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

Depicts the old Canowie Shed showing the elevated portion on the right to accommodate the top of a "Ferrier" 2 man wool press. Remains of dry stone wall in foreground.. Taken by John Bailey in South Australia at the request of Gael Shannon (former NWM employee).

Depicts a northern 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 a view of the south wall 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

catalogue for Farmers Grazcos for Sale No. 10 held on 2 December 1980.wool sales - auction system, grazcos co-operative limited

'Earth Blanket' is a quilt made by Pamela Farmer of Shoreham, Victoria in 2000. It is made from a wool blanket with merino and alpaca felt. The techniques used to make it include: felting, applique, quilting, machine and hand embroidery and it has been dyed with eucalyptus leaves. This quilt was an entrant in "Expressions 2000: the wool quilt prize"; an acquisitive exhibition held by the National Wool Museum from 16 Sept. 2000 to 3 Dec. 2000 (extended until 2 Feb. 2001) for contemporary art quilts, with the first prize winning $2000. 'Earth Blanket' was selected as the winner of this exhibition and was purchased for $2000. It was catalogue entry no. 5.Quilt, woollen felt with appliqued, quilted, dyed and embroidered surface. This quilt is mostly in brown and brown tones.P.F.quilting handicrafts, masters of technique: creators on cloth - exhibition (15/06/2001 - 22/07/2001) expressions 2000: the wool quilt prize - exhibition (16/09/2000 - 04/02/2001) highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), farmer, ms pamela, quilting, handicrafts

Cloth sample book: "City & Guilds Exams 1914-1915 Patterns" has 35 grey and black cloth samples (1 space is blank). Pages entitled: "Range 1 & 2 Tropical Suitings" (5 samples); "Ranges 3 & 4 Suitings" (6 samples); "Range 5 Suitings" (3 samples)/ "Range 6 Vestings" (3 samples); "Range 7 & 8 Vestings" (7 samples); "Ranges 9 & 10 Trouserings" (5 samples); "Ranges 11 & 12 Trouserings" (6 samples);City & Guilds Exams 1914-1915 Patterns (ink)weaving textile industry textile design textile industry - education, weaving, textile industry, textile design, textile industry - education

STRACHANS BAR WILL BE CLOSED 1PM - 2PM APPROX (black) STRACHANS BAR CLOSED 1-00 TO 2-30sign

Slide of a fine Merino ewe. Fine merinos produce slightly longer and stronger wool than the super fine, but are found in the same higher rainfall areas ie. Western District of Victoria, the midlands district of Tasmania, New England and Yass districts of NSW. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a fine Merino ewe.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 2 / Fine Merino Ewes VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep, slide

Slide of a English Leicester sheep. The English Leicester is not in common use. Slide printed by Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "British Breeds of Sheep Set No. 448" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of an English Leicester sheep.BRITISH BREEDS OF SHEEP / Set No. 448 / No. 2 / English Leicester VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAenglish leicester sheep, sheep, british, slide, sheep - british

Glasses used by Mrs Lillian Bassett of Box HillMetal bevelled frames and arms curved.Glass is affixed onto frames with metal screws through glass. Round frame on top. Bottom is just angled glass. Case is maroon colourCase: Coles and Garrard, Melbourne & Geelongpersonal effects, seeing aids

A photocopy of letter from L.V. Higgins, solicitor of Geelong to Jones, Morton & Son re land valuation of property belonging to Mrs Daisy Matthews in Main Street Blackburn, 30 December 1927 and reply.land values, matthews, daisy, main street, blackburn