Summary
Black and white photograph of the Sunshine Harvester Works tennis team in 1945. They worked in the factory's duplicate's department. The team was runner-up in the grand final of the Sunshine and St Albans District Tennis Association's 1944-1945 competitions. Team members featured in the photograph in the back row (left to right): Geoff Williams, Mrs H. Greig, Mrs D. Mattinson and Dave King. Front row: Claude Rossiter, Frances Buchanan, Ruth McDonald, Mrs R. Fraser and Frank Davis. L. Cusin was also a member of the team but was absent when this photograph was taken.
Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 13. 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 nine men and women positioned in two rows. Four are standing in the back, while five are seated at the front with their tennis racquet. They are wearing tennis uniforms.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Place & Date Depicted
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Individuals Identified
Williams, G.; Greig, Mrs H.; Mattinson, Mrs D.; King, D.; Rossiter, C.; Buchanan, F.
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Sports teams
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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, Sport, Sporting Clubs, Tennis, Workers, Women's Work
