Summary

Certificate of Proficiency granted by the Apprenticeship Commission of Victoria to Peter Edward Chettle for the trade of Turning, No. 2829. The registration number is 11011. The date the apprenticeship was completed is 24 December 1945. The certificate is dated at Melbourne 15 February 1946.

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

Rectangular sheet of paper adhered to a brown vinyl covered cardboard cover, and folded to form a booklet. Printed text on the front cover appears in gold ink. Printed text and graphics, including a coat of arms, is printed on the certificate in brown ink. The sheet of paper is printed with a repeating pattern with printed text in orange ink. Handwritten text appears in black ink. The certificate is ripped on the right edge along the centre fold. The cover and certificate are slightly soiled, and there is wear on the edges of the cover.

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