1922, Photograph, B 28774
Cutting chaff for animal feed, from left: Gordon Ragless, his brother Kenneth, their father Charles and uncle Richard W. Ragless, first cousin of Charles. Bagshaw Chaffcutter and elevator 1904-5 Model K.G.A., No 956, Serial No 3325. Bought secondhand for 11 pounds or $22 on 1 May, 1915, from Mr Hancock who lived where the Flinders University is now. Cut at a capacity of 30 to 40 cwt. an hour. Driven off an Oil Engine made by Ruston, Procton [r?] & Co., engineers of Lincoln, England. Distributed in Australia by H.V. McKay. Bought brand new about 1915 although it was a model made about 1902/3.