Summary
Black and white photograph of members from the H.V McKay Massey Harris social committee who were planning their annual ball when this image was taken. Those photographed are (from left to right): Miss G. Turner, S. Baker, Miss J. Thomas, Miss S. Casey, Miss E. Crockett and B.R. Brear.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 3: "Miscellaneous: H.V. McKay Ballarat, Sunshine Factories & Products; Maps, Plans & Charts; Passport Photographs; 1904-1945", page 16. 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
A group of four women and two men standing in a garden.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Jun 1947
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Individuals Identified
Turner, G; Baker, S; Thomas, J; Casey, S; Crockett, E; Brear, B.R
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Workers
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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
Social Clubs, Representatives, Factory Workers, Women's Work, Balls & Dances
