Weaving samples folder: 3 "Fancy Worsted" patterns with dark cloth samplesHUBERT H.C. LEE (ink) RANGE 2 (ink) Fancy Worsted (ink)weaving textile industry textile design, weaving, textile industry, textile design

Depicts an eastern view of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Depicts an eastern view of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Depicts the west side of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Depicts the west side of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2

Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramaphone, record, textile mills - staff

Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramaphone, record, textile mills - staff

Gramophone record used in the mending room of the Foster Valley Mill.textile mills staff, valley worsted mill, gramophone, record, textile mills - staff

Sultana worsted Axminster border made by John Crossley & Sons, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, England. The border framed the edge to stripe of object 88.0048 (old registration number), laid to fill floor space. Part of the ten piece collection originally presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Sultana worsted Axminster border made by John Crossley & Sons, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, England. Sultana worsted Axminster border made by John Crossley & Sons, Dean Clough Mills, Halifax, England.Sultana worsted 3 1' 10 1/2" 5/8 Border Carpetweaving, john crossley and sons, carpet

Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Made at Springvale, Victorian by the Carpet Weaving Company (on the loom pictured in W1520). Originally part of the ten piece collection presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945. Test weave from first lot of carpet made on all Australian Loom, in Australia, in 1945.1st run off on 100% Australian made loom (Wilton) Carpet Weaving Co. Springvale Victoria E & D Glanville 1945 2weaving, carpet weaving company, carpet

From Ian and Janet Harrison's Camden Park, N.S.W. direct descendant flock, shorn 2 Nov, 1987. (Tom Crocker)sheep breeding, wool history, camden park estate, nsw, wool - history

Incomplete Salter spring scales used at Foster Valley Mill, to weigh 100 lb by 1/2 lb.

Invitation from the Mayor of Geelong to the President of the Geelong Branch of the RSSILA, to lunch after the laying of the foundation stone for the Geelong RSS Mill on Wednesday 15th February 1922 at 1.30pm.Invitation to the President of the Geelong Branch of the RSSILA to lunch, following the foundation stone laying ceremony at the RSS Mill, 15-2-1922.textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, 1918: australians in france - exhibition (19/02/2000 - 30/04/2000)

Single issue of the English trade journal "Textile Recorder", No. 563, Vol. XLV11, 15 February 1930. This issue is a special issue from the Lancashire Cotton Fair and was sent gratis and unsolicited to the Collins Bros Mill with the purpase of obtaining a subscription."Textile Recorder" 15 Feb. 1930. Letter from John Brooks, editor of 'Textile Recorder' Subscription form for the "Textile Recorder" Order form for "Calvert's Mechanics' Almanack", 1930, page 1 Order form for "Calvert's Mechanics' Almanack" 1930, page 2 Order form for the 1930 edition of "The Silk and Rayon Directory & Buyers' Guide", page 1 Order form for the 1930 edition of "The Silk and Rayon Directory & Buyers' Guide", page 2textile machinery, textile industry, cotton, textile recorder

Treatment form dated 1988 page 1 Treatment form 1988 page 2

Photo depicts the Commonwealth Woollen Mills from the nearby rail lines, c.1920s.2woollen mills, commonwealth woollen mills, federal woollen mills ltd, classweave industries pty ltd

Black and white mounted photograph of the Federal Woollen Mill Pty Ltd, North Geelong, Victoria - aerial view showing all buildings and grounds which includes 2 tennis courts in the background and 1 basketball court in the foreground. Negative and proof available currently held as film 48 frame 18.Black and white mounted photograph of the Federal Woollen Mill Pty Ltd, North Geelong, Victoria.The Federal Woollen Mills Pty. Ltd. North Geelong Victoriawoollen mills history, federal woollen mills ltd, woollen mills - history

Photo depicts a Dennys Lascelles auction on 27 Nov. 1946 in Geelong, where 8371 bales of wool were sold at an average price per bale of 36-15-2. The auctioneer was Mr P.F. White. This photo hung for a number of years in the Dennys Lascelles office in Cobden.Dennys Lascelles Ltd (Geelong) wool auction in progress, 27-11-1946.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED / GEELONG. / SALE BY AUCTION 27th NOVEMBER 1946. / 8371 BALES - AVERAGE PRICE PER BALE 36-15-2 / AVERAGE PRICE PER LB. 29.66d. / Auctioneer Mr. P.F. WHITE. SILENCEwool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

Photograph depicts the staff of the Excelsior Woollen Mill (owned by Godfrey Hirst Pty Ltd), c.1905. Pictured 4th from left in the front row - Frank Gliddon and 5th from left front row - Arthur Gliddon.Photograph, black and white. Mounted on a white mat with an embossed edge. Photo depicts five rows of mostly women, with some men and boys in the front row. They are pictured in front of a high blue stone wall. Biro inscriptions on back. EXCELSIOR WOOLLEN MILL (HIRSTS) / 4TH FROM LEFT FRONT ROW FRANK GLIDDON / 5TH FROM LEFT FRONT ROW ARTHUR GLIDDON / C1905textile mills staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, excelsior one mill, excelsior mill no. 2, textile mills - staff

"Table of Limits for Appraisement of Australian Wool Clip During World War II" - manuscript and notes.Original M.S. Copy of / Table of Limits for Appraisement / of Australian Wool Clip during / World War II. / Together with Various Technical reports.wool bale descriptions wool sales wool brokering, c. of a. - central wool committee, wool bale descriptions, wool sales, wool brokering

Australian Workers' Union shearers ticket issued to Mr Gottlieb Wilhelm Plier (Will) who was born near Moorabool River in 1866, the son of G.W. Plier (the postmaster at Freshwater Creek). Will Plier also worked as a dairyman at St Albans, East Geelong until 1918. He lived on Torquay Road, Germantown when first married.Shearers Ticket issued by the Australian Workers' Union to W. Plier, 1901-2. Shearers Ticket issued by the Australian Workers' Union to W. Plier, 1901-2.AUSTRALIAN / WORKERS' UNION / 1901-1902. / 6773 / VICTORIA-RIVERINA BRANCH. / Mr W. Plier / of Germantown is entitled to all the / benefits of Membership and the protection of the Union while loyal / to its principles for the year ending September 30, 1901. Issued by J. Aitken / Rep / Urangeline / SHEARER'S TICKET, 12S. 6D. / WORKERS PRINT.shearing labour movement - australia, australian workers' union, union, plier, mr gottlieb wilhelm, shearing, labour movement - australia

Sign gives instructions to mill employees re: registration of their time cards. This sign was used at the Collins Bros Mill which was located on La Trobe Terrace - point 10 tells employees that they are not to enter the mill via any gate other than the one on La Trobe Terrace (NB: a small modern copy of this sign has been framed and is on display in Gallery 2).INSTRUCTIONS TO EMPLOYEES / RE / REGISTRATION OF TIME CARDS / [text follows]textile mills - staff textile mills - management, collins bros mill pty ltd, textile mills - staff, textile mills - management

Photo depicts a Dennys Lascelles auction on 27 Nov. 1946 in Geelong, where 8371 bales of wool were sold at an average price per bale of 36-15-2. The auctioneer was Mr P.F. White. This photo originally hung in the Dennys Lascelles office in Horsham.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED / GEELONG. / SALE BY AUCTION 27th NOVEMBER 1946. / 8371 BALES - AVERAGE PRICE PER BALE 36-15-2 / AVERAGE PRICE PER LB. 29.66d. / Auctioneer Mr. P.F. WHITE. SILENCEwool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

Photograph depicts a Sturgeon merino ram of the Negretti type. According to the notes accompanying the donation, the photograph is believed to have been taken in England in c.1860.Photograph - "Sturgeon's Merino"STURGEON'S MERINO / 2 YEARS OLD LIVE WEIGHT 192 lbs. / PERMANENT CARBON PHOTO. This Photograph represents a Sturgeon Ram of the pure Negretti type, ... / [12 further lines of text]sturgeon merino, negretti, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), sturgeon, mr glen

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Photographs are all from the 1930s as below: 1. Nellie Bawden; 2. Federal Mill Basketball Team (pre WWII) from left to right: Eva Fagen (Ball), ? Darling, Glad. Rand, Nellie Bawden, Jean Devlin, Beryl Haddon, Mavis Anderson; 3. Inter-house Sports Team from right to left: Mollie O'Brien (Ball), Beryl Haddon, Jean Devlin, Ann Lagan, N.Bawden. 4. the New Zealand Team who played against Geelong Unity Clubs; 5. Mixed Geelong Federal Basketball team, from right to left: Phylis Bryant (Ball), ?, ?, Eva Fagen, Nellie Bawden, Lorna Farrell, ? Hose. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.Photograph album sheet of heavy brown paper. Contains five black and white photographs and a space where one has been removed. Four of the photos depict teams of female basketball players and one depicts a single basketball player holding a ball.Fed. Team / Fed. Team / N. Zealand Team. / Geelong Team.textile mills sporting teams, textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - sporting teams, textile mills - staff