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

Acquired when "Classweave Industries" closed down.The Lockwood Studios/ Geelongwoollen mills textile mills - management textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, classweave industries pty ltd federal woollen mills ltd, robertson, mr james - federal woollen mills ltd, woollen mills, textile mills - management, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Acquired when "Classweave Industries" closed down.textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, classweave industries pty ltd federal woollen mills ltd, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Acquired when "Classewave Industries" closed down.textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Acquired when "Classewave Industries" closed down.textile mills - staff woollen mills - history world war ii, federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history, world war ii

Acquired when "Classweave Industries" closed down.B Turnbull/ 26/11/1954[?]post-war reconstruction textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd commonwealth woollen mills federal woollen mills benefit society, post-war reconstruction, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Acquired when "Classewave Industries" closed down.textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, commonwealth woollen mills federal woollen mills ltd classweave industries pty ltd, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionFred Murgatroydtextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd tweedside woollen mills yarra falls mill, weaving machinery, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills

Photograph showing panoramic view of Collins Mill, Narnock Vale, and staff, c1934.Photograph showing panoramic view of Collins Mill, Narnock Vale, and staff, c1934.woollen mills - history textile industry - history textile mills - staff textile mills - history, collins bros mill pty ltd, woollen mills - history, textile industry - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills - history

"Modern Developments in the Australian Wool Industry", c.1923. Examines the operations of the Yarra Falls Spinning Co. Pty Ltd and the Australian Knitting Mills Limited (makers of Golden Fleece and Kookaburra knitted underwear). Includes photos of processes and of the buildings.Book, front cover: "Modern Developments in the Australia Woollen Industry" c.1923; Yarra Falls Spinning Co. Pty Ltd and Australian Knitting Mills Limited.weaving textile industry - history textile production machine knitting textile mills, yarra falls spinning co. pty ltd australian knitting mills limited, yarn - woollen, cloth - worsted, yarn - worsted, wool tops, yarn - cashmere, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), weaving, textile industry - history, textile production, machine knitting, textile mills

Photograph showing panoramic view of Collins Mill, Bridge Street, Geelong, and staff.Photograph showing panoramic view of Collins Mill, Bridge Street, Geelong, and staff.This photograph was given to us when Museum of Vic was here/...and not answering by letter if he wanted it returned/ Sept 88 Allan Green/284 Shannon Ave/ NEWTOWN/ Poste Restarte (?)/Wakefield/ W. YOEKSHIRE/ ENGLANDwoollen mills - history textile industry - history textile mills - staff textile mills - history, collins bros mill pty ltd, woollen mills - history, textile industry - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills - history

Lantern slide for a "Geelong Made in Australia Exhibition" held in the Dennys Lascelles showroom in 1928.Glass slide advertising the Made in Australia exhibition at Geelong, 1928.GEELONG / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / EXHIBITION / SAT. JULY 21st TO 28th INCLUSIVE / 1928 / IN / DENNYS LASCELLES LTD / SHOW-ROOMS / ADMISSION 1/- CHILDREN 6D. T.W. CAMERON, Slide Specialist / 430 Bourke St., Melb. Phone 6877textile industry history, woollen mills history, dennys, lascelles limited, textile industry - history, woollen mills - history

Staff photograph of female workers at Collins Bros Mill, c.1920s.Staff photograph of female workers at Collins Bros Mill.J.G. Bird / 1 Pitman St / Newcomb /pH 483462textile mills staff, woollen mills history, textile industry history, collins bros mill pty ltd, photographs, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history, textile industry - history

Small pocket note book - front cover First page of notebookAlbion Mills Geelong Albion Woollen Mills Co. Pty Ltdwoollen mills, woollen mills history, textiles terminology, albion woollen mills, woollen mills - history, textiles - terminology

Commemorative, souvenir booklet of the visit to the RSS Mills by HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester on Saturday, 3rd November 1934. HRH stayed at 'Ercildoune' at Burrumbeet, Victoria, home of H. Alan Currie, MLC, and a merino stud containing descendents of the historic King George III flock. HRH sheared a sheep during his stay, and the fleece was taken to the RSS Mill where HRH later visited to see it being made into a Royal and Hunting Stewart tartan travelling rug.WITH THE COMPLIMENTS / OF THE DIRECTORATE OF / THE GEELONG RETURNED / SOLDIERS' WOOLLEN MILLS / GEELONG / VICTORIA, AUS., / NOVEMBER, 1934royal visits, textile mills history, merino sheep history, textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, 1918: australians in france - exhibition (19/02/2000 - 30/04/2000), fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill schofield, mr albert m.b.e. - returned soldiers and sailors mill currie, hon. h. alan m.l.c., ercildoune stud, burrumbeet, textile mills - history, merino sheep - history

One of a batch of yarn sample cards. Alexander Lau established his business in 1950 in the Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne. He designed textiles and commissionned many of his textiles to be spun andf woven in Geelong mills. He had a long association with the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill and with Mr Schofield, the manager. In 2000, he retired and closed the business.Yarn sample card: card wound with four samples of woollen yarn, each yarn sample is the same design but in a different colourway. The card is printed with the label COL: and handwritten with the colour names.NOIR/PURPEL/ STELL/WILLOWtextile design fashion textile industry - history, alexander lau pty ltd, textile design, fashion, textile industry - history

The history of the Stawell Woollen MIllsOff white card cover with hatching, colour photograph of a Water colour painted by Will Rees 1922.Back shows Mill Garden ets c 1990The Stawell Woolen Mills Graeme Bennet Evolution of the Bennett Textile Business Page iii: For my Parents John and Jessie Bennett, my family and the people of Stawell Best Wishes thanks Graemestawell industry