Summary

A marked up print of a sketch of the buildings and grounds of the Hugh Victor McKay, Agricultural Engineers and Ironfounders factory, circa 1906.

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 industrial buildings with pitched roofs, smoke stacks or chimneys, and two flag poles. Railway siding and locomotives and carriages in foreground. Sign on roof reads: 'Hugh Victor McKay' and sign on building reads: 'Agricultural Engineers & Ironfounders'. These buildings were originally part of the temporary annexes from the Melbourne International Centennial Exhibition, 1888-1889.

Physical Description

Black & white print on off-white paper sheet with handwritten pencil markups around border. Stamped text on reverse. Correction fluid masking of lines outside border.

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