Summary
Black and white photograph showing the side view of the Massey Ferguson Head Office and Show Room. The buildings were located along Devonshire Road with the Head Office on the left and the Show Room on the right.
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
Street with two buildings on opposite sides of on another. In the background is the footbridge over the Bendigo railway line. Union Jack is flying from the masthead atop the clock tower.
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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Commissioned By
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Place & Date Depicted
Massey-Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd, Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1958
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back, 'HEAD OFFICE ON LEFT / COST OFFICE + NEW SHOW ROOMS / ON RIGHT / DEVENSHIRE ROAD / S/SHINE 1939-40 / PEDESTRIAN RAMP OVER BENDIGO RAILWAY LINE / AND RAILWAY WEIGHBRIDGE BELOW'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory exteriors
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
255 mm (Width), 210 mm (Height)
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