The Romantic Rise of Hugh Victor McKay Sunbury Memorial
The obituary chronicles Hugh Victor McKay CBE of Sunbury born August 27 1860, who built the Sunshine agricultural implement works turning drought into export success. It details family ties with the McKay clan operations at Rupertswood Sunbury Ballarat and Braybrook and notes his war service and munitions work. His global impact is highlighted with machines shipped to Argentina Russia and beyond and a dignified Sunbury funeral attended by leaders and civic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKay
Raywood
Victoria
En Akode Serra
Aire
Kamarooka
Nathaniel McKay
Australia
Struce Toe
Riverina
Ballarat
Africa
Russia
Siam
Italy
Canada
Brazil
New Zealand
McKay
Samuel McKay
South America
Argentine Republic
Sunshine
Samuel MecKay
Hughes Victor McKay praised as Sunshine founder and grand vision
The Voice of the People memorializes Hugh Victor McKay as the genius who conceived Sunshine and made it central to Lodiay Birmingham in the making. He is hailed as a man of extraordinary tenacity, vision, patriotism, and character who built the largest agricultural implement company in the Southern Hemisphere and elevated farmers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Lodiay
Birmingham
Australia
Hugh V. McKay
Sunshine Advocate
Mr. McKay
Herald
McKay
Hemisphere
the Argus
Hugh Victor McKay
An Epitaph by Hugo Huckingham
A short verse honors a man who lived simply and served his country with steadfast purpose. He shunned distraction, pursued success only to the extent of duty, and sought to mend and build. The poem places him among the few worthy of the highest honor.
The Great Strike at McKay Plant Spurs Open Shop Clash
The late Mr. McKay led the Agri cultural Implement Makers Union in a three month open shop dispute that halted wages to about £53,000. About 1500 workers struck, over 1000 at Sunshine, with only 12 non unionists employed. After the fight, McKay returned without vindictiveness. The firm now spends over £600,000 yearly on wages and salaries, uses 10,000 tons of steel and iron, timber value £100, leather £0, coal and fuel £25,000, and runs a nearly 2000 hp plant with 40 acres and 2600 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKay
Agricultural Implement Makers' Union
Sunshine
Benefactor Gives Fifty Thousand for Employee Benefit Fund
A donor once contributed £50,000 to support a fund for employees who, due to age or illness, must leave work. The contribution aims to aid those workers and sustain the relief effort established for their welfare.
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Chalmers
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H. Skewes
Glendenning
Braybrook Shire
C.B.E
Pat Sunbury
Oman
McKay Marrod Sarah
Newton Greaves
Cecil McKay
H. V
England
Cecil
Mrs. Had
Englaod
Presbyterian Church
Liu
Tet
Mamuel McKay
J.P
John McKay
Pyramid Hill
Gavan McKay
Elmore
N. B. McKay
Mildura
Mr. W. McKay
Iei
Commercial Bank of
Austalia
Deevid Charles Metrrath
McGrath
Cal Wee
Min Mek
Aleserter
Mr MeKay
Puperigwaml
Sumbiry
Fran Stupert Clarke
Remertey
Interic
Os Clarke
WAR Service
Mr. Mekay
Order of the
Alagh Vietoe Mietony
Sines Crookston
Bendigo
Parvers
Braybrook Ittlement Co
Sunshine Arvester Works
Sunbury
Melbourne
al “Rupertawood
Sunshine Harvester
William McBeath
George Swinburne
Lawson
M.P
Mesars
Shaw
D. B. Ferguson
H. Shaw
G. Butand
E. ER. Russell
Eninister of Customs
Mr. Pratten
William HePherese
M.L.A
W. Lawson
Senator Elliott
J. H. Richardson
F. Tamagno
Presbyterian Church of Australia
James Crookston
Donald Dow
H. V. McKay
The
Voice of the People
By Hugo Huckingham
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