Summary
Black and white photograph showing members of the Sunshine Harvester Works Rifle Club at the rifle range. Back row (left to right): Harold Brown, Arthur Gillespie, Tom Pritcher, Vic Patterson. Front row (left to right): Jack Phalp, Les Zerbst, and Alan Taylor.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 359. 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
Group of seven men located in a field. Four are standing in the back, while three are seated at the front. Most of the men are holding rifles. In the background is an individual seated on a stool.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Williamstown, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Sep 1949
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Individuals Identified
Brown, Harold; Gillespie, Arthur; Pritcher, Tom; Patterson, Vic; Phalp, Jack; Zerbst, Les
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Stamped: "H.V. MCKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD SUNSHINE"
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Sports teams
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Discipline
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Type of item
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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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Keywords
Employees, Rifle Shooting, Rifles, Shooting, Sporting Clubs, Sporting Firearms
