victor McKay in the early decades of the 20th century, and a number of important family donations were made during the 1960s. The largest donation came as the result of an employee at the Sunshine Harvester Works rescuing material from a dumpster in the 1980s. The collection ranges from the 1880s to the most recent agricultural developments. It features more than 15,000 photographs, 750 films, more than 6,000 trade publications, working models of equipment, a rare Sunshine model 'A' tractor, company archives and the original blacksmith shop where the first stripper harvester was made at Drummartin.
- Related Narratives
The Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia- Hugh V. McKay, Agricultural Implement & Machinery Manufacturer, Ballarat & Sunshine, Victoria
- H.V McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd
- Massey-Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd., Agricultural & Construction Equipment Manufacturers & Importers, Sunshine, Victoria
- Sunshine Stripper Harvester
- McKay's Brandnames
- Origin of the 'Sunshine' Brandname
- Bibliography
- Hugh V. McKay, Agricultural Implement & Machinery Manufacturer, Ballarat & Sunshine, Victoria
Items per page: 10 50 (showing 1 - 10) 24 items
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Site Plan - McKay, Factory Plan, 1904
Plan showing an overview of the H.V.McKay Sunshine Harvestor Works factory, dated 1904, at Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria. The plan shows the flow of the creek through the property, all ...
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Envelope - From Cecil McKay, Plaster Moulds of Relief Profile of H.V. McKay, Jan 1928
Envelope from Cecil McKay probably dated January 1928. It was originally secured by drawing pins to the top of the crate which houses two plaster moulds of relief profiles of H.V. McKay ...
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Booklet - H. V. McKay, 'A Self-Contained Australia', 1921
Booklet titled 'A Self-Contained Australia' written by Hugh V. McKay C.B.E., reprinted from 'Australian Business', dated 1921. The booklet discusses how prepared Australia needs to be ...
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Letter - H. V. McKay, to Cecil McKay, General News from London, 12 Jun 1919
Handwritten letter from H. V. McKay from London to his son Cecil Newton, dated 12th June 1919. H. V. McKay congratulates Cecil for his win in the boat race against Xavier, dispenses ...
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Letter of Reply & Schedule - Record of Reference for Order of the British Empire, H. V. Mc ...
Circular letter and schedule from F. W. Pitt, Compiling Editor for 'The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire', to Hugh Victor McKay Esq. C.B.E. of Sunshine, Victoria, dated 16 Jan ...
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Booklet - J.W. Springthorpe, 'The Great Withdrawal', Mar 1916
Booklet titled 'The Great Withdrawal: Story of a Daring Plan, Last Days at Anzac, How Our Soldiers Left, A Vivid Narrative', by Dr J. W. Springthorpe. It was printed by Brown, Prior & ...
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Draft Statement - H. V. McKay, 'Australian Manufacture & Specialisation', circa 1915
Handwritten draft written by H. V. McKay for the Science Bureau of his views on the subject of Australian manufacture and specialisation, circa 1915. McKay writes about the "importance ...
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Statements - Reasons Why Employers Should Vote 'NO' to Conscription, 1915
Three handwritten and typewritten statements made by Hugh Victor McKay outlining reasons why employers should vote 'NO' to conscription. The statements appear to be tongue-in-cheek as M ...
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Letter - R. Anderson, To H. V. McKay Pty. Ltd., Offer of Harvester, 1 Aug 1928
Typewritten letter to H. V. McKay Pty. Ltd. from Robert Anderson of Pine Grove, via Moama, NSW, dated 1 August 1928. An original photograph of this letter confirms the date as 1 August ...
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Invitation - Unveiling of Memorial Tablet for Farm Smithy, Sep 1928
Invitation card addressed to Mr. R. Barnett from the Directors of H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd., to attend the unveiling of a memorial tablet for the farm Smithy at the Sunshine Harvester Works ...
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