| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25656 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 30.5 x 40.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | lithographic colour on paper |
| Maker |
Curtis, R Emerson |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Mechanical cane cutter at work
Description
The inventor of this simple harvester was a Queenslander, Larry Moloney of Mackay. It has proved a valuable aid in the quick harvesting of cane during the war period, when; on most farms, there was a shortage of manpower. Two men can operate the machine which is attached to a tractor and can harvest up to 250 tons of cane in 8 hours. The hand cutting rate of two men would be approximately 6-10 tons a day. Moloney has built several machines for this purpose - each one being an improvement on the last.