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Martin Hallett was a museum curator and Deputy Chief Executive of Museums Victoria. The Sunshine Harvester Works was an agricultural equipment factory in Sunshine, Victoria founded by industrialist HV McKay, It was famous for producing the 'Sunshine Harvester' a combine harvester that could strip, thresh and winnow grain in one operation. The factory was also a huge industrial complex that contributed to the development of the City of Sunshine, and at its peak was the largest manufacturing facility in the southern hemisphere.

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At Sunshine and District Historical Society A.G.M. 20/8/1995
Martin Hallett The significance of Sunshine Harvesters