Dennys Lascelles staff outside the premises (since demolished) fronting Brougham St, Geelong, c1934Dennys Lascelles staff outside the premises (since demolished) fronting Brougham St, Geelong, c1934.Douglas. Wilson 1934wool sales wool stores - staff wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, wool sales, wool stores - staff, wool brokering

Dennys Lascelles Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chairmen's Address, 1957. Centenary meeting, includes Dennys Lascelles, Centenary Review (1957) by Philip H Brown.Dennys Lascelles Limited, Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Chairmen's Address, 1957.wool brokering wool sales export - wool, dennys, lascelles limited, wool brokering, wool sales, export - wool

Dennys, Lascelles Limited Chairman's Address Annual Meeting of Shareholders 28th August, 1958Dennys, Lascelles Limited Chairman's Address Annual Meeting of Shareholders 28th August, 1958.wool stores, dennys, lascelles limited

Dennys, Lascelles Ltd Annual Wool Circular Season 1914-1915Dennys, Lascelles Ltd Annual Wool Circular Season 1914-1915wool stores, dennys, lascelles limited

Wool Selling Regulations and Conditions of Sale for Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Albury, Portland and Tasmanian Wool Markets.Wool Selling Regulations and Conditions of Sale for Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Albury, Portland and Tasmanian Wool Markets.dennys, lascelles limited

Bundle of documents regarding affairs and property of Henry O'Beirne.Bundle of documents regarding affairs and property of Henry O'Beirne.dennys, lascelles limited, o'beirne, sgt henry

Bundle of Stock Mortgage Documents produced by Dennys Lascelles, a contract of sale, a bill of sale, letters, accounts and a residential lease document.Bundle of Stock Mortgage Documents produced by Dennys Lascelles, a contract of sale, a bill of sale, letters, accounts and a residential lease document.dennys, lascelles limited

Bundle of Dennys Lascelles' Shareholders' receipts, 1948 - 1950.Bundle of Dennys Lascelles' Shareholders' receipts, 1948 - 1950.dennys, lascelles limited

Dennys, Lascelles Limited Chairman's Address Annual Meeting of Shareholders 25th August, 1955Dennys, Lascelles Limited Chairman's Address Annual Meeting of Shareholders 25th August, 1955dennys, lascelles limited

First page has article and photographs of new Dennys Lascelles Limited wool store in Portland.The Portland Observerwool stores, portland observer dennys, lascelles limited, portland, victoria

DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED GEELONG seal stampDENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED GEELONG seal stamp.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED GEELONG.wool stores wool sales, dennys, lascelles limited, wool stores, wool sales

Dennys Lascelles Limited notepaper and seal.Dennys Lascelles Limited notepaper and seal.wool brokering wool stores, dennys, lascelles limited, wool brokering, wool stores

Shipping book containing details of shipped items from Dennys, Lashelles Limited on various ships from 1920.Shipping book containing details of shipped items from Dennys, Lashelles Limited on various ships from 1920.wool - transportation, dennys, lascelles limited

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Tuesday 23 April 1929.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Tuesday 23 April 1929.W.M. Bell 14/17 Beauford 3 baleswool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 12 February 1931.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 12 February 1931.W.M. Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 17 November 1932.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 17 November 1932.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 20 December 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 20 December 1933.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 13 March 1930.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 13 March 1930.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 9 February 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 9 February 1933.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 16 October 1929.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 16 October 1929.W M Bell Esqwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 23 March 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 23 March 1933.W M Bell Esqwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Bowie knife, presented to or ordered by Charles John Dennys. Charles John Dennys (1818-1898) arrived from England in 1842 and set up a wool-broking business in 1852 with his cousin Thomas Allen Lascelles and Edward Walton. This became Dennys, Lascelles Ltd and later Dennys, Lascelles, Austin and Co. after prominent grazier Sidney Austin joined the firm in 1881. Dennys was appointed Secretary of the District Council of Grant in 1843 and was elected to the South Barwon municipal council in 1857 ("The Bay, Barwon and Beyond", pp.12-13). The donor is the great grand daughter of Charles Dennys; she found the knife whilst cleaning out an aunt's house and has no knowledge of its provenance. Many bowie knives were exported to America from Sheffield, where a number of manufacturers began making them in the 1800s. This style of knife dates typically from the mid 1800s.Bowie knife made by Morton & Davis, Sheffield and owned by Charles John Dennys (1818-1898), co-founder of the woolbroking firm Dennys, Lascelles Ltd. Bowie knife made by Morton & Davis, Sheffield and owned by Charles John Dennys (1818-1898), co-founder of the woolbroking firm Dennys, Lascelles Ltd.STANLEY / MORTON & DAVIS / CELEBRATED BOWIE KNIFE / SHEFFIELD ASK FOR NOTHING / BUT what is / RIGHT / SUBMIT TO NOTHING THAT IS / WRONG CHARLES JOHN DENNYS.dennys, mr charles john

Photograph of E H Lascelles, T E Bostock, JSB Orr, D Strachan taken in 1891E H LASCELLES T E BOSTOCK/JSB ORR D STRACHAN/ JUNE 1891 MURIEL FORSTER [?]/ JUNE 1891wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, lascelles, mr edward harewood strachan, mr david - strachan and co. limited bostock, mr t e orr, mr j s b

Group portrait of E H Lascelles, W Helpman, A C Macdonald, Tiger, T W Notte [?] , David Strachan, c1900E H Lascelles W Helpman A C Macdonald Tiger T W Notte [?] David Strachanwool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, lascelles, mr edward harewood strachan, mr david - strachan and co. limited helpman, mr w macdonald, mr a c - dennys

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

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

Each illustration is of a scene inside the Dennys Lascelles Building in the early days of its use as the National Wool Museum. The artists were members of the CEP Project.CEP P3oject/ Drawings and watercolours/ of/ Dennys Lascelleswool stores

wool marketing textile mills - history textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., dennys lascelles concrete building, wool marketing, textile mills - history, textile mills

Memo (1898) from Dennys Lascelles Austin & Co to H Lovell esqDear Sir, your favour...wool brokering, dennys, lascelles, austin & co