Summary
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No.1: 'Views of Factories and Branches', page 158. This is one of 25 albums that provide detailed visual documentation of the activities of the McKay enterprise.
This image forms part of the extensive McKay Sunshine collection which includes images, film, objects, trade publications and oral histories.
Description of Content
The Presbyterian Church and hall were part of the H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens. The hall was destroyed by fire in 1976. H.V. McKay laid the foundation stone for this church on 15 May 1926, six days before his death. His widow, Sarah McKay, opened the church.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Massey Ferguson Iseki Australia Ltd, by Mar 1995
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Place & Date Depicted
Anderson Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jul 1928
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Format
Photograph, paper base, Silver gelatin print, Black & White
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References
[Link 1] Viewed 7.5.09. [Link 2] Viewed 7.5.09. Perry, Warren. 'The Science Museum of Victoria'.
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza, et al. 'The McKay Collection', in Rasmussen, Carolyn. A Museum for the People: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecesors, 1854-2000. pp.271-273., 2001
[Article] 2003. "Resurrecting the Sunshine Harvester Works: Re-presenting and Reinterpreting the Experience of Industrial Work in Twentieth-Century Australia", Labour History., 2003
[Article] Dale-Hallett, Liza. 2004. "Collecting by Stealth: the HV McKay Collection", Museum Victoria Magazine., 2004
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