Summary

An invitation from the Directors of H. V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd. to attend the Sunshine Harvester 70th Anniversary Exhibition of Sunshine Machines, Historical Items and Employees' Arts and Crafts, at the Sunshine Harvester Works on Friday 12th March 1954. The exhibition is to be opened by the Right Honourable R. G. Menzies, C.H., Q.C., Prime Minister of Australia.

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

Off-white card with printed text in black ink. Silver-coloured image of a horse drawn harvester.

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