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National Wool Museum
Photographs, 1930-1939
Humorous photographs of overseas wool buyers in Australia around late 1930s. Photographs have names of wool buyers on the rear of the image. Images were a joke between wool buyers created by superimposing the head of the wool buyer on a famous person's torso. Some images also have name of famous person's torso on rear.26 Photographs in total. Each has a famous person's torso with the face of a overseas wool buyer superimposed on top. On the rear of the image is the name of the overseas wool buyer.Photographs have names of wool buyers on the rear of the image. Some images also have name of famous person's torso on rear. Inscriptions are written in pencil and are have a cursive fontwool sales -
National Wool Museum
Trophy, 1927
Trophy presented by The Corio Freezing Works Cricket Club to the Geelong Industrial Cricket Association in 1927 for competition and won by the Excelsior Mills 'A' Cricket Club for the 1929-1930 season.Trophy has cricket stumps and two crossed bats forming handle on lid. Lid attaches to a large cup with thin handles protruding either side, cup also features inscription on front. Below the cup is a thin metal stand with which the handles meet. Stand expands to two circles feet, one on top increasing in size to the one below which meets the ground.Inscription, wording: 1927-28 Presented by The Corio Freezing Works Cricket Club To The GEELONG INDUSTIRAL CRICKET ASSOCIATION for competition Won By Excelsior Mills "A" Cricket Club. 1929-1930 Stand, Inscription, Image: fleur-de-lis Stand, Inscription, Writing: EPNStextile mills, textile mills - lifestyle -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - VARNA
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Varna is a port city in north eastern Bulgaria, on the Black Sea. Wool bales marked VARNA would have been transported to Varna by sea.Wool bale stencil - VARNAVARNAwool tansportation, export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - KEELUNG
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the exportation of wool bales. Keelung is a port city near Taipei, in northern Taiwan. Wool bales marked KEELUNG would have been transported to Keelung by sea.Wool bale exportation stencil - KEELUNGKEELUNGwool - transportation, wool sales, wool exportation -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - MATSON
This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Matson is a US shipping line. All wool bales stamped with MATSON would be transported on a Matson ship.Wool bale exportation stencil - MATSONMATSONwool - transportation, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - KATHLAMBA
This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Kathlamba was a steel screw steamship owned by Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Company Limited and launched in 1913. It was built by W Gray & Co at Hartlepool, Britain. All wool bales stamped with KATHLAMBA would be transported on the Kathlamba ship.Wool bale exportation stencil - KATHLAMBAKATHLAMBAwool transportation, wool export -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - BINNUM
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Binnum is a locality in South Australia. Wool bales marked BINNUM would have been transported to or from Binnum.Wool bale export stencil - BINNUMBINNUMwool transportation, wool exchange, wool sales -
National Wool Museum
Stencil - VIA
This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Via was used when the bale was travelling through or stopping at a place before its final destination.Wool bale export stencil - VIAVIAwool exportation, wool selling -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTDtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTDtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTDtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Sample, Textile
ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTD PATTERN BOOK SHETS/NOS 2153 TO 2392/2209 TO 3369textile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Archive - Architectural Plan, Plant Layout: R S & S Mill, 1973
Site plan of the R S & S Mill, 1st Dec, 1973.Architectural drawing on paper showing hand written diagrams and text. PE/C - 389textile mills - design textile mills - history, textile mills - design, textile mills - history, returned soldiers and sailors mill, r s & s mill, architecture, plan, site plan -
National Wool Museum
Certificate, The Australian Corriedale Association: Champion - International Fleece Competition 1965
The Wettenhall family were well known sheep breeders. The family owned the "Stanbury" corriedale stud at Ceres.ESTATE LATE R E WETTENHALL/ VICTORIAN CORRIEDALE RAM FLEECE/ 13/ 268sheep breeding corriedale studs agricultural shows, stanbury corriedale stud australian corriedale association, sheep breeding, corriedale studs, agricultural shows -
National Wool Museum
Certificate, The Australian Corriedale Association: Supreme Champion - International Fleece Competition 1965
The Wettenhall family were well known sheep breeders. The family owned the "Stanbury" corriedale stud at Ceres.ESTATE LATE R E WETTENHALL/ VICTORIAN CORRIEDALE RAM FLEECE/ 13/ 268sheep breeding corriedale studs agricultural shows, stanbury corriedale stud australian corriedale association, sheep breeding, corriedale studs, agricultural shows -
National Wool Museum
Share Certificate
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 -
National Wool Museum
Certificate, Certificate of Registration of Trade Mark
Certificate of Registration of Trade Mark, "Alexana", 6/12/1961 Made by the R S & S mill. Mr Lau worked with Mr Schofield untill the fabric was acceptable to all concerned.THOMAS EDWARD ASHTON...Assistant/24 seven... tenth../October...sixty T E Ashton A162,875woollen mills - history textile mills - operation, alexander lau pty ltd returned soldiers and sailors mill, woollen mills - history, textile mills - operation -
National Wool Museum
Label
textile industry - history textile mills - operation, alexander lau pty ltd, textile industry - history, textile mills - operation -
National Wool Museum
Card
Georges was a Melbourne department storetextile industry - history wool marketing, alexander lau pty ltd, cloth - woollen, textile industry - history, wool marketing -
National Wool Museum
Brochure, The A to Z of Woollen and Worsted Manufacture
Produced by the Albany Woollen Mills. Western Australiatextile industry - history wool marketing, alexander lau pty ltd albany woollen mills, textile industry - history, wool marketing -
National Wool Museum
Samples
Produced by the Allexander Lau Pty Ltdtextile industry - history wool marketing, albany woollen mills, textile industry - history, wool marketing -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
One of four tarpaper covered sample books. These samples were made up at mills (often R S & S) to Alexander Lau designs, they did not necessarily go into production..LADIES' MATERIALtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
One of four tarpaper covered sample books. These samples were made up at mills (often R S & S) to Alexander Lau designs and specifications, they did not necessarily go into production..LADIES' MATERIALtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
One of four tarpaper covered sample books. These samples were made up at mills (often R S & S) to Alexander Lau designs and specifications, they did not necessarily go into production..LADIES' MATERIAL/ Spring 57, Winter 57-58 Messres S G SAVIGEtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd savige, s g - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
One of five tarpaper covered sample books. These samples were made up at mills (often R S & S) to Alexander Lau designs and specifications, they did not necessarily go into production..LADIES' MATERIALtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
One of five tarpaper covered sample books. These samples were made up at mills (often R S & S) to Alexander Lau designs and specifications, they did not necessarily go into production..LADIES' MATERIALtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Cloth Sample
Production samples from Alexander Lau Pty Ltd. 1967 - 1970.ALEXANDER LAU PTY LTDtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Winding Department, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong
Winding Department, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong, c early 1960'sWinding Department,/Federal Woollen Mills, /Geelong 20/87textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd, winding machinery, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Leesona Winders, Worsted Division, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong
Leesona Winders, Worsted Division, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong, c early 1960'sLeesona Winders, Worsted Division, early 1960's/ Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong 19/87textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd, winding machinery, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, R.S.S. "A" Team - Winners of Grand Aggregate, Geelong Girls' Interhouse Sports, 1943, 1943
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