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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002661b.htm person Taylor Headlie Shipard AACR2 7 July 1883 22 March 1957 Place of Birth Bungowannah, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sunshine, Victoria, Australia Agricultural engineer Headlie Taylor was an agricultural machinery designer who worked for H.V. McKay (later H.V. McKay Massey Harris) from 1914-1954. His major inventions were a header harvester in 1914 and the 'Sunshine' auto-header, the first self-propelled harvester to be manufactured in large numbers, in 1924.

Born 7 July 1883. Died 22 March 1957. Invented a header harvester 1914, the 'Sunshine' auto-header. Supervisor of production of the header for H.V. McKay from 1916, retired in 1954 as superintendent of agricultural machinery works, H V McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd.

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 'Taylor, Headlie Shipard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Taylor, Headlie Shipard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book Section: Taylor, Headlie Shipard (1883-1957), agricultural machinery designer Hallett, M. L. Taylor, Headlie Shipard (1883-1957), agricultural machinery designer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 180-181 Journal Article: 100 years of the Header Harvester: Headlie S. Taylor builds the first header harvester in his farm blacksmith shop Doring, Carl and Doring, Margret 100 years of the Header Harvester: Headlie S. Taylor builds the first header harvester in his farm blacksmith shop 2014 Engineering Heritage Australia magazine 1 5 6-10 Conference Paper: Two hundred years of grain harvesting Quick, G.R. Two hundred years of grain harvesting Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 1988 Conference on agricultural engineering 1988: an Australasian conference to celebrate the Australian Bicentennial, 14-16 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000