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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, c1980's
Plastic Shuttle Bobbin used in North Western Woollen Mill. Cream Colour with metal tipsstawell -
National Wool Museum
Medallion, CENTENAIRE DU DELAINAGE MAZAMET, 1951
This medallion was struck to celebrate the 100th anniversary of fellmongering in Mazamet in 1951. Fellmongering - In French, ‘delainage” means, literally, ‘de-wooling'. It is the industrial process of separating wool from sheepskins. In the 19th century, the southern French town of Mazamet became the world centre of délainage and played an important part in the Australian wool industry. At one time Mazamet was reputed to be the 15th richest town in Europe, and it was said that the town’s branch of the Banque Nationale de Paris (French banking firm) was the second largest in France. At its height, Mazamet had 48 fellmongeries and imported more than 100,000 tonnes of sheepskins a year from the southern hemisphere, mostly from Australia and Argentina. It also supported numerous associated industries such as tanneries, spinning mills and clothing manufacturers. In the 1980s Mazamet’s fellmongering industry fell into decline under pressure from environmental concerns and cheap imports. The town’s last two fellmongeries closed in 2004. The town continues to have a strong relation to Australia, with street names such as, Rue de Australie, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in recognition of a connection to the two distant lands. Today, half a century since wool importation largely ended, there remains a link to the past. Elite quality leather and woollen clothing companies such as Hermes and Chanel still source much of their stock in Mazamet. This medallion was presented to William Haughton and Co. who were one of Australia’s largest wool-buying companies of the first half of the 20th century. Wm Haughton had a major presence in Geelong and its “SKINS WOOL HIDES TALLOW etc.” signs were prominent on railways stations throughout the Western District and beyond. Haughtons had branches in all Australian capital cities, New Zealand, London and Bradford. Its agents in Mazamet were Maison Louis Maffre, an enterprise founded by M. Louis Maffre, mayor of Mazamet from 1912 to 1919. This medallion was donated to the National Wool Museum by the family of Sir Robert Southey AO CMG, former managing director of Wm Haughton & Co.Bronze medallion contained within purple case. On one side of the medallion, a mill worker is seen scraping the wool off the treated sheepskin. On the reverse the inception can be read.Wording: CRESCAM ET LUCEBO // CENTENAIRE / DU DELAINAGE / MAZAMET // 1851-1951. Smooth edge stamped with a cornucopia and the inscription BRONZEmazamet, fellmongering, délainage -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, Ward Bros, late 19th / early 20th century
Around 1885 Mr James Nixon started a sawmill in the paddock below Mr Harry Cameron's dairy. It was in Snaggers Lane on the east side of the present highway. The photo is of James Nixon's sawmill with Percy Nixon in the centre foreground. Orbost has historically been based on the timber industry, but that industry has declined considerably over the last 20 years. The number of locals involved in the timber industry has declined and many of the mills have closed. This item reflects a time when that industry was a significant contributor to the economy of the district.A very yellowed photograph of five men, probably workers, at a mill site. The photograph is on a grey buff card.on front - "Nixon's Sawmill" on back - "Toby Nixon's Sawmill"timber-industry-orbost sawmill-nixon -
Upper Yarra Museum
Negative Photographic Reproduction, Bulldozer working at Mc Crae Creek mill 1945
Bulldozer working at Mc Crae Creek mill 1945 Black and White negative scanned at 600 dpibuldozer working mc crae creek mill 1945 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan - Architectural Plan, Architectural Drawing of 222 Drummond Street North, Ballarat, 1904
Perceval Selwyn Richards (ARVIA) was a Ballarat architect who from 1900 to 1940 was responsible for innovative Edwardian and Art Deco style buildings in the district. In 1904 his office was at the Mercantile Building on the corner of Armstrong and Dana Streets, Ballarat. Perceval Selwyn Richards was born 21 July 1865 at Christchurch, New Zealand. He married Alice Emma Nicholson. Percy Richardson sailed to Melbourne, Australia in 1887 to find employment in an architect’s office. On arrival in Ballarat started as an assistant in the architectural firm of William Brazenor, where he worked for six years before continuing with the business after Brazenor's death. He taught Architecture at the Ballarat School of Mines from 1918 to 1921. As well as his work from the Ballarat and District Anglican Diocese and the Ballarat and the Western Districts. Ballarat & Clarendon College is also one of his designs. Framed original architectural by Percival Richards of 222 Drummond Street North, Ballarat, on the corner of Mill Street.perceval richards, percy richards, architecture, ballarat, drummond street noirth, cappell, dobson, w.a. cappell, mary cappell, mary dobson, tom cappell, robert r.g. dobson, alexander edward, cant, n. wellington, william orrack -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: MR. GEORGE MILLS
A black and white photograph of Mr. George Mills Principal of Bendigo Teachers' College from 1945 to 1950.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, tertiary education, education, mr. george mills, male, individual, bendigo teachers' college, teacher training -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: THE MOHAIR FARM
Four pages coloured brochure. Bendigo Mohair Farm - Mill and Stud. The world's finest fibre in action.bendigo, business, the mohair farm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION - ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
Document: engineering drawing . Pencil drawing - on bottom of drawing in pencil: ' Plan No. 2 Mill Hoist etc'Alf Richardsonperson, alf richardson, engineering drawing, bendigo, alf richardson, mining, engineering, drawing, mine equipment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, Sugar mill after the fire, Australian Sketcher, 1875
B&W photograph of sketch - Sugar mill after the fire. Australian Sketcher, 12 July 1875fire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victorian sugar works -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HANRO COLLECTION: INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT
Manilla folder containing Income Tax Assessments and receipts for Hanro (Aust) Knitting Mills 1940-1963.business, retail, hanro income tax assessments -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF GREYHOUND
Black and white photograph of Champion greyhound Barb Wire, with owner Ken Mills. 4/12/90clubs and associations, sport, greyhound racing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: HANRO FACTORY
Photograph.Black and White Photo of the interior of the Hanro Knitting Mills, within the photos is a number of spooling machines and a man.organization, business, hanro knitting mills, hanro -
Geelong Cycling Club
Trophy, Cup
This cup was presented by the Geelong West Amateur Cycling Club to the cyclist with the fastest time in 1934. It was donated by the Radford family.Cup won by Eric Radford in a race promoted by the Geelong West Amateur Cycling Club in 1934. The professional Geelong West Cycling Club included an amateur chapter in the middle 1930s at a time when amateurism was flourishing. Eric Radford went on the set up in business in the cycle trade in Elizabeth street Geelong West until the middle 1970s.Silver cup with a handle to each side. The cup has milled edges and the base in brown bakelite or plastic."G.W.A.C.C. FASTEST TIME 1934/E. RADFORD"geelong cycling club; geelong west cycling club; trophy; cup; e. radford; -
Peterborough History Group
Plaque - Lorraine Loader Memorial 4BBB
Lorraine Loader was a resident of Peterborough and a keen golfer who's home in Schomberg Road overlooked the fourth fairway and was a valued member of the club. Upon her death the 4 Ball Better Ball event was created and her family donated funds for prizes and this honour board. Names listed : 2007 Cath Bell, Jill Wilson 14 up. 2008 Melissa Hammond, Helen Meade 15 up. 2009 Marion Venn, Bett Atkins 7 up. 2010 Marion Venn, Bett Atkins 14 up. 2011 Kathryn Robertson, Lisa Gardner 13 up. 2012 Kathryn Robertson, Joanne Hammond 10 up. 2013 Erica Elliott, Karen Matheson 13 up. 2014 Faye Mead, Karen Matheson 17 up. 2015 Maureen Clements, Judy Walsh 12 up. 2016 Melissa Hammond, Joanne Hammond 13 up. 2017 Helen Keogh, Robyn McLeod (no score here). 2018 Kathryn Robertson, Katrina Hammond 16 up. 2019 Lynette Coxon Elaine Hrabar 12 upSignificant because the tournament continues in her memory today. Irregular shaped varnished milled piece of timber with individual nameplates engraved with the names of the winners each year.Main plaque: Women's Golf Peterborough Lorraine Loader Memorial 4BBBsporting honour boards, lorraine loader, 4bbb tournament -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Carding Machine, Unknown
Photographs were most likely used for promotional purposes. The photographed machine was made by Tomlinsons (Roshdale) Limited, was British machine manufacture company based in Rochdale.Black and white photo of a Rag Puller Machine in landscape format. Location of photo looks to be in a textile mill.On machine - Tomlinsons (Roshdale) Limited.textile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, timlinsons, rag pulling -
National Wool Museum
Textile - label sampler, 1930-1970s
Collector's note: "For more than 100 years blankets were made all over Australia in over 100 woollen mills. My aim, is to preserve 100 examples of these wonderful pieces of history. Ten years ago I started collecting the iconic Onkaparinga travel rugs, so that on movie nights at home there would be plenty to go around. Everyone had their favourite; even the cat had his own – a small red tartan one. Keeping an eye out for those travel rugs at op-shops and markets, collectable stores and bazaars, led to noticing vintage blankets. I'd never really thought about them before or paid much attention though of course I had grown up with them at my grandmother's. When I discovered my first Laconia cream blanket with blue stripes, my eyes just went gaga. Well that was it, I was hooked and since then over 500 blankets have passed through my hands. These common, everyday items, found in all households for so many decades, were traditional engagement gifts. Pairs were prized wedding presents turning into family heirlooms. They were fashionable dressers of beds, givers of warmth, bestowers of security and reliability. The comfort found in these objects resonates with almost all of us; we grew up with them ourselves or fondly recall them in a grandparent’s home. There is no modern replacement with the integrity of these old blankets, many of them now older than most of us. They are romantic, sensible, special, familiar, nostalgic and nothing else feels so appropriate in so many situations. No offense to the great Aussie doona, but from hippie to hipster, at a music festival, picnic, campsite or couch, a vintage blanket is something coveted by all. This industry that employed tens of thousands and must have been such a huge contributor to the economy is almost completely lost now. Blanket Fever is an ode to everything that came before: the land, the sheep, the shearers, the hands, the mills, the weavers, the designers, the distributors, the department stores. To the grandparents that gave them, the people that received them, the families that kept them; thank you. I’m passionate about my collection of Australian blankets manufactured in mostly Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from the 1930s to the end of the 1960s. The collection has blankets from each of these four decades representing the styles and fashions of their time and includes dated advertisements which help determine the eras the blankets are from. One hundred mill labels sewn onto a single sized cream blanket with blue end panels(On original blanket label) "Marco" Blanket/Wool 70%/Cotton 30%/Guaranteed Free From Fillingwool, blanket, blanket fever, labels, sampler -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - B/W Photograph, Prince and Princess of Luxembourg, C1956
Official party inspecting living quarters of weaving mills. Mr. Roger de Stoop with Princess of Luxembourgprincess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1955
Rutherglen Timber Yards were located in Audley Street, near Railway Station. WJ Parlett was the proprietor for some years.One of 8 black and white photocopies on paper, printed from photographs taken at Rutherglen Timber Millrutherglen timber mill, timber, timber mill, parlett -
Canterbury History Group
Letter - A tribute to Neil Whitford, Mills, Marie, 1/05/2006 12:00:00 AM
Letter to the Progress Leader, 30 May 2006, with a poem written by Marie Mills as a tribute to Neil Whitfordcanterbury, street entertainers, whitford> neil, poetry, camberwell, mills> marie -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - TOFFEE TIN
Mackintosh's old fashioned treacle toffee tin, green tin with red, gold & green print & showing a street scene with people in period costume.Manufactured by John Mackintosh limited the toffee mills Halifax Yorkshiredomestic equipment, containers, tin -
National Wool Museum
Lid
Monash Rugs The Geelong R S & S Woollen Millstextile mills - history, alexander lau pty ltd returned soldiers and sailors mill, retsol rugs, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
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Monash Rugs The Geelong R S & S Woollen Millstextile mills - history, alexander lau pty ltd returned soldiers and sailors mill, retsol rugs, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Advertising Sheet, Ironbark legends: Gary Ablett
Acquired when "Classweave Industries" closed down.To/ ALL THE STAFF AT THE MILL/ KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK/... DONNA'Stextile mills - staff, federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd commonwealth woollen mills