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Ackland & Sons Print Page 
14-April-2017
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
Plaque and agricultural machinery commemorate the contribution made to the agricultural industry by Ackland & Sons (Rupanyup) 1932-1986. Ackland & Sons were the manufacturers of the "Acky Bar" the world`s first wide span broadacre cultivator.
Ackland is an historic name in the Wimmera. Ackland and Sons ran a busy agricultural machinery-manufacturing firm at Rupanyup after shifting from Jung in the 1930s. The business became renowned across agricultural Australia for the breakthrough ‘Acky Bar’ ploughing implement.
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Ackland is an historic name in the Wimmera. Ackland and Sons ran a busy agricultural machinery-manufacturing firm at Rupanyup after shifting from Jung in the 1930s. The business became renowned across agricultural Australia for the breakthrough ‘Acky Bar’ ploughing implement.
Location
| Address: | Cromie Street, Median Strip, Rupanyup, 3388 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.629314 Long: 142.630951 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1932 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1986 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | October-2000 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAPlaque:
THIS PLAQUE IS IN RECOGNITION OF
THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO AGRICULTURE
IN THIS DISTRICT AND TO AUSTRALIA BY
ACKLAND & SONS RUPANYUP (1932 - 1986)
MANUFACTURERES OF TILLAGE AND BULK
GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND IN
PARTICULAR THE " ACKY BAR" THE WORLDS
FIRST WIDE SPAN BROADACRE CULTIVATOR.
RUPANYUP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OCTOBER 2000
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