Summary
Black and white photograph of a H.V McKay Massey Harris sun drill being loaded onto a plane at Essendon Airport in 1953
From a photograph album containing one hundred and four black and white photographs and three colour transparencies depicting H. V. McKay Massey Harris agents, groups, portraits, machinery and events dating from May 1951. Noted by a previous archivist as one of a series of 'Guard Books'.
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
Two men loading a sun drill onto an Australian National Airways aircraft at Essendon for transportation to Tasmania.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph attached to brown paper album page.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr. Ron Doubleday - Massey Ferguson (Aust) Ltd, 02 Dec 1982
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Place & Date Depicted
Essendon Airport, Essendon, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Feb 1953
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Aircraft Depicted
Australian National Airways Pty Ltd (ANA), 390 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, 2 Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in blue ink on album page beside photograph: 'Loading Sun Drill at Essendon for Tas Feb 1953.'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
255 mm (Width), 202 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Aeroplanes, Agricultural Machinery, Air Transport, Aircraft, Airports, Delivery Vehicles, Drills, Freight Aircraft, Transport & Packaging