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Connor‑Shea was founded in Sunshine by four former McKay/Massey‑Ferguson employees who left to create a new agricultural‑machinery company. Their factory on Fourth Avenue, Sunshine became a major manufacturer of seeders, ploughs, drills, and cultivation equipment, exporting internationally.751.01 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Tom Connor.jpg Original Foundation Member - Company Director 751.02 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Les Shea.jpg Original Foundation Member - Company Director 751.03 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Jim Phillips.jpg Original Foundation Member - Company Director 751.04 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Len Howden.jpg Company Director - General Manager 751.05 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Jack Kent.jpg Director - Sales and Marketing Manager 751.06 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Tom Dealy.jpg Original Foundation Member - Company Director 751.07 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - N. Hall.jpg Manager - NSW Sales Branch 751.08 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Allan Boyd.jpg Director - Product Design Manager 751.09 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Graham Taylor.jpg Manager - Company Financial Officer 751.10 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - M. Bunnett.jpg Associate 751.11 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Ron Todd.jpg Manager - Sales and Dealership 751.12 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Jim McKay.jpg Director - Product Design Officer 751.13 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Kerry Hewson.jpg General Office Secretary 751.14 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Don Bailey.jpg Product Design Officer - Main Design Office 751.15 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Ken Bannerman.jpg Factory Section Supervisor-Dra-Mac Racking Equipment 751.16 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Allan Prewett.jpg Manager - Design and Sales Dra-Mac Pallet Racking Equipment 751.17 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Allan Evans.jpg Company Accountant including Costing 751.18 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Earnie Patience.jpg Office Employee Paymaster 751.19 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Reg Perry.jpg Factory Employee Paymaster 751.20 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Vivian Cleary.jpg Administration Clerical Officer 751.21 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - E. Martens.jpg Administration Clerical Officer 751.22 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Marsh Mays.jpg Product Identification Officer 751.23 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Albert Southall.jpg Product User Handbook Illustrator 751.24 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Richard Buttimer.jpg Material and Components Purchasing Officer 751.25 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - P. Duncan.jpg Factory Maintenance Section Supervisor 751.26 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mark Krezlewski.jpg Factory Manufacturing Manager 751.27 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Ron Saunders.jpg Production Planning and Scheduling Supervisor 751.28 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Tim Auld.jpg Stationery and Printing of Equipment Manuals 751.29 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - John Hewson.jpg Section Foreman - Metal Machining 751.30 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Maurice Zammit.jpg Tool Design Officer - Jigs and Fixtures for production Items 751.31 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Steve Bahlen.jpg Supervisor - Tool Design Jigs, Fixtures and Press Tools 751.32 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Brian Jarman.jpg Occupation or Position Unknown 751.33 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - E. Urizio.jpg Section Foreman - Machinery Final Packing and Dispatch 751.34 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - K. Freeman.jpg Section Foreman - Machinery Final Packing and Dispatch 751.35 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - B. Stanton.jpg Section Foreman - Sub-Assembly of components 751.36 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Peter Cunningham.jpg Section Foreman - Supply and Dispatch of Spare Parts 751.37 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - V. McTaggart.jpg Health and Safety Officer and R&D co-worker 751.38 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - W. Alyford.jpg Packaging Operator - Wooden Crates for Packing Machine Components 751.39 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Neil Crowly.jpg Supervisor - Production Scheduling and Control 751.40 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Kevin DeAraugo.jpg Sales Officer - Machinery and Spare Parts 751.41 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - I. Skrypec.jpg Section Forman - Final Assembly Production Line 751.42 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - H. Whitehouse.jpg Supervisor - All Assembly lines and Shipping 751.43 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - T. Wallace.jpg Section Foreman - Metal Stamping of Components 751.44 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Doug Rowe.jpg Section Foreman - Production Assembly 751.45 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - N. Gentile.jpg Leading Hand - Production Process Assembly Line 751.46 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Tony Trueman.jpg Section Foreman - Component Mig Welding and Fabrication 751.47 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - D. Potiriadis.jpg Operator - Press-Brake and Bending of Metal Plates 751.48 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - C. Piscopo.jpg Operator - Final Spray Paint Application on Machinery 751.49 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - W. Harris.jpg Operator - Sub-Assembly of Components and Official Union Representative 751.50 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - M. Milanese.jpg Leading Hand - Production Process Assembly Line 751.51 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - E. Hemmerich.jpg Leading Hand - All Tooling Manufacturing Section 751.52 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - John Jaschenko.jpg Leading Hand - Specialist Welder and Boilermaker 751.53 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - J. Zahra.jpg Section Foreman - Metal Machining and Fitting and Turning 751.54 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - E. Bonnici.jpg Leading Hand - Assembly and Painting of Components 751.55 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - J. Simunec.jpg Section Foreman - Metal Forging and Heat Treatment of components 751.56 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - A. Duncan.jpg Section Foreman - Factory Maintenance Including Processing Equipment 751.57 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - J. Kirkham.jpg Supervisor - Assembly line and Shipping 751.58 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - D. Schultheiss.jpg Operator - Tool Maker Jigs and Fixtures 751.59 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - J. Campana.jpg Leading Hand - Assembly Line and Components 751.60 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Rose. Xuereb.jpg Leading Hand - Assembly Line and Components 751.61 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Connor.jpg Wife of Mr. Tom Connor - Original Foundation Member and Company Director 751.62 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Howden.jpg Wife of Mr. Len Howden - Company Director and General Manager 751.63 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Dealy.jpg Wife of Mr. Tom Dealy - Original Foundation Member and Company Director 751.64 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Shea.jpg Wife of Mr. Les Shea - Original Foundation Member and Company Director 751.65 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Kent.jpg Wife of Mr. Jack Kent - Sales and Marketing Manager and Company Director 751.66 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Taylor.jpg Wife of Mr. Graham Taylor - Manager and Company Financial Officer 751.67 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Boyd.jpg Wife of Mr. Allan Boyd - Company Director and Product Design Manager 751.68 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Mrs. Phillips.jpg Wife of Mrs. Jim Phillips - Original Foundation Member and Company Director 751.69 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Board of Directors 1977.jpg L-R: Allan Boyd-Director, Les Shea-Director, Graham Taylor-Company Secretary, Centre: Jim Phillips-Director C-R: Tom Connor-Director, Len Howden-Director, N.Hall-Non Director, Jack Kent-Director 751.70 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Senator Wedgewood visits Factory 1957.jpg Front Row: Mr. W. Cairns-Director Cairns Industries, Miss. J. Rogers, Senator Ivy Wegewood, Mrs. F. Richardson. Back Row: Mr. E.G. (Ted) Waters- Director Connor Shea, Mr. Jack Kent, Mr. Allan Boyd, Mr. Tom Dealy-Director Connor Shea, Mr. O.L (Len) Howden 751.71 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Board of Directors 1967.jpg Original Company Foundation Members:- Mr. Tom Dealy, Mr. Les Shea, Mr. Tm Connor, Mr. Ted Waters. Mr. Len Howden Standing-Not Original Founding Member 751.72 - Connor Shea Scrap Book - Senator Wedgewood visits Factory 1957.jpg Visit By Senator Ivy Wedgewood on 15 August 1957 to Connor Shea Company and its Subsidiary Company Cairns Industries. connor shea, forth avenue, sunshine