Summary
A folded card containing a list of 23 Factory Rules for staff of the H. V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works, dated January 1913.
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
A sheet of card, folded into thirds. Blue cover on one side, off-white paper on reverse. Extensive text printed in black ink.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs. Cecil Newton McKay (nee Shaw), University of Melbourne Archives (The), circa 1970
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Inscriptions
Front cover: " Factory Rules / H. V. McKAY'S / SUNSHINE HARVESTER / WORKS / SUNSHINE / Victoria, Australia / January, 1913. " Back cover: " Please Keep these / Rules for Your / Own Reference. " Inside, top: " Factory Rules, Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine / 1 - On entering the works in the morning each employee must / take his own card and no other from the board,...." Extensive text. " Inside, bottom: " FORM 88 / J.X. A. A.C. (Sgd.) H. V. McKAY. / by Geo. McKAY, Factory Superintendent. "
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Publications
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Overall Dimensions - Unfolded
120 mm (Width), 290 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing Works, Rules, Working Conditions, Factory Workers, Manufacturing Workers