Summary

Survey plan drawn in black ink on drafting paper, to scale, by Little and Brosnan, Licensed Surveyors and Engineers, showing the Subdivision, Part of Crown Allotments F7G Section 9, Parish of Maribyrnong, in the County of Bourke. The plan is dated 29 July 1957 and depicts an area of land between St Albans and Gilmour Roads.

Part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia. The collection relates to the agricultural manufacturing firm, the Sunshine Harvester Works. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s in Ballarat. Between 1906 and 1907, McKay moved production to Sunshine where the firm became one of the largest industrial businesses in Australia. Change in ownership is a recurring theme in the company's history. In 1930, it merged with Massey-Harris to become H.V McKay Massey Harris. In the mid-1950s, the company was absorbed by Canadian agricultural firm Massey-Ferguson. Production in Sunshine ceased in the mid-1980s, following almost 100 years of manufacturing agricultural equipment.

Physical Description

Survey plan drawn in black ink on drafting paper, to scale, by Little and Brosnan, Licensed Surveyors and Engineers, showing the Subdivision, Part of Crown Allotments F7G Section 9, Parish of Maribyrnong, in the County of Bourke. The plan is dated 29 July 1957 and depicts an area of land between St Albans and Gilmour Roads. The paper is soiled in places, with two tears along the right edge.

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