Description of Content
Original caption: "Chilled cast share production at Sunshine. Bob [Robert] McPherson (left) prepares to knock-out the chill moulds after Tom Rigby has poured the molten metal into them". Fabricated steel shares were an alternative for use on mouldboard ploughs. Note only one employee is wearing protective gloves, and the floor is loose dirt.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, by Mar 1995
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Place & Date Depicted
Devonshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1949
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Individuals Identified
McPherson, Bob; Rigby, Tom
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Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory interiors
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Equipment, Chill Moulds, Cultivators, Factories, Manufacturing Workers, Plough Shares, Occupational Health & Safety, Agricultural & Farming Organisations, Work Environment, Workers
