Sanders was a well-known local potter who worked for a time with David Boyd at the Martin Boyd Pottery, before returning to Melbourne where he had some association with Arthur Boyd, at the pottery in Murrumbeena. Sanders set up a studio in Eltham in the early 1950s and made the first of a series of architectural ceramic murals with painter and print maker Lawrence Daws in 1956. After returning from his travels in Europe to Australia in 1964, he began to work solely on creating ceramic murals. Murals created during the second half of the 1960s and into the 70s can/could previously be found at Southland Shopping Centre in Cheltenham, Melbourne (1968) - now demolished, the National Mutual Centre, Melbourne (1964-5) - now demolished, Dee Why Library, Sydney (1966), Woden Valley High School, ACT (1967), Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne (1969, 1970), Perth Concert Hall (1971) and University of Melbourne (1975) (with John Olsen). Sanders has worked with many of Australia’s pre-eminent painters and ceramicists including Fred Williams and John Olsen. In 2015 Nillumbik Shire Council will be installing a mural by Sanders, donated by Tom and his family before Tom passed away in 2009, for the redevelopment of the Eltham Town Square. During the 1970s Sanders produced a number of tapestry designs. Highly respected artist and one time local resident Hilary Jackman worked with Sanders developing and adapting his tile designs to be translated into silk tapestries that were made in Japanese Mills of Kawashima Orimono in Kyoto. They were displayed in the big Hall in the NGV. Sanders gave these tiles to Jackman as payment for her work. The tapestries are based on abstract designs and have a cotton warp, and silk weft. The tiles are similar to Sanders’ other mural works such as Wall of the Moon (Homage to Miro) and the mural located in the Perth Concert Hall. It’s clear that Sanders was inspired by the Spanish surrealist artist Joan Miro from the 1930s in both philosophy and style. Miro’s work is quite playful, symbolic and imaginative. Miro’s preference for painting like this was “to express contempt for conventional painting methods, which he saw was a way of supporting a bourgeois society”. He "famously declared an "assassination of painting" in favor of upsetting the visual elements of established painting.” Three earthenware tiles, embossed with an abstract linear design. N/A

A collection of original documents used by and written about the Kanematuse Organization, a wool business based in SydneyOne large bound book entitled 'F. Kanematsu & Co. Ltd. Private Code For Wool'. Stapled faded sheets of paper with a typed story on them, 18 pages from 1908. A printed copy of the PFA Quarterly Magazine from 1921, 5 pages. A small grey booklet entitled 'Origin of Kanematsu Organization in Australia', 16 pages. 'Japanese Wool Buying?" verse from July 26, 1957, two loose leaf sheets of faded paper held together with a paperclip.wool buying, returned soldiers and sailors mill, geelong, woolen mill, wool production, loom

Share certificate for eight shares in Geelong R S & S Woollen and Worsted Cooperative Manufacturing Coy Limited by Alexander Lau, 23rd March, 1960.30 8 Alexander Lauwoollen mills - history textile mills - operation, returned soldiers and sailors mill alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, woollen mills - history, textile mills - operation

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Photograph depicts the R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943. Those photographed are: Dot Beckley, Ruth Ramsden, Jean Clarke, Violet Jones (Vice Capt), Jean Jones, Ina Osborne, Flo Louttit, Keith Turner (Coach), Ede Ramsden, (Captain), Pat Height (Mascot). Between the 1920’s and 1950’s the YWCA, Blue Triangle and local committee of representatives organised an Inter House Athletics Day for Girls in Geelong and Melbourne. Local Geelong business, such as the surrounding woollen mills, business firms and church clubs would form teams of seven women to compete in a variety of sports such as bowls, basketball, hockey, cricket and soccer. Events such as these were organised to encourage women to participate in competitive sports and network with other women in the workforce.Photograph depicts the R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943.Top edge - R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943. Bottom edge - Back row - Dot Beckley, Ruth Ramsden, Jean Clarke, Violet Jones (Vice Capt), Jean Jones, Ina Osborne / Sitting - Flo Louttit, Keith Turner (Coach), Ede Ramsden, (Captain), Pat Height (Mascot)textile mills - sporting teams textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills

Donated at the R S & S Reunion, 13/7/1989textile mills - sporting teams textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills

Block out flagstaff/ put in skytextile mills - sporting teams textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills

Scarf was worn by Maria Mackinnon, a volunteer for fifteen years at the National Wool Museumwaverley woollen mills national wool museum

Advertising documents and props from Collins Bros. Pty Ltd, including Physicians blankets price list 1934-35, Physicians blanket information sheet, advertising material from 1970 physicians blankets campaign.wool marketing woollen mills - history textile industry - history, collins, mr trevor m. - collins bros mill pty ltd, wool marketing, woollen mills - history, textile industry - history

Digital image of a poster mounted on cardboard advertising blankets. Image shows a woman surrounded by blankets in a desert setting, with text explaining the range and costs.textile design textile industry - history, collins bros mill pty ltd, textile design, textile industry - history, david jones

Used at Brintons Carpets Fellmongers Road factory. Acquired on closure of factory. (Used for Brintons Wilton Loom?)W7210 Page 1 of a history of Brintons Carpets. Page 2 of a history of Brintons Carpets. A list of catalogues/items in the Brintons Collection donated after closure of Fellmongers Road factory in July 2008.Made in England Ramsey McDonald Pty.Ltd. Melbourne 6/83 28textile machinery textile industry textile mills weaving weaving mills, brintons australia pty ltd brintons pty ltd (geelong), geelong, victoria, textile machinery, textile industry, textile mills, weaving, weaving mills

Woollen fabric fragment from the wreck of ship "Sydney Cove" found underwater after many years.Small fragment of woven woollen fabric, brown colour. with some white fibres through it. The fragment is frayed and coming apart. It is boxed in a circular clear plastic lidded container, taped and with a typed paper label on the lid.Wording: Fabric scrap from/wreck of ship "Sydney Cove"/ NWM 940112";Method: typed;Location: on label on lidwool - history textile history textile mills textile mills, wool - history, textile history, textile mills

One of several sample boards used by Joyce Hucker during crochet and knitting demonstrations and classes.One of several sample boards used by Joyce Hucker during crochet and knitting demonstrations and classes.Knitted Bias Bindingknitting crochet textile mills textile mills, hucker, mrs joyce, knitting, crochet, textile mills

"Instruction Paper No.5279: Control of materials, 1st ed - Dexter S Kimball Jr, for International Correspondence Schools Ltd."Instruction Paper No.5279: Control of materials, 1st ed - Dexter S Kimball Jr, for International Correspondence Schools Ltd.textile industry - history textile mills - management textile industry - education, international correspondence schools ltd, textile industry - history, textile mills - management, textile industry - education

Letter from the Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Co. Ltd of Hill Street, Ballarat to W.R. Lang in 1945 re: an employee reference.textile mills - staff world war ii, ballarat woollen and worsted co. ltd, lang, dr w. roy, textile mills - staff, world war ii

"Price lists for Loom Accessories"-R Gruenhut & Son Pty Ltd"Price lists for Loom Accessories"-R Gruenhut & Son Pty LtdPrice lists for Loom Accessoriestextile machinery textile mills textile mills, r. gruenhut and son pty ltd, weaving machinery, weaving looms, textile machinery, textile mills

A tobacco tin containing 2 needles and 3 parts for the "Beehive" sock knitting machine.A tobacco tin containing 2 needles and 3 parts for the "Beehive" sock knitting machine.LUCKY HIT TOBACCO/READY RUBBEDknitting textile machinery machine knitting textile mills textile mills, hosiery, knitting, textile machinery, machine knitting, textile mills