Historical information

This harvester, a 1908 AL Type Stripper Harvester was made in the H.V. McKay Factory, Yuille Street, Ballarat.

After sitting for many years in a paddock and in poor condition, the harvester was donated to the Sunshine and District Historical Society.

Due to the lack of storage, the Society made temporary storage arrangements at Mt Derrimut.

In the 1990's the Society obtained a grant for its restoration. Once these works were completed, the harvester was then located in the foyer outside the Sunshine Library Hampshire Road Sunshine.

When this library was demolished to make way for the new Brimbank Community and Civic Centre, the harvester was once again put into temporary storage at the Brimbank City Council Operations Centre, Stadium Drive, Keilor Park.

Prior to the new Brimbank Community and Civic Centre building works being completed, the harvester went through some minor restoration works of cleaning, repairing a damaged panel and repainting. All this worked was carried out on site at the Brimbank City Council Operations Centre by Artist Robert Jackson.

Once the new Brimbank Community and Civic Centre building works were completed in 2016, the harvester was installed in the building and it is now suspended in the main foyer of the building.

Significance

This is one of most significant objects that the Sunshine and District Historical Society has in its collection.

Inscriptions & markings

Sunshine
Hugh V. McKay