Framed Certificate of Freedom of Entry to the City of Sunshine

Sunshine biscuits were made in Ballarat from 1921. During WW11 Sunshine biscuits devoted 80 percent of its output to army services. The company was twice devastated by fire. In 1923 the factory was completely destroyed and was rebuilt as a more modern factory on the same site. In 1939, a deliberately lit fire demolished the workshop. Sunshine biscuits continued to be sold until 1991. Biscuits were sold by weight from a large tin in the grocer's shop.This tin seems to be a commercial tin used in a grocery shop. It would have been used in an Orbost grocery store e.g. Dicken's, Baughhaust's or Herbert's.Biscuits were once sold by weight from a large tin in the grocer's shop.This tin seems to be a commercial tin used in a grocery shop. It would have been used in an Orbost grocery store e.g. Dicken's, Baughhaust's or Herbert's.Large rectangular commercial biscuit tin, made from pressed metal, with a lid. There is a paper label on the front which details the contents, and manufacturer details. It has a colourful label which is in poor condition. On label - in a dark blue banner SUNSHINE. Left hand side vertically BALLARAT PRODUCTS LIMITED. Below the SUNSHINE banner - Sweet Assorted, Superior biscuitssunshine-biscuits food biscuits container tin

These pennants were introduced by Sunshine High School around 1959 in an attempt to instil among the students, a greater pride for the school. This particular pennant was hung for many years on the bedroom wall of the original student who bought it. It was later in the possession of a younger sibling who commenced going to Sunshine High School 19 years after the original student.Sunshine High School existed in its own right for a relatively short time from 1955 to 1991. The school buildings now form part of the Sunshine Campus of Victoria University. This pennant is one of the few items in our possession which serve as a reminder that Sunshine High School was once part of the secondary education system in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.Triangular shaped pennant made mainly from maroon coloured felt material, with yellow felt material used to make an edging stripe and two suspension loops along the short side of the triangle. Blue and yellow coloured inks are used to print the Sunshine High School 'SEEK LIGHT' logo and 'Sunshine hs' in antique style lettering."Sunshine hs"sunshine high school, pennant, seek light, felt, maroon.

Framed Black and White Photograph of Sunshine Works Fire Brigade

Local Indigenous PlantSunshine Diuris/Fragrant Doubletail. Watercolour, 50 x 31cm - AR0054Details of the plant on the back of the painting

Quarto sized covering letter from H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd, Sunshine Harvester Works to Messr P. Bamford Pty Ltd, Timber Merchants, Ringwood. Dated 9th November 1931 enclosing Price List of Sunshine Farm Implements. Outer envelope included with pre-printed Sunshine Harvester Works engraving.

Local SceneRobert Pointon. South Sunshine looking North. Colour photograph, 34 x 49cm

Sunshine High School existed in its own right from 1955 to 1991. During the early years the wearing of 'correct' uniforms was strictly enforced. Girls had to wear hats and boys had to wear caps as part of the uniform when outside the school grounds, or else they risked detention if caught without head wear by a Prefect. The boys therefore always had a rolled up cap in the back pocket to quickly slip on whenever there was danger of being nabbed by a Prefect. The girls had a winter uniform, which included thick beige stockings and a maroon blazer, and a summer frock in which they could be relatively cool during hot days. The boys had to wear their double breasted grey suits all year, with a jumper under the jacket in cold weather. The boys were supposedly being groomed as gentlemen, and so even during hot conditions were not allowed to remove their suit jackets in the class room. On about two very hot afternoons a year, the headmaster removed his jacket and so allowed the boys to do likewise. With single breasted suits becoming fashionable, it became difficult to find double breasted grey suits in the wide range of sizes required by students. In about late 1960 or early 1961 the uniform rules for boys were changed to enable them to wear single breasted grey suits. They still however were not allowed to remove their jackets in class on hot days. Over the years the rules for the wearing of uniforms were relaxed and in the late 1970's students were wearing either uniforms, or parts of uniforms, or their normal clothing. The wearing of uniforms at Sunshine High School eventually died out well before the School vacated the buildings on Ballarat Road, and amalgamated with other local secondary schools to form the Sunshine College.The three items of clothing, although not a complete uniform set, serve as a reminder of the summer and winter uniforms, as well as the colours, that were worn by the girls at Sunshine High School during the early years. The jumper is identical in appearance to that worn by the boys and so it is not difficult to imagine how a male Sunshine High School student would look like with a grey suit and that type of jumper.THREE ITEMS of girls uniform from the no longer existing SUNSHINE HIGH SCHOOL are individually displayed here. The items being: (1) Beige with maroon print cotton summer frock. (2) Maroon polyester/wool winter tunic. (3) Maroon V-necked wool/nylon jumper with light blue and gold coloured stripes around the cuffs and the neck.Ecole brand winter tunic. Buxwear brand summer frock of Style S289. M.G.Magree brand jumper.sunshine high school, uniform, frock, tunic, jumper, girls school uniform, maroon uniform

Framed certificate of Freedom of Entry to the City of Sunshine

This history was put together by Legatee Ron Crosbie, branch secretary 1959-1963, 1968-1974 and 1995-1999. Appendix 4 gives an account of where the information was sourced from. This short history deails the formation until the branch combined with the Williamstown/Werribee branch to form The Western Branch. In quite some detail Ron Crosbie describes the gathering together of several Legatees to form the new branch. Also the change in priorities to be addressed as the years passed - the widows grew older, their needs changed, their children grew up and left school to be apprenticed, tertiary studies or other work. Details of members inducted, office bearers, activities to help widows and families, fund raising and not to forget, some good stories are all accounted for in this history and the appendices.A thorough account of the work of Legacy and Legatees and the support of many Legatees wives at branch level. This account was typical of "Legacy at Work" amongst the branches.White A4 paper, black type, x 14 pages of the history of Footscray/Sunshine Branch.footscray sunshine history, branch

School of Mines Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation UniversityTyped letter from Hugh V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works to F.J. Martell School of Mines Ballarath.v mckay, f.j. martell, school of mines ballarat, sunshine harvestor works, signet extra strong watermark, letterhead

Local Scene of the railways, probably as viewed from the Sunshine OverpassGary James. Afternoon, Sunshine. Charcoal on paper, 45 x 36cm, View of the railway tracks with carriages on the foreground left - AR0067

The item is an end panel from the box section of a "SUN' Seed & Fertilizer Drill. It was manufactured by H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. at their agricultural machinery manufacturing plant in Sunshine Victoria. The date of manufacture is estimated to be somewhere between 1921 and 1930 because of the imprint H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. According to the Museum Metadata Exchange (http://museumex.org/oai/mv/2749) the Sunshine Harvester Works was reformed as H.V. McKay Pty. Ltd. in 1921 and in 1930 it became H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd after a merger with the Canadian farm machinery manufacturer Massey Harris. The two events in 1921 and in 1930 are also confirmed by Churchward, M. (2006) at (http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/2010).This early 20th century item is a relic of the agricultural machinery manufacturing past of Sunshine Victoria. The company started by H. V. McKay no longer exists and neither do the subsequent manufacturing companies H.V. McKay Massey Harris Pty. Ltd., and the later Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Limited. Manufacturing has disappeared from this site being replaced by a shopping centre and other retail outlets, high rise apartments, law courts, police station, Vic Roads, and soon will house the new Brimbank Council offices and library.Brown rusty cast iron end panel from a Seed & Fertilizer Drill"SUN" / SEED & FERTILIZER DRILL / H.V. McKAY PTY. LTD / MAKERS / SUNSHINE / D879 agricultural machinery, sun, "sun" seed & fertilizer drill, h.v. mckay pty. ltd., d879, 1921, 1930, sunshine

This folding ruler is a promotional item produced by the H.V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works, Australia’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturer in the early 20th century. The ruler advertises the company’s global success, particularly their major export of harvesters to large-scale farms in South America. Such rulers were distributed to farmers, machinery agents, and agricultural shows as a practical advertising tool and are now collectible items representing Australia’s industrial and rural heritage. The ruler was used in a farm in Natimuk. The decorated side served as advertising for the McKay harvesting machines used in large farms in La Pampa, a fertile agricultural land in Argentina. In Australian Dictionary of Biography: "'Sunshine' harvesters were dispatched to South Africa, and in 1901 Sam and three Ballarat experts went to the Argentine where they demonstrated 'La Australiana' on a variety of crops so effectively that they soon threatened the trade in North American reaper-binders and headers."A folding wooden ruler, measuring one foot (12 inches) in length when fully extended. The ruler is hinged at the centre and printed with both imperial measurements and advertising text and images on the reverse. One side is marked with inch measurements and the branding "H.V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works". The reverse features printed promotional material: "H.V. McKay’s 'Sunshine' Harvesters harvest the grain on the largest wheat farm in the world." It refers to a wheat farm in Argentina, operated by the Compañía Bunge y Born, where fifty Sunshine harvesters were used to farm over 100,000 acres. A small photograph on the back shows the row of Sunshine harvesters at work. The object highlights both the scale of the farm and the international reach of Australian agricultural machinery.Front: Inch measurements, hinge join at centre Reverse: “H.V. McKay’s ‘Sunshine’ Harvesters harvest the grain on the largest wheat farm in the world.” “The Estancia of the Compañia Beni Bunge (Sociedad Argentina), Cuchara, Argentina, South America.” “Fifty 'Sunshine' Harvesters, 65 H.P. each, were purchased.” Printed photograph of machines at work.natimuk, australia, la pampa, agentina, farming, agriculture, sunshine, mckay, harvesters, measuring, farm equipment

The image compilation provides a historical record of old landmarks in the Sunshine area, and also provides images of what the sites look like in recent times.A4 size display book containing older pictures of landmarks in the SUNSHINE locality, plus recent images of the same sites. Images range from the 19th Century to 2010.sunshine hospital, civic halls, churches, fire brigade, schools, hotels, harvester works, kororoit creek, swimming pools, sportes grounds, john darling flour mill, explosives and munitions factories

Customer Bulletin - "More bus services for South Sunshine residents" advising that commencing Monday, Oct. 5 (1987) a trial service to South Sunshine, an extension of route 219. Gives times and a route map along with contact details Route 219 in 2024 is from South Sunshine to Gardenvale North Road.Demonstrates a notice advising bus services for route 219.Timetable Customer Bulletin A4 printed sheets, green ink on white paper.tramways, the met, timetables, buses, route 219, south sunshine

Interpreting from the details that can be read it is believed that on 6/3/1912 Mr. M. Norton paid by cheque the sum of 5 Pounds 19 Shillings and 5 Pence, of which 5 Pounds 3 Shillings and 11 Pence was for a Summons possibly issued on 23/2/1912, while 15 Shillings and 6 Pence was the charge for the costs of the Summons. This is not a document issued by a Court of Law so use of the word 'Summons' is confusing to us at this stage. Was it just standard practice to send out a bill and call it a Summons, or was Mr. Norton late in paying and so had to pay an extra charge after being 'summoned' a second time. Could this receipt be part of a 'promissory note' exchange, payment for which had to be summoned? Another thing that can't be explained at this stage is the use of the symbol % after the amount of money written in figures, just after the Pence amount. The symbol for Pence in those days, and until decimal currency, was d as can be seen from the Duty Stamp. In 1912 and before did % also stand for Pence when the money amount was written by hand, or could it have been a shorthand way of indicating something like 'portion of amount'? This receipt is very intriguing and so we will endeavour to try to fully understand the information it contains. If any person can provide information that may assist us, then please contact the Sunshine & District Historical Society. The receipt is significant to our Society because it was issued by Sunshine Harvester / Hugh V. McKay more than 100 years ago. It also appears to contain information that at this stage is not fully understood, such as the use of the % sign, and why the word summons is used. Of further interest, but perhaps not surprising for the times, is that only Mr. is printed on the receipt. It appears that they never expected to issue these type of receipts to females.Very light tan coloured paper receipt No.1773 issued on 6/3/1912 by Sunshine Harvester / Hugh V. McKay to Mr M. Norton. The receipt has fire damage on the left side and so some details are missing. Details are hand written in ink in the spaces provided. A greenish coloured one penny (1d) Victoria Stamp Duty stamp is affixed.6 3 1912 ......ved by Cheque from Mr. M Norton ......ne the sum of Five ...... nineteen Shillings and five Pence, with ......being £5.3.11% of Enclosed Summons 23. 2.12 & 15/6 % Costs of Same.receipt no. 1773, sunshine harvester, hugh v. mckay, mr m. norton, 1912, victoria stamp duty, 1d

Used on the Tainton orchard in the Canterbury Road. Forest Hill.Horse drawn, chain operated, hand guided planter which forms farrow, plants beans and firms down trench. fertiliser attachment missing.'Sunshine'rural industry, agriculture

The Voters Roll provides a 1979 historical snapshot of the names and addresses of property owners in the Western Ward of the former City of Sunshine.Printed foolscap size pages bound with 2 metal fasteners at the top. Yellow coloured paper is used for the top and bottom covers. Contains names and addresses of eligible voters in the WESTERN WARD of the former CITY OF SUNSHINE."Particulars on the Roll are in the following order:- Property Assessment Number; Roll Number; Surname; Christian Names; Voter's Address; Owner Type; Situation or other description of rateable property./NOTE: Except as otherwise stated the rateable property is also the Voter's address." voter's roll, city of sunshine, 1979, western ward, rateable property, electoral roll, voters

A list of chairman of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch 1959/ 1979. refer to item 001087This list gives the names of those Legatees who chaired branch meetings and were also involved with the formation of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch.White quarto paper, black typefootscray sunshine history, branch

Sunshine West High School started in 1960 with classes held in the old church and the church hall of St Mark's Anglican Church, Sunshine, Victoria, 3020. The school transferred to Lachlan Road, West Sunshine when the new building was completed. In 1961 the proportion of students from European background was almost 52% and those of British-Australian almost 48%. By 1965 the number of students totalled 699, with 28 of them being the first to do the Form 6 (Year 12) Matriculation exam. By 1969 the number of students had increased to the point that some classes were held in shelter sheds. In 1992 the multi campus Sunshine College was formed through the amalgamation and restructure of six schools: Sunshine West High School, Sunshine Technical School, Ardeer High School, North Sunshine Technical School, Sunshine High School, and Tottenham Technical School. The last two school sites were closed and are now occupied by Victoria University and the Tottenham English Language Centre respectively. Sunshine West High School became the junior West Campus of Sunshine College. The style of school uniform displayed here is not used by the Sunshine College. The girls had two sets of uniforms, one for the summer and one for the winter. The frock and blazer (as displayed) were for the summer but a grey straw hat, grey socks, and black shoes were also part of the compulsory uniform. The displayed grey v-necked jumper could be worn in both summer and winter. The winter outfit consisted of a blue shirt, a tie (as displayed), a grey box pleated tunic, blazer, grey stockings, black shoes, a blue felt hat and grey gloves. Of particular interest is that the boys did not have to wear the feminine looking style of grey jumper with the pink and blue stripes. They wore a dark blue jumper. There was a 'uniform inspection' carried out after the Monday morning assembly and the Prefects had the task of policing students to make sure that they wore the full complement of items, both to and from school. The 3 badges indicate that the female student was a member of the School Council, which had replaced the Prefects around 1969 or 1970, and she was also Captain of one of the 4 Sports Houses and of her Form. Sources of information: (1) http://www.sunshine.vic.edu.au/history.htm (accessed 4/11/2015). (2) Book - 'Harvester City' by Olwen Ford (page 412). (3) Discussions with two former students.Sunshine West High School played a significant part in the secondary education of local children, however the school had a relatively short life span in its own right during the latter part of the twentieth century. The items of girls school uniform, the school insignia, and the 3 metal badges serve as a historical reminder of the previous existence of the school, and of the colours and designs of these items.Four items of girls school uniform plus 3 metal badges: (1) Dark blue blazer with school insignia on the left breast pocket. (2) Blue and white striped frock. (3) Light grey v-necked jumper with dark blue, light blue, and pink stripes around the neck and the cuffs. (4) Dark blue tie with light blue and pink diagonal stripes. The 3 badges are School Captain, House Captain, and Form Captain.Insignia on blazer - SWHS / COURAGE AND WISDOMsunshine west high school, girls school uniform, carland, blazer, frock, school jumper, swhs, courage and wisdom, junior campus, west campus, sunshine college, 1960, 1991

About 100 staff & employees pose in front of the Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Victoria Street.sunshine biscuit factory, building, manufacturing, persons

Back row: Michael Toczynski, Dmytro Jarka, Iwan Jaworskyj, Slavko Chudyk, Tadej Pajda, Peter Muc, Slavko Hluczko, Steven Hryciw, Iwan Kosodij, Dmytro Krywinskyj, Steven Muc Middle row: Fedir Wowk, Ignatious Kurshnir, Wasyl Pidwysozkyj, Wasyl Jaremijak, Steven Neilczuk, Steven Soltys, Joseph Suitryk, Peter Koniuk, Mykola Jurczyszyn, Anton Kug, Wasyl Tymczenko, Peter Powarczuk. Front row (seated): Michael Soroka, Leon Tomyn, Michael Andryjishyn, Oleksa Jarka, Dmytro Jakubiak, Michael Jurczyszyn, Wasyl Lewinski, engineer I. Slynko, Wasylyna Lewinski, Iwan Derkacz, Juchim Bezkorowajnyj, Gregory Rewega. Black and white photo.members, ukrainian, association, sunshine

Souvenir publication promoting Bolton Brothers and Bendigo. Includes full page information about Local Sights Worth Seeing, Accommodation and Country Trips from Bendigo as well as large photographs of the local industries and attractions, noting that it is pre automobile days as there are mostly horse and carts in the photographs. The Bolton family founded a printing business in Bendigo in 1885. Benjamin Bolton was a prominent businessman and on this death in 1901 William Bolton (Mayor 1936 -37) and his brothers took over the business. Bolton's remains a well known office and printing suppliers in Bendigo today.Fifty six page album style publication produced by local printers Bolton Brothers as both promotion for their business and to encourage tourism. Two colour printed front and back cover on brown card. Inside contains high quality black and white, full and half page photographs of local businesses, prominent buildings and attractions including Bartlett Brothers Photographers, Favaloro's Caterers and Cafe and Myers. Bendigo / for / Sunshine / Business / & Pleasure / Under the Seal of the Bendigo City Council / Published by Bolton Bros. Pty. Ltd., Centreway, Bendigo.city of greater bendigo commerce, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of bendigo mayor, mayor bolton, making a nation exhibition, bolton brothers printers

Vinyl phonograph record with a green "Zonophone Record, The Twin" label. Side A: The Eyes are the Windows of the Soul. Side B: The Sunshine of your Smile. Sung by Mr. Herbert Payne, tenor, with Chorus and Orchestra accompaniment. Record has an envelope as cover .Serial number 1423 x - 3 -42238 + 39 The cover has printed on it State Elect. Commission of Victoria.

Complete record of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch meetings between 28 March 1973 and 26 February 1990.Describes and itemises the activities and work of a typical Melbourne Legacy Branch in the 1970s and 1980s.Dark green hard covered foolscap book, tan spine and corners, typed minutes glued or stapled to the lined book pages.minutes, branch, activities, objectives

Complete record of the Footscray/Sunshine Branch meetings between the dates mentioned. Also handwritten roll call of Legatees 1965-1973 at back.Describes and itemises the activities and work of a typical Melbourne Legacy Branch in the 1960s and 1970s.Dark blue hardcovered foolscap book, tan spine and corners, initial minutes written in blue ink, typed minutes glued or stapled to the lined book pages. Includes a newspaper cutting from The Mail, Wed., Sept.12, 1979 recording the establishment of the Footscray Legacy Branch originally reported in The Mail 17/9/59.On spine in gold on red “Faint Paged Collins 4393” Front cover: red metal tape “Footscray.Sunshine.Legacy”minutes, activities, branch

Cast of the Ukrainian drama group puts on a show, Retelling old stories in new setting at Ardeer's Ukrainian hall.black and white photodrama group, photo, sunshine, ardeer, ukrainian hall

Local LandscapeEast of Fairbiarn Road, South Sunshine, looking east - AR0002landscape, photograph