Summary

Black and white photograph of members of the Australasian Rope Quoits Championship Team in 1948. Seated from eft to right: J. Searle, C. Stonehouse, J. Duxon. Standing from left to right F. Shears, A. Kilpatrick and J. Downing.

Photograph is located in an album: Volume No. 10: "Portraits, Sundry Machines, Royal Show 1945-51", page 303. 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 man throwing a quoit as six others look on.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    H.V. McKay Sunshine Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures

  • Place & Date Depicted

    Sunshine, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Mar 1948

  • Format

    Photograph, Black & White

  • Inscriptions

    Stamped: "H.V. MCKAY MASSEY HARRIS PTY LTD SUNSHINE. MAR 1949 3433" Caption attached to image in Sunshine Review, March 1949: "Meet the champs. This team won the Australasian Rope Quoits Championship for 1948. Jack Baker, team captain (l). Seated (l-r) j. Searle, C. Stonehouse, J. Duxon. Standing (l-r) F. Shears, A. Kilpatrick and J. Downing. The team won the competition from 20".

  • Classification

    Manufacturing & industry, Agricultural & horticultural equipment, Sports teams

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Image

  • 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

  • Keywords

    Employees, Quoits, Sporting Teams