The story
Founded by H. V. McKay.1
Private company
Sunshine Harvester Works
Logo: Bidgee, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
Agricultural equipment factory in Melbourne, Australia
The Sunshine Harvester Works was an agricultural equipment factory, located at the junction of Devonshire, Hampshire, and Harvester roads, in Sunshine, in the City of Brimbank, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.2 It was founded by H. V. McKay.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersVictoria1
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The Sunshine Harvester Works was an agricultural equipment factory, located at the junction of Devonshire, Hampshire, and Harvester roads, in Sunshine, in the City of Brimbank, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Founded by Australian industrialist, Hugh Victor McKay for his Sunshine Harvester operations, the former factory complex was Australia's largest and most active industrial plants and employers of labour, and which made a major contribution to community life in Melbourne's western suburbs, for much of the twentieth century.2
Leadership
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- FounderH. V. McKay1
Links
- WikipediaSunshine Harvester Works
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7641496
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsSunshine Harvester Works logo by Bidgee, CC BY 3.0