Summary

Brochure advertising the sale of H.V McKay Massey Harris equipment for dealers published in 1959. It contains descriptions of equipment for sale, lists of new and old prices for comparision by the Dealer ("Big Sweeping Savings"), price list folder of slow moving inventory for June 1959. Inside the folder are lists for Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart Branches. The back cover makes the claim "here's another grand opportunity to make a handsome 226 pound approx. on every sale of these superseded models. Over 300 pound cheaper than any competitor in the market this is a once in lifetime chance you'll want to graps right away".

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.

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'Farm Machinery SPRING CLEAN-UP SALE 745 SUPER TRACTOR'

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