This Smithy is a replica of the building in which the first H. V. McKay harvester was built at Drummartin in northern Victoria in 1884. The original Smithy was moved from Drummartin to Sunshine Victoria where it remained for many years outside the H. V. McKay manufacturing plant. With the construction of the standard gauge railway line the road outside the Smithy was demolished, and the original Smithy was taken to the Melbourne Museum.The original Smithy is now in a fragile state and is no longer on public display at the Melbourne Museum. The site where the original Smithy stood in Sunshine was no longer available so the replica Smithy was erected a few hundred metres away, in the South East corner of Barclay Reserve on King Edward Ave, Albion 3020.The replica Smithy permits the public to view a full sized model of the building which eventually led to the formation of the H. V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works. This firm grew to being considered the main manufacturing plant in the southern hemisphere, and also led to the local area being renamed in 1907 from Braybrook Junction to Sunshine.Brown wooden building with bark roof. This building is a FULL SIZED REPLICA of the original SMITHY that was used by H. V. McKay.THE SUNSHINE HARVESTER WORKS 1884smithy, h. v. mckay, sunshine harvester works, drummartin, replica, massey harris, massey ferguson

BUSINESS ESTABLISHED BY JOHANN CONRAD WEICKHARDT IN 1859, PURCHASED BY JACOB F. WEICKHARDT IN 1865. PURCHASED BY J. FRANZ WEICKHARDT 189-1921.1 ORIGINAL SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD OF BALLARAT BAKERY SHOP IN FRASER STREET, CLUNES, OPPOSITE TEMPLETON STREET. .2 BLACK AND WHITE COPY OF THE ABOVE PRINTED ON GLOSSY PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPEROn Front; Handwritten in black ink, Ballarat Bakery. Clunes business established by Johann Conrad Weickhardt in 1859, purchased by Jacob F. Weickhardt in 1865, purchased by J. Franz Weickhardt 1899-1921 On Reverse; Johann Conrad Weickhardt visited Clunes for the formation of the All Nations Masonic Lodge in 1858. He then sold his business in Ballarat and came to Clunes in 1859. Born 1829, died 1905. Had Ballarat Bakery 1859 to 1865, Had British Hotel, Talbot Road, 1865 to 1905. Jacob Franz Weickhardt brother to Johann Conrad Ballarat Bakery 1865 to 1899 Born 183- Died 1900. Jacob Franz Weickhardt, son of J Conrad W Ballarat Bakery 1899 to 1921. Born at Clunes Aug 4- 1870, died Nov 1942. Father of Frederick Conrad Weickhardt. local history, photography, photographs, shops, weickhardt's ballarat bakery., buildings

Hugh Lennon began making ploughs in Carlton from 1960 and within 10yrs the patented steel plough ,suitable to Australian conditions was outselling all imported cast iron mouldboard ploughs. This general purpose mouldboard plough was used to form the streets in Yarrawonga during the 1880's........from James A. Irwin of Oaklands [formerly Lake Rowan] "This plough was used by William Christians and John Holmes [Jim Irwin's father -in-law]when they worked on the formation of Belmore St, Yarrawonga" circa 1880- 1890'sThe early settlers [1870] used this type of plough pulled by one horse.to prepare their ground for wheat sowing. From the early 1880's the double -furrow plough came into general use, pulled by 2 horses. Being a wheeled machine, it allowed the ploughman to sit on the plough and save miles of walking during ploughing operations. Over the years ploughs became bigger, and needed more horses to pull them.

Black and white photograph showing two steamers at New Works wharf, five or six other smaller vessels and crowds of people on wharf and steamers. Small shed on end of wharf, rooves of two buildings in foreground. Jemmys Point hill in the background and timber barrier wall for formation of Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoria.The Wharf, Lakes Entranceships and shipping, township, waterways, retail trade

Also black and white copy 8 x 13Small format black and white photograph of S.S. Tambar heading inbound towards Nungurner. Another smaller vessel behind, rock groynes visible for formation of Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping, jetties, waterways, boardwalk

Date made September 2005Colour photograph of the RMIT TAFE Educational Facility on Bullock Island, taken from Cunninghame Arm, in the back ground are communication towers on Kalimna Heights. The Kalimna escarpment contrasts with the low lying sand formation of Bullock Island. Lakes Entrance Victoriaislands, education, waterways

Group school photo of FSS 1464 , students have lined up and formed an "F" formation as well