Soft cover booknon-fiction'Waltzing Matilda' is a song loosely based on some local events in Queensland during the shearers' strike of 1894. Strikes during the 1890s were key events that led to the establishment of the Arbitration Court. The book is an early history of the Arbitration Court, the minimum wage, working hours and paid leave.h.v. mckays, sunshine harvester works, arbitration, minimum wage, hours of labour

Experiences at the Sunshine Harvester Factory Ken Banner Experience at Sunshine Harvester Factory Interview by Eric Wegenersunshine, sunshine harvester works, hv mckay, kenneth "ken" bannerman, eric wegener, headlie taylor

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Eric Wegner's oral history of experiences working at the Sunshine Harvester FactoryE. Wegener Interview Early Life Experiences at Sunshine Harvester Factorysunshine, sunshine harvester works, hv mckay, eric wegener

Sunshine and Shadowssunshine harvester works

These items were copied from the Science Museum Collectionh.v. mckays, h.v. mays massey harris, sunshine harvester works

Jack Hutson was from the Labourer History SocietySome History Of The Sunshine Harvester Factory By Jack Hutsonhistory, hutson, sunshine harvester works, sunshine

Light tan colored cardboard document folded into four sections. Contains Factory Rules for employees of the H. V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works in Sunshine Victoria - May 1926.Factory Rules H.V. McKay Pty Ltd Sunshine Harvester Works Sunshine May 1926factory rules, h. v. mckay, sunshine harvester works, sunshine harvester factory

3933.01 - Hay Rake Working Instructions and Adjustments|3933.02 - Hay Rake Hints On Working And Adjustingh.v. mckay massis harris, sunshine harvester works, farm machinery

Don McKay was the nephew of HV McKay, developer of the Sunshine Harvester factories, and a previous councillor and Mayor of Brimbank City Council. In this audio recording Don McKay discusses his recollections of the McKay factories and his early schooling and home years in Sunshine.Don McKay Reminisces 1986 McKay factory, school, home and home deliveriesdon mckay, hv mckay, sunshine harvester factory, city of sunshine, city of brimbank

The Sunshine and District Historical Society Pioneers’ Lunch / Dinner is an annual event. It’s a commemorative gathering that honours the early settlers, people, community leaders of Sunshine and the surrounding district, events, achievements, etc. At the Pioneers’ Lunch / Dinner, a toast is a ritual and a dedicated moment to honour the original settlers and their contributions, and a guest speaker talks about an interesting subject. Guest speaker Charles Fahey taught in the History Program at La Trobe University until his retirement in 2018. He has published widely on the history of the labour market, with particular reference to the Sunshine Harvester factory and the Harvester Judgement of 1907.Audio tapecharles fahey, sunshine harvester factory, harvester judgement 1907

1922 Map|1927 Map|1933 Map|Undated aerial photographh.v. mckay massey harris, sunshine harvester works, map

Five photocopies of letters relating to the fence repairs between McKay Gardens and Victoria Railways Bendigo Lineh.v. mckays, sunshine gardens, h.v. mckay memorial gardens

A colour photograph of the reconstructed H.V. McKay timber smithy with a group of men and women posing for camera. Believed to be taken at the opening of the replicate smithyh.v. mckay, sunshine harvester factory, smithy, blacksmith, barclay reserve, albion

The lamp was used in the garage at HV McKay's head office in Devonshire Rd, Sunshine, until it was demolished in 2004.Sheet metal light shade painted greenmassey ferguson, sunshine harvester factory, devonshire road, sunshine

Two H.V. McKay tractor seats and stands painted in red oxide paintH.V. McKayh.v. mckay, sunshine harvester factory

2806.01 - Typed Notes The Bult Family and McKays 4 Generations of names and years of service totalling 537 years|2806.02 - Typed Notes Names Changes of the Company from the beginning|2806.03 - Handwritten Notes Departments and the Foreman|2806.04 - Typed Notes The Power House of the HV McKay Factory by Glenn Bult May 2002|2806.05 - Typed Notes The HV McKay Clock Tower Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Display by Glenn bultgreg bult, h.v. mckays, sunshine harvester factory

Handwritten notes McKay Supervistory Staff List C1945 with position and department detailsh.v. mckays massey harris, sunshine harvester factory, employee

The suburban municipality of Brimbank is strategically located across key transport corridors serving Melbourne’s rapid western and northwestern expansion. Brimbank Rising steps through local prehistory and history with attention to planning events from Hoddle’s 1840 survey to the recent Regional Rail Link which shape the area. Across five periods, this history sees planning as a contributory process to city shaping, with specific plans as snapshots in time of endorsed intentions, all through the lens of complexity, connectedness and contingency. Recent geological and ecological history had been productively harnessed by the Wurundjeri before all were disrupted by the arrival of unauthorised settlers from Tasmania and their livestock focused on serving markets in and using methods more appropriate to the other side of the world. Following colonial separation and the discovery of gold in 1851, the second part follows the expansion of heavy rail and the multifaceted influence of leading industrialist H V McKay’s Sunshine Harvester Works through and between the booms of the 1880s and 1920s. Postwar flooding of the Harvester Works, and of the region with migrants, demanded major infrastructure investment and municipal capabilities which were consistent with wider suburbanisation and growing dominance of road transport without challenging the area’s politically safe status. The penultimate section is focused on concurrent events in 2009 and how they play out through council in administration’s Sunshine Rising campaign to capitalise on the local potential of Sunshine’s rail upgrade and complementary infrastructure investments. Finally, there is discussion of current state policies and planning which relate to Brimbank and which the council and community need to continue to work with and advocate for further Rising to ensure Brimbank’s potential as service corridor for the Growth Areas is realised.Brimbank Rising From a History of Failed Local Councils, Officers and Administrators Promote and Support Sunshine Risingaboriginal, first nation, h.v. mckay, sunshine harvester factory

Painting made many years after the service was replaced. Occasion for painting not known, but in was displayed in Coles, Hampshire Road Sunshine.A large watercolour painting of H.V. McKay's first workshopH.V. McKay's First Workshop Creator of Sunshine Harvester works and the name Sunshine, Hugh Victor McKay, Invented the world's first Harvester - Stripper in 1884. Braybrook became known as Sunshine in 1907, McKay's old original smithy until recently stood in front of Sunshine Worksh.v. mckay, sunshine harvester factory

This photograph, taken by The Advocate, shows Ron Edwards, President of the Sunshine RSL, holding a memorial dedicated to Walter “Wally” Peeler, Victoria Cross recipient and former Sunshine Harvester Factory worker, and local resident.Walter “Wally” Peeler (1887–1968) was a Victorian soldier and one of Australia’s most highly decorated servicemen. Born at Barkers Creek near Castlemaine, he worked locally before enlisting in the First World War in 1916. Serving with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, he earned the Victoria Cross for exceptional bravery at Broodseinde Ridge in October 1917, where he led assaults on multiple German machine‑gun posts. After the war, Peeler returned to Victoria and later worked at Sunshine Harvester Works, linking him directly to the industrial heritage of Melbourne’s western suburbs. He re‑enlisted during the Second World War, served in the Middle East and Java, and endured years as a prisoner of war under Japanese captivity. From 1934 to 1964, Peeler served as a long‑standing Custodian of the Shrine of Remembrance, becoming a familiar figure in Victoria’s commemorative life. He died in 1968 and is remembered through numerous memorials, including at the Australian War Memorial and in his home district around Castlemaine.Ron Edwards & Wally Peeler Memorial Sunshine RSLsunshine rsl, dickson street, sunshine, walter peeler, ron edwards

HV McKay's Sunshine Harvester factories were an integral part of the establishment of the suburb of Sunshine. The tape is an audio recording of the opening of the Harvester Centre in Devonshire Rd Sunshine. The Harvester Centre, named in honour of HV McKay's Harvesters, contains a cafe and office suites.Opening of Harvester Centre Cont''sunshine harvester centre

The Massey Ferguson Gates are better known as the H.V. McKay Gates. The gates were the ceremonial and security entrance to one of the most important industrial sites in Melbourne’s west, the Sunshine Harvester Factory. They were not just gates; they were the symbolic front door to the Sunshine Harvester Works Factory and carried Sunshine’s industrial identity into the second half of the 20th century. The gates were made by the factory's own blacksmith, Charlie Pippett, a Glasgow‑born blacksmith who migrated to Australia in 1912 and worked at the Harvester Works until 1947.The Massey Ferguson gates are historically significant because they represent Sunshine’s transition from Harvester Works to global tractor manufacturing, mid‑century industrial architecture, the daily rhythm of factory life, the identity of a working‑class suburb and the final chapter of Sunshine’s manufacturing golden age. Today, they are one of Sunshine’s most important landmarks.Don McKay & Peter Westmore At Old Massey Ferguson Factorydon mckay, peter westmore, massey ferguson, devonshire road, sunshine, h.v. mckays, h.v. mays massey harris, charlie pippett

Two small pennants, each with a City of Sunshine crest or logo. Also an A3 B&W photocopy of an aerial view of Sunshine, possibly the Harvester Factorycity of sunshine, momento, memoorabilia

2693.01 - H.V. McKay - D1197M Locking Plate Blue Print 2693.02 - H.V. McKay - FDR92 Side Delivery Chute Blue Print 2693.03 - H.V. McKay - Russell Street Gates 2693.04 - H.V. McKay - Sunshine Harvester Website Launch 2001 2693.05 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris - Bert Ustick's Retirement Function Invitation To Ed Jenkins 2693.06 - H.V. McKay Massey Hassey Massey Ferguson - Alec Galbraith 43 Years Of Service Complimentary Dinner Menu 2693.07 - Sunshine Harvester Works - Museum Of Victoria Website Information 2693.08 - Massey Ferguson Site - City Of Sunshine Stimulating Sunshine's Local Economy Council's Purchase Of Massey Ferguson Site 2693.09 - Sunshine Harvester Works - Newspaper Articles 2693.10 - Braybrook Implement Works Testimonials 2693.11 - H.V. McKay Memorial Scholarship 2693.12 - Sunshine Harvester Factory - A History Of Sunshine Harvester 2693.13 - H.V. McKay Satellite Horse Hoes Or Scufflers 2693.14 - H.V. McKay Machinery By E. E. Wegener & H. Menhennitt 2693.15 - Russell Street Gates - Merv Brooks, John McIntyre & Roy Roberts 2693.16 - Massey Ferguson Historic Building Demolition Permith.v. mckays massey ferguson, sunshine harvester works

It appears a lot of this collection came from the Learmonth Family2904.01 - Massey Ferguson - Australian Wheat Farming Ninth Edition 2904.02 - Museum Victoria Infosheet - THe H.V. McKay Collection 2904.03 - H.V. McKay - School Assignment By Teresa Micallef 1991 2904.04 - Examine Employee Expectations Of Work At Massey Ferguson Report 2904.05 - Massey Ferguson - Stage 1 Draft Report Cultural Significance December 1985 2904.06 - Massey Ferguson - Site Study Stage 2 Report January 1987 2904.07 - Massey Ferguson - HT140 Ben Pearson Hi Clearance Picker Sprayer Information Sheet 2904.08 - Come And See The City Of The Future Public Inspection At The Sunshine Harvester Site 24th July 1993 2904.09 - Farmyard Relics Identification Guide By Ken Arnold 2904.10 - Sunshine Harvester Works H.V. McKay An Agricultural Icon 2904.11 - Massey Ferguson - 1990 Annual Review 2904.12 - British Tractors And Farm Machinery The Green Book 1962 2904.13 - Massey Ferguson - Wyeera Education Centre Product And Sales Training Notes 2904.14 - Massey Ferguson - Hay Tool Handbook 2904.15 - Massey Ferguson - Farwell To Joyce Wright Retirement Presentation 2904.15 - Massey Ferguson - Quarter Century Club Sunshine Dinner Dance 2904.16 - Massey Ferguson - Cane Harvesters For The World 2904.17 - Australian Wheat Poster 2904.18 - Sunshine Farm Implements 2904.19 - Sunshine And Massey Harris The Latest And Best In Farm Machinery 2904.20 - Massey Ferguson - 9th Annual Presentation Dinner 20th May 1970 2904.21 - Massey Ferguson - List Of Quarter Centuary Members 16th October 1997 2904.22 - Massey Ferguson - About Sunshine People Throughout The Commonwealth 2904.23 - Sunshine Harvester Factory - Jim Learmonth (3 Generations Worked At The Harvester Factory) 2904.24 - Howard James Jim Learmonth War Saving Certificate 1941 to 1943 2904.25 - Alexander Robert Learmonth, Harold Backingham, Russell Learmonth & Alice Leamonth 2904.25 - Peter James Learmonth, Alex Learmonth, Russell Alexander Learmonth & Harold Lynton Learmonth 2904.26 - Norman Gooding & John Jack McMillan Vance (WW2 POW) 2904.26 - Norman Gooding & John Jack McMillan Vance (WW2 POW) Back 2904.27 - Ivy Rewell H.V. McKays Canvas Room Employee 2904.28 - Alexander Robert Learmonth Amalgamated Engineering Union Trade Union Membership Card 2904.29 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Ferguson - Miscellaneous Material 2904.30 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Ferguson - Miscellaneous Material 2904.31 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Ferguson - Miscellaneous Material 2904.32 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Ferguson - Miscellaneous Material 2904.33 - H.V. McKay Massey Harris Ferguson - Miscellaneous Material 2904.34 - Massey Ferguson Annual Report 1958h.v. mckays massey ferguson, sunshine harvester works