Summary
Photograph showing an eight horse team pulling a seed and fertilizer drill.
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'R. Peel, Ariah Park who cultivated drilled and fertilised 730 acres this season beginning on April 1st and finishing on May 25th. Owing to wet weather there was about a week's lost time during operations. His cousin is driving the team. June 1922'
It is part of a collection of photographs, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature relating to Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded as Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. In 1930 it merged with Massey Harris's Australian operations to become H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd. In 1955, this company was in turn absorbed into the Massey-Ferguson global entity becoming Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Limited.
Description of Content
R. Peel, Ariah Park who cultivated drilled and fertilised 730 acres this season beginning on April 1st and finishing on May 25th. Owing to wet weather there was about a week's lost time during operations. His cousin is driving the team. June 1922.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
More Information
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Collection Names
Massey Ferguson Sunshine Collection (Deposit No.1), H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, Before 2002
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Place & Date Depicted
Ariah Park (Near Temora), New South Wales, Australia, Jun 1922
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Pty Ltd, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1922
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'R. Peel, Ariah Park who cultivated drilled / and fertilised 730 acres this season / beginning on April 1st and finishing on / May 25th. Owing to wet weather there was / about a week's lost time during operations. / His cousin is driving the team. / June 1922'
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Brand Names
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Crop management - seeding & fertilising, Grain & fertilising drills
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
300 mm (Width), 190 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Industry, Manufacturing, Rural Women, Women's Work, Rural Landscapes
