Summary
Copy negative of H.V McKay office staff unloading coal from railway trucks at Sunshine Harvester Works during a strike in 1911.
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
Four men shovelling coal from a railway wagon. Three of the men have smoking pipes in their mouth.
Physical Description
Black and white copy negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Organisation Depicted
Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1911
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Individuals Identified
SMALL, (?); MOORE, (?); GENDEN, (?); HOLLAND, (?)
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Format
Negative - Copy, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Caption reads: "FROM LEFT - MESSRS SMALL, MOORE, GENDEN & HOLLAND. OFFICE STAFF UNLOADING COAL DURING THE STRIKE JANUARY TO MARCH, 1911" PHOTO SHOWS H.V. MCKAY OFFICE STAFF UNLOADING COAL FROM A RAILWAY WAGON, FOR USE IN THE FURNACES, DURING A STRIKE IN 1911.
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Workers
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Category
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Type of item
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Keywords
Coal, Railway Wagons, Workers, Industrial Disputes, Strike Actions