A Prince 'Thunder Blast' oversize tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Gamma 'Synthetic Gut 16' strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prince 'Precision Graphite' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Softzorb' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Synthetic Gut 17' strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

Purple card Cover with B/W Photo with white border. The Photo showing a portrait of two people a man and womanNoo's Century Una Victoria Wood & Gut Pomroy 1900 to 2000 Wendy Pomroy Inside written in blue: Donated to Stawell Historical Society. Wendy Pomroystawell

A Prince Longbody 'Precision Equipe' midplus tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'DNA Helix 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prince 'Precision Spectrum' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duratac' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 17' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

Wood tennis racquet branded 'The Match' by Geo. Bussey & Co. Wood frame, bare grooved wood handle. Tape and string whipping around shoulders. Gut strings. Head slightly warped. Materials: Metal, Wood, Guttennis

A Speedwood 'Triton' tennis racquet with press. Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

An Alexander 'The Cressy' tennis racquet with press. Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Bancroft 'Tilden' tennis racquet with press. Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

Wood tennis racquet with gut strings. Very worn surface, only fragments of maker decals remain, and are unreadable. Handle has notched leather as grip. White plastic tape wrapped around lower handle. Materials: Wood, Guttennis

Tennis racquet with solid, concave throat, red painted shoulders with string whipping, and fine grooved handle. Surname of a former owner written across shaft on obverse: HERBRANDT. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Paint, String, Guttennis

A Spalding Pro Response Series 'The Professional-95' tennis racquet, strung with Spalding 'Synthetic Gut', and featuring Gamma Sports 'Gamma Hi-Tech' handle grip. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Synthetic material, Synthetic Gut, Paint, Inktennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Lite Midplus' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prince Longbody 'Precision Approach Titanium' oversize, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

The factory was located in Argyle Ave on the corner of Scotch Parade. These companies were engaged in collecting the gut of animals slaughtered at country abattoirs and using it to manufacture high quality tennis strings, sausage casings and medical sutures. Lorna , a former employee described the process. “The gut was cleaned by men in one room and then brought to a second where it was cut into ten yard lengths. Before being cut it was about thirty yards long. The length was then placed on a long nozzle and water poured into it. The gut was graded into different sizes or standards using gauges. Anything that was holey was rejected and sent to the Casing Works where it was made into tennis strings or sutures.”One black and white photo of four directors of the Country Service Casing Factory, Mr Aurish, Mr Stan Cook, Mr Northfield, Mr Brunstein. Three black and white photos of the factory buildings and surrounds of the factory.chelsea, workers, directors, pacific by products, aurish, mr northfield, mr brunstein, stan cook, argyle ave, gut factory

An Atlas Co. Black Swan tennis racquet with press. Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Guttennis

A flat top tennis racquet with metal bracing on throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Pastime tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; gut stringing; cross-hatch carved handle; and leather end wrap and butt cover. Model name is impressed across throat, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Guttennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Strike Titanium' oversize, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'DNA Helix 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Jeffries & Malings tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, thick gut string net, and leather crown protector. Originally featured red leather collars around length of shaft, which are now lost. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

The building is the former Bulla Post Office and general store which was damaged by fire in 1989 and never rebuilt. A private house now occupies the site. The post office was relocated to a service station about 1km away. For many years the former Bulla Post Office and store was the focal point in the small township.A coloured photograph of a bluestone building by a roadside which has been gutted by fire. There is no roof but the chimney is intact.

A Paramount 'Speed King Tournament' racquet. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Guttennis

A Dunlop 'Maxply Tournament Model' racquet. Materials: Wood, Paint, String, Adhesive tape, Gut, Leathertennis

A flat top tennis racquet inscribed: F BRYAN/LONDON. Materials: Wood, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Cassiobury convex throat transitional flat top tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Pastime tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; gut stringing; fine-grooved handle; and leather end wrap and cloth butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Gut, Cloth, Inktennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Extreme' Midplus, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, Prince 'Duraflex 16' synthetic gut strings, and 'Shock Eraser' handle/butt cap. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Cloud Titanium' oversize, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, Prince 'Synthetic Gut 16' strings, and 'Shock Eraser' handle/butt cap. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prosser & Sons tennis racquet with Melbourne Sports Depot press. Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis