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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
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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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Booklet - 'The Peril of Melbourne', Victorian Land Settlement Division, Immigration League ...
Booklet titled 'The Peril of Melbourne' produced by The Victorian Land Settlement Division of the Immigration League of Australia in 1907. It promotes the increase of primary production ...
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Catalogue - Hugh V. McKay, Sunshine Farm Implements, Sunshine, circa 1909
The catalogue covers a range of products including a detailed descriptions of their functions and possible uses. It also outlines that the "Sun Twin-Disc Cultivator has been "specifica ...
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Company History - H.V. McKay, Sunshine, Agricultural Implements, Circa 1927
Trade publication: 'The Sunshine Harvester Works', 1926. Octavo sized stapled booklet, 14 pages, illustrated with enhanced black and white photographs and line drawings. Cover of bookl ...
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Product Catalogue - H.V. McKay, Sunshine Harvester Works, Agricultural Implements, 1927
Small catalogue featuring the complete product range from Sunshine Harvester Works; "The largest farm implement works in Australia". The title page is printed in full color featuring an ...
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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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