Letter from the Kalabity Pastoral Co to W R Lang 1/6/1944, regarding receipt of publicationswool - research wool - testing merino sheep - history world war ii, gordon institute of technology kalabity pastoral co ltd, lang, dr w. roy, wool - research, wool - testing, merino sheep - history, world war ii

Letter from the The Kelson Products Co to W R Lang 25th June 1947, requesting information on the wool testing service at the Gordon College of Technology.wool - research wool - testing merino sheep - history, gordon institute of technology s kidman & co, lang, dr w. roy, wool - research, wool - testing, merino sheep - history

Letter from A L B Lefroy to W R Lang 29th July, 1939, discussing the wool industrywool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history peppin-merino sheep world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy lefroy, mr a l b, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, peppin-merino sheep, world war ii

Letter from E H B Lefroy to W R Lang c1942, discussing the wool industrywool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history peppin-merino sheep world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy lefroy, mr a l b, cranmore park, western australia, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, peppin-merino sheep, world war ii

Letter from E H B Lefroy to W R Lang 16th November 1941, discussing wool characteristics and research.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history peppin-merino sheep world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy lefroy, mr e. h.b., cranmore park, western australia, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, peppin-merino sheep, world war ii

Letter from E H B Lefroy to W R Lang 1st December 1941, discussing wool samples for testing.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history peppin-merino sheep world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy lefroy, mr e. h.b. kelley, mr r. b., cranmore park, western australia, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, peppin-merino sheep, world war ii

Letter from G A Fairbairn to W R Lang (c1940's), discussing wool samples of corriedale merino crosses for testing.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history corriedale sheep - history world war ii sheep - blowfly strike sheep - diseases, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy fairbairn, mr g a - graziers' association of central and northern queensland, logan downs clermont, queensland, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, corriedale sheep - history, world war ii, sheep - blowfly strike, sheep - diseases

Letter from dated 28th June 1939, from R Waters, Massey Agricultural College, New Zealand to R R Pavia, Principal , Gordon Institute of Technology regarding printing of record cards for New Zealand sheep breeders.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history world war ii, gordon institute of technology massey agricultural college (university of new zealand), lang, dr w. roy pavia, mr r r - gordon institute of technology waters, mr r., wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, world war ii

Letter, 12th September [?], from Sandford R Beggs, on "Nareeb Nareeb" Vic letterhead, printed black, to the Principal of Gordon Institute of Technology, regarding the testing of wool samples.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding - history world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy beggs, mr sandford r, nareeb nareeb glen thompson, vic, wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding - history, world war ii

Letter,17th December 1942, from Urquhart Ramsay to W R Lang regarding Polwarth wool samples.wool - research wool - testing polwarth sheep - history sheep breeding world war ii, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy ramsay, mr urquhart, wool - research, wool - testing, polwarth sheep - history, sheep breeding, world war ii

Letter,18th December 1946, from Sidney Reid to W R Lang regarding the testing of wool samples.wool - research wool - testing pastoral industry - history sheep breeding, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy ramsay, mr urquhart, wool - research, wool - testing, pastoral industry - history, sheep breeding

Photocopy of an article by W R Lang published in the "Investigator", March 1987 on the history of the Objective Measurement of wool.wool - research wool - testing wool - measurement, gordon institute of technology investigator, lang, dr w. roy, wool - research, wool - testing, wool - measurement

Mr McCook was manager of "Marathon" 1875-1880, the owner was Samuel WilsonMr McCook. Marathon Bought of W Gibson & Son Tasmania/ 1876/ 51 two tooth ewes & 1 (Ram)/ @ 5 5..0 each 130 Guineessheep breeding - history sheep stations - history, mccook, mr a - marathon gibson, w - w gibson & son, marathon, sheep breeding - history, sheep stations - history

A copy of both the ‘Dennys Lascelles Limited 1857-1957: Annual Wool Report & Centenary Review’ & ‘Staff Reunion Souvenir Programme, 1988’ was donated to the museum in 2021. These were duplicate items so only their story was retained in addition to the image of Rita located in Multimedia. “Enclose two items which may be of interest to add to your collection. They belonged to my mother, Rita Sedgwick (nee Glenn), who died earlier this year in April. She worked for Dennys Lascelles in two separate periods. First as a young girl, who had finished her schooling, at Morongo Presbyterian ladies College, having been sent as boarder there by her parents from their farm at Mathoura (just north of Echuca). This period was from 1942 — 1947. It was her second job out of school having worked first at the then Geelong Telephone Exchange. She would commute daily to work on a bicycle from where she was then living in Drumcondra. She had the front office role of receptionist and telephonist driving an old manual switchboard. The old front desk was her domain. She departed in 1947, shortly after she was married in late 1946. She spoke fondly of her times at the company as a young girl in her late teens and early twenties. Her second stint was much later, but again as the front-desk telephonist and receptionist commencing in 1972, ending 11 years later in 1983. This was a period when Sir Henry Bolte was on the Board, Don Urqhuart was MD, Ray Hobson was General Manger, Cliff Bone the company Secretary, Peter Keys the CFO and Jim Hay was also on the Executive team. While there were some 25 years between her periods of service, she welcomed the chance to re-join the company. Again, it was a time of hard work, and good friends. The busy times were the wool auctions, when the Firm would be visited by representatives of the big Japanese trading houses such as Mitsui, and Kanematsu. The Chief Auctioneer, Mr. Reeves (I can't recall his first name), would hold court at the now demolished Geelong Wool Exchange — I saw him in action once — what a sight. The huge show floors in the Denny's building would be full of open bales and samples for the buyers to inspect, and for mum days would start at 0800, and finish at 1800 or later. In quieter times over summer, it was reported that the empty show floor would provide an excellent arena for the more enthusiastic cricketers to get in a bit of practise with a tennis ball at lunch and after closing time! Dennys was a full-service firm for wool growers, with branches all over the Western Districts as far afield as Mt Gambier, but through Timboon, Warrnambool, and the like, as I am sure you are aware. She also saw the merger of Dennys and Strachan to create DSM, and later the amalgamation with AML&F to create Dennys AML (I think). She saw the change from the old manual switch board to the then latest of PABX technologies and was part of the team the relocated from the original offices to the new address on the south side of Brougham Street. Along with the shift from the large show floor-based sales of the past. She retired from fulltime work in mid-1983, again with fond memories and friendships that lasted a lifetime. I found these two items among her things recently, and felt that given her connection to the industry, and the place in which the Museum now resides you may like to add them to the collection. I hope you can find a home for them, and that they might add a little to the story that the wool museum now houses and curates.” Program 12pp: soft pale grey cover, contians brief history of the company , the buildings and at the last page is a list of acceptances for the reunion, 2nd October, 1988Judith Lagingdennys, lascelles limited

"Gala Day" Geelong float, the second last float entered by the Federal Woollen Mill.1937woollen mills - history textile mills - staff, federal woollen mills ltd, jose, mr reginald, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff

"Gala Day" Geelong float, the last float entered by the Federal Woollen Mill.Photographic print: of the Gala Day float, 19381938woollen mills - history textile mills - staff, federal woollen mills ltd, jose, mr reginald, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff

One of two albums presented to Mr EJ Fairnie in appreciation of his work towards the exhibitions of 1928 and 1938.Photograph album, 22pp - Loose leaf album, grey board pages with four holes punched at left side and tied with cord. "Geelong Made in Australia Exhibition 1928" is on front cover, the first page is inscribed in white ink. The rest of the album contains two handwritten letters and black and white photographs in connection with the exhibition.An Appreciation/ of Courtesy to/ E J Fairnie, esq Photographs by the Lockwood Studiostextile mills - history textile machinery textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill valley worsted mill collins bros mill pty ltd albion woollen mills co. pty ltd james munday & coy j c brown & co bright & hitchcocks pty ltd, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill walter, mr a l, textile mills - history, textile machinery, textile mills

One of two albums presented to Mr EJ Fairnie in appreciation of his work towards the exhibitions of 1928 and 1938. Mr Fairnie was Hon Sec of the 1928 committee. The both exhibitions were in the Dennys Lascelles Bow Truss building.Presented to/ E J Fairnie esq/ whose efforts ..... Photographs by Lockwood Studiostextile mills - history textile machinery textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill valley worsted mill collins bros mill pty ltd albion woollen mills co. pty ltd felt and textiles pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills federal woollen mills ltd gordon institute of technology, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - history, textile machinery, textile mills

Loose photograph inside the photograph album - Geelong Made in Australia Centenary Exhibition 1938textile mills - history textile machinery, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - history, textile machinery

Loose photograph inside the photograph album - Geelong Made in Australia Centenary Exhibition 1938textile mills - history textile machinery, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - history, textile machinery

Photographs relate to Mr C T Robin's property, "Corrong" Hopetoun, 1944, W E Brown & Sons' property "Cambacanya", Hopetoun 1945, during a period of low rainfall.MALLEE PHOTOGRAPHSsheep breeding - history dorset horn sheep sheep stations - history, robins, mr c t - corrong, hopetoun brown, w e - w e brown & son, corrong hopetoun, cambacanya hopetoun, sheep breeding - history, dorset horn sheep, sheep stations - history

Sladen House was built by Sir Charles Sladen in 1850 and it served as the amenities section of the R S & R Mill after World War 2.Mr G Kidmanwoollen mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House was built by Sir Charles Sladen in 1850 and it served as the amenities section of the R S & R Mill after World War 2.Geelong R S & S Woollen & Worsted Co-operative Manufacturing Coy lLimited Robert Pockley Studios/ photographers... Copy by/woollen mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House was built by Sir Charles Sladen in 1850 and it served as the amenities section of the R S & R Mill after World War 2.Sladens in residence Robert Pockley Studios/ photographers... Copy by/woollen mills - history textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile mills - history, textile mills

Anderson & Davidson G Kidman -2woollen mills - history textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, retsol rugs, kidman, mr g. l., woollen mills - history, textile mills - history, textile mills

First prize exhibition G Kidman PC Goods/ suit lengths/Flannel/ Blazers/wool marketing woollen mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill valley worsted mill, kidman, mr g. l., wool marketing, woollen mills - history, textile mills

G Kidman carding/ worsted spinning/ Sladen House/ woollen spinningwoollen mills - history textile machinery textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, spinning machinery, cloth - worsted, cloth - woollen, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile machinery, textile mills

G Kidman ROBERT POCKLEY/ PHOTOGRAPHERwoollen mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., woollen mills - history, textile mills

Carding machine at the R S & S millCarding machine/ beginning of carding process/ R S & Stextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, carding, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills

Carding machine at the R S & S millCarding / R S & Stextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, carding, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills