Summary
Negative of an image showing the aftermath of a fire at the Sunshine Cabinet Works in Sunshine in 1923.
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
In the forground is a rubble from a building destroyed by fire. In the background are buildings and people.
Physical Description
Black and white copy negative.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Depicted
Hampshire Road, Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jan 1923
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Organisation Depicted
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Individuals Identified
MOCHRIE, GEORGE
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Format
Negative - Copy, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Caption reads: 'FIRE IN HAMPSHIRE ROAD: JAN 1923 SUNSHINE CABINET WORKS (OWNED BY GEORGE MOCHRIE) WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN JAN 1923. J. W. MCGRATH & CO. OPERATED A GENERAL STORE FROM THE BUILDING SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE BUILDING ON THE RIGHT WAS THE NATIONAL BANK (WITH LIVING QUARTERS ON THE TOP FLOOR)'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Factory exteriors
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Factories, Fires, Floods, Houses, Shops, Workers, Cabinetmakers, Occupational Health & Safety