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Trafalgar Holden Museum
Tool - Steel hand shears, Circa 1900
Steel shears as were used in sheep shearingsupplied by Holden and FrostSteel hand shears as used in sheep shearingshears, steel -
Nhill & District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Australian Woolsheds, Cassell Australia
Australian vernacular architecture which illustrates the hardships and practicalities of Australian outback life.Australian Woolsheds: pp.251, Large volume profusely illustrated with over 200 black and white photographs of woolsheds, with dust jacket depicting shears outside a shearing shed. non-fictionAustralian vernacular architecture which illustrates the hardships and practicalities of Australian outback life.australian woolsheds, farming, shearing, shearing sheds, woolsheds, achitectual features, australian illustration -
National Wool Museum
Shearing cutter
LISTER LIGHT WIDE metal shearing cutter with three prongsLISTER LIGHT WIDE metal shearing cutter.LISTER/ LIGHT WIDEshearing -
National Wool Museum
Shearing cutter
"M-V TRIMMER" metal shearing cutter with three points."M-V TRIMMER" metal shearing cutter.M-V TRIMMERshearing -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Tool - Shearing shears
Shearing tool used in the late 1800's and early 1900'sRetailed by Holden and FrostSteel heart shaped handled shearing shearsMade in England by Ward and Payne LTD 202 Sheffield England, Sheppard and sheep stamped on blade shears, tools -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Shearing Team at Puckapunyal Army Base, Seymour, 1987
Colour photograph showing an outdoor group portrait of people seated and standing on the deck of a shearing shed, with blue sky above and gravel road below. Handwritten text in black ink is shown on the back. back: [handwritten] Shearing Team Puckapunyal army Base Seymour / 75,000 Sheep, 21 Shearers plus shed staff Yard staff / and cooks / Started Shearing for Jim Walker / Sep 8th 1986shearing, agriculture, wool, workers, army base, seymour, victoria, rural life, people, portrait, working life, puckapunyal -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, A Guide to High Quality Shearing for Merino Sheep
A Guide to High Quality Shearing for Merino Sheep, pruduced by the Australian Wool Corporation."A Guide to High Quality Shearing for Merino Sheep"shearing, australian wool corporation shearer training service -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet, Where are tomorrow's shearers?
"Where are tomorrow's shearers? " - Grazcos Co-operative Limited."Where are tomorrow's shearers? " - Grazcos Co-operative Limited.shearing, grazcos co-operative limited -
National Wool Museum
Catalogue, Golden Lister Handpiece
Catalogue for Golden Lister Handpiece "designed by the shearers of Australia".Catalogue for Golden Lister Handpiece "designed by the shearers of Australia".shearing, r.a. lister & co. ltd. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Ink Bottle, J. Angus, 1900s
Ink bottle; with top removed, served as ink well. The bottle was designed with an enclosed top for transport, which would be removed prior to use (shear top).Green glass cabin ink bottle, shear top, with "Post office" nib pen, shear top, molded textJ. Angus ink bottles, inkwells, nib pens -
National Wool Museum
Shearing comb
M-V TRIMMER No. 2 metal shearing comb with ten points.M-V TRIMMER No. 2 metal shearing comb.No. 2/ M-V TRIMMERshearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Hand Shears
Hand shears - also called blade shears - were used to shear sheep prior to the introduction of machine shears and are still used today where no power machinery is available. Hand shears consist of two blades with a hinge at the end furthest from the point. The cutting edges pass each other as the shearer squeezes them together and shears the wool close to the animal's skin. In 1892 Jack Howe an Australian shearer sheared 321 sheep in one day using hand shears. This record has never been broken. This pair was made by Burgon and Ball in Sheffield under patent number 294. Filed in 1865, this brand of shears has been in constant production since then, although this pair was probably made in the 1930s.Spring double handled hand shears for shearing sheep."HIND'S PATENT DOUBLE HOLLOW GROUND BURGON AND BALL PATENT NO. 294 (inside a shield with a crown on top) MADE IN ENGLAND"churchill island, hand shear, burgon and ball, shearing -
National Wool Museum
Display Case
Cooper shearing parts display case and contents purchased by donor at auction of the WH Lyons Collection at Echuca in 1994.Cooper shearing parts display case and contents.Cooper Engineering Combs Cutters and Duplicatesshearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd, shannahan, mr peter, echuca, victoria -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Shearer's Tally Book, n.d
A shearer's tally book is a place to record and display shearing information.Shearer's tally book issued by the Graziers' Association of Victoria for 1930, 1931. Beige coloured cardboard cover.shearing, rural industry, sheep farming, wool farming, wool growing, graziers association of victoria -
National Wool Museum
Folder, Wolseley sheep shearing machinery
Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Wolseley sheep shearing machinery"Wolseley sheep shearing machinery 2woolclassing shearing machinery, wool press, wolseley, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, shearing machinery -
National Wool Museum
Folder, Lister sheep shearing machinery
Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Lister sheep shearing machinery"Lister sheep shearing machinery 7woolclassing shearing machinery, wool press, lister, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, shearing machinery -
National Wool Museum
Print, Chris McClelland, Shearing the Rams – Tuppal Station, 210
Chris was invited to be artist in resident for the historic re-enactment of “Shearing the Rams” at the North Tuppal Station woolshed held on the 4th and 5th June 2010. The celebration attracted record crowds to witness the shearing of the station rams by 72 blade shearers. Over a single weekend in 2010, thousands of people queued for hours to see a piece of Australian history recreated at North Tuppal Station near Tocumwal, NSW. In 1900, Francis Faulkner invested a staggering £4000 to extend his shearing shed on Tuppal Station, making it the biggest in the country. Over the next decade more than three million sheep trod its pine boards and were shorn in its 72 stands. After years of drought and the Great Depression, the property fell into disrepair and the station was split up. When North Tuppal Station was sold to the Atkinson family in 1928, just five of the 72 stands were in operation. In 2010, Sport Shear Australia approached the Atkinson family about holding an event in the historic shearing shed to raise money for a team of Australian shearers to go to the world shearing title in Wales. An army of volunteers restored the T-shaped shed and yards and organised a weekend of events. Over two days, 6,000 sheep were shorn and all 72 stands of the restored North Tuppal shed were brought back to life. A total of 117 shearers shared the boards with 90 wool handlers who skirted 19 fleeces every minute. For a period on each day of this historic weekend, the machines were then silenced, and 72 shearers picked up their old blade shears to recreate past shearing methods. “When they fired up and got the blades out there was deathly silence on the board - you could hear a pin drop because normal shearing you have all the machines and it is quite noisy. Here you could just hear the click, like in the song Click Go the Shears Boys. People had tears in their eyes. It was quite an emotional thing to see that and very proud to be here.” George Falkiner, grandson of Francis FalkinerColoured framed print of shearing scene in the Tuppal station, Ferrrier’s wool press on the left-hand side and station on the top. Print in framed in a light-coloured wooden frame with white coloured matte.Under artwork - In 1891 Tuppal Station, a sum of 176,000 acres threshold, was bought by Mr Fiane Sadlies Falkines, Under the management of his eldest son F.B.S. Falkines, the 72 stand woolshed was build in 1900 and powered by a 16 horsepower steam engine. Sheep were pure Boonoke blood and the average numbers of sheep shorn over nineteen years to 1909 was 152,780. Around 7200 sheep could be shorn daily. The largest clip totalled 3326 baled of greasy and scoured wool and was sold in London. Bottom right corner - Chris McClelland 181/720 Shearing The Rams – Tuppal Station -
National Wool Museum
Slide Folder, Shearing Sheds
Slide folder originally containing 11 slides depicting types of shearing sheds and the spaces within the sheds. Contains information about the slides.11 COLOUR SLIDES / SHEARING SHEDSshearing sheds shearing machinery, wool press - hydraulic, shearing sheds, shearing machinery -
National Wool Museum
Ledger, Grazcos Co-operative Limited- Shed Ledger
Ledger, gives particulars of a shearing job at "Fairfield", Mortlake, Vic, 1978.Ledger, gives particulars of a shearing job at "Fairfield", Mortlake, Vic, 1978.FAIRFIELD....shearing sheep stations - management sheep stations - management, grazcos co-operative limited, shearing, sheep stations - management -
National Wool Museum
Book, Still Better Shearing
'Instruction book' on shearing methods, produced by Dangar, Gedye & Malloch Limited.'Instruction book' on shearing methods, produced by Dangar, Gedye & Malloch Limited.shearing, dangar, gedye & malloch limited -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Instructions for the installation operation and care of Cooper electric shearing gear and grinders
Instructions for the installation operation and care of Coooper electric shearing gear and grindersInstructions for the installation operation and care of Coooper electric shearing gear and grinders.shearing, cooper engineering company pty ltd sunbeam corporation limited -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlets, Overhead Gear Conversion
Three fliers describing specifications of three different shearing machinery parts.Three fliers describing specifications of three different shearing machinery parts.shearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Tool - Pair of hand shears, 1920 (Approximate)
Used for shearing sheep before shears were electrifiedHand shears for shearing sheep, sprung handle, has points missing on blades"Combination / T / U / S No.1 / Sheffield"shearing, farm work, agriculture, farm tools -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Pair of hand shears, 1920 (Approximate)
Used for shearing sheep before shears were electrifiedHand shears for shearing sheep, sprung handle, has leather blade shield"Combination / T / U / S No.1 / Sheffield"shearing, farm work, agriculture, farm tools -
National Wool Museum
Card
This card is the second in a set of 16 information cards produced by the Stamina Clothing Company re: Australian Woollen Mills as give aways. It looks the process of sheep shearing.Card no. 2 from the Crusader Mills information card set, c.1945-55. Verso of card no. 2 from the Crusader Mills information card set, c.1945-55.No. 2 Shearing merinos for the Crusader Mills.shearing, australian woollen mills pty ltd stamina clothing company -
Greensborough Historical Society
Container - Bottle, J. Angus & Co, Shear top cabin Ink bottle, 1900s
This bottle held ink for use with a nib pen. The bottle was designed with an enclosed top for transport, which would be removed prior to use (shear top).Shear top cabin ink bottle in green glass. 'J.Angus' pressed into base.glass bottles, ink bottles, cabin inks -
National Wool Museum
Act, An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Shearers Accommodation
An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Shearers Accommodation, enacted by Queen Elizabeth II on 14 December 1976.An Act to re-enact with Amendments the Law relating to Shearers Accommodationshearing, c.h. rixon, government printer -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Out on the board for the FGA Golden Shears Open Championship
Photograph of the 1983 "Golden Shears" Australian Shearing Championships at Euroa, 1983 (originally contained in the 1983 program).Photograph of the 1983 "Golden Shears" Australian Shearing Championships at Euroa, 1983.Out on the board for the FGA Golden Shears Open / Championship.shearing, euroa shearing association -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Wolseley
Specification manual outlining all parts for a complete Wolseley set of shearing machinery, in text and images.Specification manual outlining all parts for a complete Wolseley set of shearing machinery.shearing, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd -
National Wool Museum
Pamphlet
Pamphlet listing Cooper E-B shearing handpiece and its parts, as text and drawings.Pamphlet listing Cooper E-B shearing handpiece and its parts, as text and drawings.shearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd sunbeam corporation limited