This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Odessa is a port city on the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Wool bales marked ODESSA would have been transported to Ukraine by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ODESSAODESSAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at $600/kg and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at $10,300/kg, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labeled Kadinia.Wool sample from the Million Dollar Balewool sales, million dollar bale

One of a set of drawings of the National Wool Museum by David Williams; Dennys Lascelles Woolstore, Geelong.Pen and ink drawing of the Dennys Lascelles wool store, now the National Wool Museum, by David Williams.David Williams 26.7% 8 SCHUTZMACHER SHOELLESHAMMERnational wool museum

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dudley is a large industrialised market town and administrative centre in England. Wool bales marked DUDLEY would have been transported to Dudley by sea.Wool bale export stencil - DUDLEYDUDLEYwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dunedin is a city located in the south island of New Zealand. Wool bales marked DUNEDIN would have been transported to New Zealand by sea.Wool bale export stencil - DUNEDINDUNEDINwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Tilbury is a port located on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. Wool bales marked TILBURY would have been transported to England by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TILBURYTILBURYwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Y'hama is the abbreviated version of Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo. Wool bales marked Y'HAMA would have been transported to Yokohama by sea.Wool bale export stencil - Y'HAMAY'HAMAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

One of a set of drawings of the National Wool Museum by David WilliamsPen and ink drawing, on paper, of the Gail Schaeffer wool mural, held at the National Wool Museum, Geelong, by David Williams.David Williams '90 41% 9 SCHUTZMACHER SHOELLESHAMMER 9national wool museum

This stencil was used as a property name for the transportation of wool bales. All wool bales stamped with BUNKER HILL would have transported from or to Bunker Hill.Wool bale export stencil - BUNKER HILLBUNKER HILLwool transportation, wool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as a organisation stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked HC & S would have been farmed by or sent to that company to manufacturer.Wool bale export stencil - HC&SHC&Swool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a organisation stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked HOLDENS BIB would have been farmed by or sent to that company for manufacture.Wool bale export stencil - HOLDENS BIBHOLDENS BIBwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. There are many towns and cities around the world called Winston. Wool bales marked WINSTON would have been transported to any one of them by sea.Wool bale export stencil - WINSTONWINSTONwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Rectangular black and white printed sticker attached to green backing.GET REAL GET WOOL / PURE NEW WOOLwoolmark, wool, advertising, stickers, promotions

This stencil was used as a label for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - 3AJ3AJwool transportation, wool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as an & symbol to assist other classification stamps for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - &&wool - transportation, wool sales

Black wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.Black wool yarn, possibly from the batch used to make the black and white National Wool Museum rug presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.weaving, spinning

This stencil was used as a brokers identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. NZL is an acronym for New Zealand. The wool bale would have been transported to or from New Zealand.Wool bale export stencil - NZL GNZL Gwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Saylesville is a village and historic district in Lincoln, Rhode Island known for its textile mills. Wool bales marked SAYLEVILE would have been transported to the USA by sea.Wool bale export stencil - SAYLEVILESAYLEVILEwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This photo was taken in Penshurst in 1903 which shows the late David Brown, late of Colerain Balmoral and his son, Albert, now residing at Gritjurk, transporting a load of sixty bales of wool from “Yat Nat Estate” near Balmoral to Port Fairy —a distance of 108 miles.Black and white photograph from a newspaper article with a large wool laden wagon with 14 bullocks yoked up The above photo was taken in Penshurst in 1903 which shows the late David Brown, late of Colerain Balmoral and his son, Albert, now residing at Gritjurk, transporting a load of sixty bales of wool from “Yat Nat Estate” near Balmoral to Port Fairy —a distance of 108 miles.transport, rail, road, bullocks, wagon, carrier, penshurst, balmoral, albert brown, david brown, wool bales, yat nat estate, gritjurk

This stencil was used as a symbol stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale exportation stamp - circlewool export, wool transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used to mark the mass measurement of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - MASSMASSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used to mark the mass measurement of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil - ARDLEENARDLEENwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Tel-Aviv is a city in Israel. Wool bales marked TEL-AVIV would have been transported to Israel by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TEL-AVIVTEL-AVIVwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Hsin Kang is a port in China. Wool bales marked HSIN KANG would have been transported to China by sea.Wool bale export stencil - HSIN KANGHSIN KANGwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Julie Jones uniform from St Ignatius School, Blackburn. Hand me down from sister Christine. Probably grade 2.1. Brown pure wool school tunic. Square necked tunic on yolk with three inverted pleats. Front and back are identical. 2. Brown pure wool blazer with long sleeves, two buttons with reverse neckline. One breast pocket and two pockets at each side at hip level.Pure Wool School Age Village Weave 24.costume, children's uniform

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Happy Valley is a town located in Golden Plains Shire, south-west of Ballarat, Victoria. Wool bales marked HAPPY VALLEY would have been transported to or from Happy Valley.Wool bale stencil - HAPPY VALLEY HAPPY VALLEY wool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used to mark wool bales that were being transported out of Australia to other countries around the world. They were marked Produce Australia to state the wool was grown and produced in Australia. It was used as a form of promotion of Australian produce after WWII.Wool bale stencil - Produce AustraliaProduce Australiawool sales, wool transportation