Summary

Photograph of spot welding in Sheet Iron department.

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.

Description of Content

Extract from Massey Ferguson Outlook June 1965 "New welding equipment has been added to SHEET IRON at a cost of about £12,000 to facillitate the manufacture of 100 bushel grain tanks for 585 Headers and to meet the increasing demand for other spot welded components. Bill Macdonald (left) and Val Peirossa operate the larger of the two guns in the Dorman dual gun equipment. The second gun is in the background."

Physical Description

Black and white photograph

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