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2802.01 - Connor Shea - Five Men

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2802.02 - Connor Shea - Two Men

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2802.03 - Connor Shea - Super Seeder In Field

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2802.04 - Connor Shea - Machine in Field

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2802.05 - Connor Shea - Less Bounce Less Maintenance Sticker

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2802.06 - Connor Shea - Presented to Brown And Fisher Farm Supplies

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2802.07 - Connor Shea - I Think A Lot Of People Are Confused What Is Going On

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2802.08 - Connor Shea - Jim Phillips, Tom Dealy, Tom Connor, Len Howden, Ted Waters, Bill Cairns And Les Shea

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2802.09 - Connor Shea - Memorial To Visionary's Venture Into Inventions

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2802.10 - Connor Shea - 25 Years In The Field

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2802.11 - Connor Shea - Connor Shea Fourth Avenue Factory

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2802.12 - Connor Shea - Tom Connor Founder Of Connor Shea Dies

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2802.13 - Connor Shea - Connor Shea Sacks 60

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2802.14 - Connor Shea - Most Pronged Sessions

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2802.15 - Connor Shea - Men Behind The Machines

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2802.16 - Connor Shea - Axe Bandit In 74,000 Dollar Haul

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2802.17 - Connor Shea - Ex Farmboy Recongnised

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2802.18 - Connor Shea - Advert Part 1

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2802.18 - Connor Shea - Advert Part 2

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Historical information

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.

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2802.01 - Connor Shea - Five Men.jpg
Photograph of 5 men in shirts and ties by Edwin Warden 18 Ormond Road West Footscray
Back Row (L-R) - Tom Conner, Jim Phillips, Jack Kent
Front Row (L-R) - Names Unknown

2802.02 - Connor Shea - Two Men.jpg
Photograph of 2 men in shirts and ties by Edwin Warden 18 Ormond Road West Footscray
Jim Phillips (left), Les Shea (right)

2802.03 - Connor Shea - Trail Disc Drill "Super Seeder" In Field.jpg
Photograph of Trail Disc Drill out in a field driven by a man on a tractor.
Suitable for sod seeding as well as cereal seeding and a small seeds box can be fitted for oversowing.

2802.04 - Connor Shea - Machine in Field.jpg
Photograph of machinery been towed by a tractor across a field

2802.05 - Connor Shea - Less Bounce Less Maintenance Sticker.jpg
Advertising Less bounce less maintenance Connor Shea one way disc plows

2802.06 - Connor Shea - Presented to Brown And Fisher Farm Supplies.jpg
Presentation to Brown and Fisher farm supplies Swan Hill Victoria Agricultural Machinery Connor Shea for Outstanding Performance in achieving highest Connor Shea Sales for Victoria 1976 to 1977

2802.07 - Connor Shea - I Think A Lot Of People Are Confused What Is Going On.jpg
Newspaper Article I think a lot of people are confused They are wondering what the hell is going on

2802.08 - Connor Shea - Jim Phillips, Tom Dealy, Tom Connor, Len Howden, Ted Waters, Bill Cairns And Les Shea.jpg
Photograph Connor Shea Management L to R Jim Phillips, Tom Dealy, Tom Connor, Len Howden, Ted Waters, Bill Cairns and Les Shea

2802.09 - Connor Shea - Memorial To Visonary's Venture Into Inventions.jpg
Newspaper Article Memorial to visionary's venture into inventions The memorial in Marongs Malone Park to Tom Connor finished his first invention at 13

2802.10 - Connor Shea - 25 Years In The Field.jpg
Photocopy of booklet 25 years in the field Connor Shea

2802.11 - Connor Shea - Connor Shea Fourth Avenue Factory.jpg
Newspaper Article Sunshine Illustrated 21 May 1960

2802.12 - Connor Shea - Tom Connor Founder Of Connor Shea Dies.jpg
Newspaper Article Connor Shea founder dies

2802.13 - Connor Shea - Connor Shea Sacks 60.jpg
Newspaper Article Connor Shea sacks 60

2802.14 - Connor Shea - Most Pronged Sessions.jpg
Newspaper Article Many pronged sessions

2802.15 - Connor Shea - Men Behind The Machines.jpg
Newspaper Article Men behind the machines Tom Connor of Connor Shea

2802.16 - Connor Shea - Axe Bandit In 74,000 Dollar Haul.jpg
Newspaper Article The Sun 20 February 1981 Axe Bandit in $74000 Haul Woman kicked in pay grab two gunmen axed wires attached to an SEC pole outside the Connor Shea and co agriculture engineering company about 2.45pm

2802.17 - Connor Shea - Ex Farmboy Recongnised.jpg
Newspaper Article Ex farmboy recognised Mr Tom Connor won Advance Australia Award

2802.18 - Connor Shea - Advert Part 1.jpg
Newspaper Article The Tasmanian Farmer 5 October 1961 Advertisement

2802.18 - Connor Shea - Advert Part 2.jpg
Newspaper Article The Tasmanian Farmer 5 October 1961 Advertisement

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Accessed 5 July 2026

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