... HV McKay the Philanthropist...Transcript of the 1995 SDHS Pioneers Dinner Talk by Robin V McKay the Great Grandson of HV McKay...HV McKay the Philanthropist...Typed Notes about HV McKay the Philanthropist for the Pioneers Dinner...Transcript of the 1995 SDHS Pioneers Dinner Talk by Robin V McKay the Great Grandson of HV McKay Hugh Victor McKay Typed Notes about HV McKay the Philanthropist for the Pioneers Dinner HV McKay the Philanthropist Document HV McKay the Philanthropist Robin V McKay ...

... HV McKay photograph...HV McKay photograph...Portrait Photograph of HV McKay....Hugh Victor McKay Portrait Photograph of HV McKay. HV McKay photograph Photograph HV McKay photograph ...

... Portrait of HV McKay...Portrait of HV McKay...Several photographs of Mr HV McKay...Hugh Victor McKay Several photographs of Mr HV McKay Portrait of HV McKay Photograph Portrait of HV McKay ...

... HV McKay machine shop...HV McKay machine shop...A photograph of HV McKay machine shop showing its vast size Trolley featured in middle Photograph taken in 1907 for a souvenir of a visit by 600 farmers This photograph is one of a series from the McKay Archives held by the Science Museum of Victoria on HV McKays factory...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Industry A photograph of HV McKay machine shop showing its vast size Trolley featured in middle Photograph taken in 1907 for a souvenir of a visit by 600 farmers This photograph is one of a series from the McKay Archives held by the Science Museum of Victoria on HV McKays factory HV McKay machine shop Photograph HV McKay machine shop ...

... Trucks loading into HV McKay factory...Trucks loading into HV McKay factory...Line of trucks on shunting line north of Sunshine Railway Station apparently waiting to be shunted into HV McKay factory for loading of implements Corner right side is the footbridge over railway line Background HV McKay Head Office Printing Office Garage and at the back is shops to Robinsons shop at right end...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Sunshine Railways Line of trucks on shunting line north of Sunshine Railway Station apparently waiting to be shunted into HV McKay factory for loading of implements Corner right side is the footbridge over railway line Background HV McKay Head Office Printing Office Garage and at the back is shops to Robinsons shop at right end Trucks loading into HV McKay factory Photograph Trucks loading into HV McKay factory ...

... HV McKay Factory...Collection of articles on the HV McKay Factory...2293.01 - Newspaper Article The Railways Union Gazette 10 December 1929 The HV McKay Pty Ltd and Canada Wages|2293.02 - Newspaper Article Hidden Treaures McKay Memorial Gardens|2293.03 - Letter and map from HV McKay Massey Harris 7 April 1931 Repair to pickett fence dividing gardens and the railway line 1931...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Bulk Store 2293.01 - Newspaper Article The Railways Union Gazette 10 December 1929 The HV McKay Pty Ltd and Canada Wages|2293.02 - Newspaper Article Hidden Treaures McKay Memorial Gardens|2293.03 - Letter and map from HV McKay Massey Harris 7 April 1931 Repair to pickett fence dividing gardens and the railway line 1931 Collection of articles on the HV McKay Factory Archive HV McKay Factory ...

... HV McKay with one of the first harvesters...HV McKay with one of the first harvesters...Photographic reproduction of a drawing of HV McKay with one of the first five machines manufactured in 1885 It became the forerunner of harvesting machines of future times Photograph not reproduced for copyright reasons...McKay Sunshine Harvester Company Farm Machinery Photographic reproduction of a drawing of HV McKay with one of the first five machines manufactured in 1885 It became the forerunner of harvesting machines of future times Photograph not reproduced for copyright reasons HV McKay with one of the first harvesters Photograph HV McKay with one of the first harvesters ...

... A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine...A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine...Booklet A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine 2 October 1993|Booklet HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine 10 April 1994...McKays Ballarat Wegener Booklet A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine 2 October 1993|Booklet HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine 10 April 1994 A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine Archive A History of HV McKay Ballarat and Sunshine Short talk by Eric Wegener during tour of Sunshine ...

... Demonstration of Black Smithing HV McKay Smithy Barclay Reserve Albion...Demonstration of Black Smithing HV McKay Smithy Barclay Reserve Albion...Photographs of Demonstration of Black smithing on 24 April 2012 Pupils from Albion North Primary School at site of replica HV McKay Smithy...Photographs taken at demonstration of blacksmithing arranged by Sunshine and District Historical Society H.V.McKay Smithy Blacksmith Photographs of Demonstration of Black smithing on 24 April 2012 Pupils from Albion North Primary School at site of replica HV McKay Smithy Demonstration of Black Smithing HV McKay Smithy Barclay Reserve Albion Photograph Demonstration of Black Smithing HV McKay Smithy Barclay Reserve Albion Ford, Frank ...

... Centenary of the Invention of the HV McKay Stripper Harvester 1984 First Day Postage Envelope...Envelope featuring a printed stamp with image of HV McKay and an image of the Stripper Harvester...Centenary of the Invention of the HV McKay Stripper Harvester 1984 First Day Postage Envelope Post Mark 13th Feb 1984 Sunshine Vic 3020...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Farm Machinery Centenary of the Invention of the HV McKay Stripper Harvester 1984 First Day Postage Envelope Post Mark 13th Feb 1984 Sunshine Vic 3020 Envelope featuring a printed stamp with image of HV McKay and an image of the Stripper Harvester Memorabilia Centenary of the Invention of the HV McKay Stripper Harvester 1984 First Day Postage Envelope ...

... Vehicles made at HV McKay Sunshine...Vehicles made at HV McKay Sunshine...Photograph of horse drawn vehicles made at HV McKays factory in Sunshine for army use during World War I Depicts McKay head office View south along railway line to Sunshine Station and footbridge The mounted photo was part of collection displayed at the Sunshine Library early 1997...McKay Sunshine Harvester Works Photograph of horse drawn vehicles made at HV McKays factory in Sunshine for army use during World War I Depicts McKay head office View south along railway line to Sunshine Station and footbridge The mounted photo was part of collection displayed at the Sunshine Library early 1997 Vehicles made at HV McKay Sunshine Photograph Vehicles made at HV McKay Sunshine ...

... Sunshine Gardens from 70 Years Publication from HV McKay Massey Harris in 1954...Sunshine Gardens from 70 Years Publication from HV McKay Massey Harris in 1954...Picture of gardens established by HV McKay in the early 20th century Photocopy from publication 70 Years published by McKay Massey Harris in 1954...McKay Memorial Gardens Picture of gardens established by HV McKay in the early 20th century Photocopy from publication 70 Years published by McKay Massey Harris in 1954 Sunshine Gardens from 70 Years Publication from HV McKay Massey Harris in 1954 Photograph Sunshine Gardens from 70 Years Publication from HV McKay Massey Harris in 1954 ...

... HV McKay Board of Management Meeting Photograph...HV McKay Board of Management Meeting Photograph...Photograph of a board meeting of HV McKay factory Photograph was taken in 1927 after death of George McKay It shows the members of the board at a directors meeting. ...Pictured William C McKay Vic McKay DB Ferguson Sam McKay GM Taylor Cecil McKay Ralph McKay Mr Youngman John McLean Hedley Taylor George Bult or Bryce Sharp HV McKay Board of Management Meeting Photograph Photograph HV McKay Board of Management Meeting Photograph ...

... HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977...HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977...Photograph copy of HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 Jack Douglas Bill Atkinson Bill Crawford Kevin Harvey|Photograph copy of HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 Back Row I Lovelock C Hoffman I Smith W Clark L Stretton D Firman Centre Row P Vassiliadis A Harris N Spiteri J Kubacki J Portelli R Tebble G Ippolito P Benvenuto Front Row P Brown J Nagri K Eastwood J Learmonth B Callanan A Bugeja N Petropoulos Absent R Chanter P Smith...Massey Ferguson Sunshine Harvester Works Learmonth Photograph copy of HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 Jack Douglas Bill Atkinson Bill Crawford Kevin Harvey|Photograph copy of HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 Back Row I Lovelock C Hoffman I Smith W Clark L Stretton D Firman Centre Row P Vassiliadis A Harris N Spiteri J Kubacki J Portelli R Tebble G Ippolito P Benvenuto Front Row P Brown J Nagri K Eastwood J Learmonth B Callanan A Bugeja N Petropoulos Absent R Chanter P Smith HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 Photograph HV McKay No 11 Tool Shop Boys & Apprentices 1977 ...

... HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House...HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House...Flyer HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House|Extract Unveiling Memorial Plaque for Russell Street Gates 11 April 2000|Typed Notes Submission to hearing of Historic Buildings Countil on 14 February 1995 on Burns Bridge|Typed Letter 5 January 1995 Former Massey Ferguson Site Sunshine|Flyer Bulk Store and Electrical Power House|Typed Letter to The Chairman and Members Local Government Board Sustaining Local Government|Typed Letter to Minister for Planning the Honourable robert MacLellan Massey Ferguson Complex 4 October 1994|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 23 August 1989 Australian Industry End of the Road|Newspaper Article 29 September 1928 Carnival Period ends today Saturday From Slab Smithy to Mammoth Factory|Newspaper Article The Age 13 November 1997 HV McKay Bulk Store Past Harvest of labor struggle and victory|Newspaper Article Advocate 9 September 1998 Few had all fingers|Newspaper Article Advocate 6 April 2004 HV McKay exhibit documents harvester manufacturing empire Museum honours Sunshine founder|Newspaper Article Advocate 27 January 2004 Box of treasures from firms past|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate Of the past in clean up|Newspaper Article The Advocate 13 December 1990 Sunshine farewells the place where it all began...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Electricity' Flyer HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House|Extract Unveiling Memorial Plaque for Russell Street Gates 11 April 2000|Typed Notes Submission to hearing of Historic Buildings Countil on 14 February 1995 on Burns Bridge|Typed Letter 5 January 1995 Former Massey Ferguson Site Sunshine|Flyer Bulk Store and Electrical Power House|Typed Letter to The Chairman and Members Local Government Board Sustaining Local Government|Typed Letter to Minister for Planning the Honourable robert MacLellan Massey Ferguson Complex 4 October 1994|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate 23 August 1989 Australian Industry End of the Road|Newspaper Article 29 September 1928 Carnival Period ends today Saturday From Slab Smithy to Mammoth Factory|Newspaper Article The Age 13 November 1997 HV McKay Bulk Store Past Harvest of labor struggle and victory|Newspaper Article Advocate 9 September 1998 Few had all fingers|Newspaper Article Advocate 6 April 2004 HV McKay exhibit documents harvester manufacturing empire Museum honours Sunshine founder|Newspaper Article Advocate 27 January 2004 Box of treasures from firms past|Newspaper Article Sunshine Advocate Of the past in clean up|Newspaper Article The Advocate 13 December 1990 Sunshine farewells the place where it all began HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House Archive HV McKay Electrical Power House and Bulk House ...

... HV McKay replica smithy...HV McKay replica smithy...Photograph of reproduction of HV McKays original smithy Photocopies of replica Smithy erected at Sunshine Harvester Works Extract from publication not known an artists drawing This record would not be complete without paying tribute to the early pioneers who dispite difficulties and they were legion laid the foundations of Australia today Their descendants have been tried and proved in two world wars They have played their part in subduing those powers of evil threatening the freedom of the indiviual and his right to carve out his own destiny Hugh Victor McKay the founder of the Sunshine Harvester Works for it was here as a youth that he built the prototype of his now famous stripper harvester His equipment was just as crude as his workshop...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Smithy Photograph of reproduction of HV McKays original smithy Photocopies of replica Smithy erected at Sunshine Harvester Works Extract from publication not known an artists drawing This record would not be complete without paying tribute to the early pioneers who dispite difficulties and they were legion laid the foundations of Australia today Their descendants have been tried and proved in two world wars They have played their part in subduing those powers of evil threatening the freedom of the indiviual and his right to carve out his own destiny Hugh Victor McKay the founder of the Sunshine Harvester Works for it was here as a youth that he built the prototype of his now famous stripper harvester His equipment was just as crude as his workshop HV McKay replica smithy Photograph HV McKay replica smithy ...

... Portrait of HV McKay...Portrait of HV McKay...Hugh Victor McKay Photograph Bust portrait of HVMcKay founder of Sunshine Harvester Works Portrait of HV McKay Photograph Portrait of HV McKay ...

... Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory...Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory...Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory building administration office and Sunshine including Sunshine Gardens and gardeners residence This photograph shows many other points of historical nature Top Left 1 Storage shed stacks of timber air drying 2 Old clock tower and new factory office block 3 Main or head office block opposite clock tower Then along Devonshire Road Adjacent to Head Office new drawing office on 1st floor over new workshop for experimental department These two later amalgamated and formed what became known as The Engineering Department Right Centre 4 on both sides of Devonshire Road 5 State Savings Bank before rebuilding 6 Blair Athol guesthouse with National Bank on ground floor opposite State Savings Bank 7 Along Hampshire away from Blair Athol some houses then McKays laboratory Duplicates department Service Street Morgue Steel Storage and Pickling Annex and Roberts Quarry and some houses in background top right Top Left to Right 8 In front of timber stacks Stony Creek winds through factory site to dam fire fighting before running under Hampshire Road in front of Annexe and Quarry across Service Street Creek was diverted through a channel and tunnel not shown Also Railway lines to Bendigo and Mildura show McKays railway engine hauling trucks from factory...McKay Massey Harris Sunshine Devonshire Road Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory building administration office and Sunshine including Sunshine Gardens and gardeners residence This photograph shows many other points of historical nature Top Left 1 Storage shed stacks of timber air drying 2 Old clock tower and new factory office block 3 Main or head office block opposite clock tower Then along Devonshire Road Adjacent to Head Office new drawing office on 1st floor over new workshop for experimental department These two later amalgamated and formed what became known as The Engineering Department Right Centre 4 on both sides of Devonshire Road 5 State Savings Bank before rebuilding 6 Blair Athol guesthouse with National Bank on ground floor opposite State Savings Bank 7 Along Hampshire away from Blair Athol some houses then McKays laboratory Duplicates department Service Street Morgue Steel Storage and Pickling Annex and Roberts Quarry and some houses in background top right Top Left to Right 8 In front of timber stacks Stony Creek winds through factory site to dam fire fighting before running under Hampshire Road in front of Annexe and Quarry across Service Street Creek was diverted through a channel and tunnel not shown Also Railway lines to Bendigo and Mildura show McKays railway engine hauling trucks from factory Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory Photograph Aerial view of HV McKay Massey Harris Factory ...

... HV McKay powerhouse batteries...HV McKay powerhouse batteries...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Sunshine Power House Electricity Generation Picture of DC electrical power storage batteries Employees in background Mr W Shilston in cap is 3rd from right HV McKay powerhouse batteries Document HV McKay powerhouse batteries ...

... HV McKay family photos...HV McKay family photos...Hugh Victor McKay Six photos of Hugh Victor McKays immediate and extended family including Nathaniel McKays family Photos taken at Drummartin Melbourne and Sunshine Also in this collection is a photo of Sunshine Harvester Works Hugh Victor McKay was Australias leading manufacturer in the early to mid 20th century HV McKay family photos Photograph HV McKay family photos ...

... Steam driven generator at HV McKay...Steam driven generator at HV McKay...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Sunshine Power House Electricity Generation View of generating electrical equipment inside the plant Steam driven generator that supplied facility to generate DC power At the time of photo origin electricity was not available in Sunshine except through McKays Harvester Works Steam driven generator at HV McKay Photograph Steam driven generator at HV McKay ...

... HV McKay drill sowing oats...HV McKay drill sowing oats...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Farm Machinery Photograph of a drill sowing oats in stubble An extract from a publication Australasian 6 May 1922 The economy of this procedure is manifest The spring tynes on the implement are spaced three and a half inches apart in 4 ranks They have 4 inches shares and therefore cut and stir all the soil in this case of two and a half inches leaving a level unbridged bottom The seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart are dropped right on this bottom and there get all the benefit of the moisture raising by capillary attraction and vigorous germination results These combined machines made at the Sunshine Harvester Works are being used on thousands of acres this season for this particular purpose as well as for sowing wheat on fallowed land Comments by cataloguer The machine pictured sows 12 rows of seed and fertilizer in rows 7 inches apart Spring tyres acted in a stump jump capacity The box along top of the machine was a 2 room apartment unit one for seed the other for fertilizer This was fed mechanically through a distribution which measured the amount of seed and fertilizer being dropped into a common tube where it was controlled in its drop to the furrow cut by the share on the end of the tyres HV McKay drill sowing oats Photograph HV McKay drill sowing oats ...

... HV McKay Stripper harvester restoration...HV McKay Stripper harvester restoration...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Farm Machinery Coloured photograph of stripper harvester taken during restoration. HV McKay Stripper harvester restoration Photograph HV McKay Stripper harvester restoration ...

... HV McKay canvas room late 1930s...HV McKay canvas room late 1930s...McKay Massey Harris Sunshine Harvester Company Employees Two photos of McKays Canvas Room and Staff in the late 1930s Ivy Rule in the foreground on the right and Mr Ern Naylor is second from the left HV McKay canvas room late 1930s Photograph HV McKay canvas room late 1930s ...

... HV McKay Sunshine Harvester Works 1907...HV McKay Sunshine Harvester Works 1907...There are railway sidings entering into the factory HV McKay Sunshine Harvester Works 1907 Photograph HV McKay Sunshine Harvester Works 1907 ...

... HV McKay Stripper Harvester during restoration...HV McKay Stripper Harvester during restoration...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Farm Machinery A coloured photograph of stripper harvester taken during restoration The restoration was undertaken by the Sunshine Historical Society together with the Sunshine Council in celebration of 150 years of Victorian statehood Photo taken by David Templeton a member of Sunshine Historical Society HV McKay Stripper Harvester during restoration Photograph HV McKay Stripper Harvester during restoration ...

... Dance group in the HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine...Dance group in the HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine...McKay Memorial Gardens Postcard photograph of Sunshine Dancing Group taken in McKay Gardens Including Bonnie Norma and Lorraine Gum and Maisie Thompson JH Jackson Film Dancing Group Dance group in the HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Postcard Dance group in the HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine ...

... HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Gardens palm trees...HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Gardens palm trees...McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Gardens 1939 early 1940s Photograph of two palm trees in the Sunshine Gardens Center left shows roof of Drs on the corner of King Edward Avenue and Anderson Road HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Gardens palm trees Photograph HV McKay Memorial Gardens Sunshine Gardens palm trees ...

... HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Parts Office Sunshine Victoria...HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Parts Office brick veneer building with metal signage of the firm's name taken from a corner view showing two streets two early telephone poles and shade from the factory building across street. ...A Black and White photocopy of a brick veneer building with metal signage of the firms name taken from a corner view shoing two streets two tearly telephone poles and shade from the factory building across street. HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Parts Office Sunshine Victoria...HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Parts Office brick veneer building with metal signage of the firm's name taken from a corner view showing two streets two early telephone poles and shade from the factory building across street. ...

... HV McKay factory drawing office...Photo of drawing office of HV McKay factory early 1930s Peter Galbraith Alan Archer...McKays Sunshine Harvester Works Sunshine Galbraith Archer Photo of drawing office of HV McKay factory early 1930s Peter Galbraith Alan Archer Photograph HV McKay factory drawing office ...