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The Dunmunkle Sump Oilers Machinery Preservation Inc. was formed at a public meeting on the 6th of May, 1991 at the Rupanyup Historical Society with the intention of forming a club for those interested in machinery preservation. The club focus was to give interested people of the district who were collecting vintage machinery, an appropriate organization consisting of members with similar interests. In the first year there were 8 members. By the year 2001-02, membership had gronw to in excess of 70, and today stands at more than 95. The membership consists mainly of local people coming from as far as Birchip adn Nhill in the North, Ararat in the South, Natimuk n the West and many places in between. In addition there are members from more distant locations in the Western Districts and Geelong. Most members have their own collections of vintage engines and tractors, general vintage farm machinery, household items of days gone by and model toys from yesteryear and more current times.
The Dunmunkle Sump Oilers Machinery Preservation Inc. was formed at a public meeting on the 6th of May, 1991 at the Rupanyup Historical Society with the intention of forming a club for those interested in machinery preservation. The club focus was to give interested people of the district who were collecting vintage machinery, an appropriate organization consisting of members with similar interests. In the first year there were 8 members. By the year 2001-02, membership had gronw to in excess of 70, and today stands at more than 95. The membership consists mainly of local people coming from as far as Birchip adn Nhill in the North, Ararat in the South, Natimuk n the West and many places in between. In addition there are members from more distant locations in the Western Districts and Geelong. Most members have their own collections of vintage engines and tractors, general vintage farm machinery, household items of days gone by and model toys from yesteryear and more current times.
The Dunmunkle Sump Oilers purchased the current location in 2001 to preserve the Hornsby Engines. The existing superstructure was inadequate and ravaged by the elements over time. Funding was obtained to build a new shed over the existing engines and their beds, resulting in them being the only engines of their kind anywhere in the world to remain in their original location.
The Dunmunkle Sump Oilers purchased the current location in 2001 to preserve the Hornsby Engines. The existing superstructure was inadequate and ravaged by the elements over time. Funding was obtained to build a new shed over the existing engines and their beds, resulting in them being the only engines of their kind anywhere in the world to remain in their original location.
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