Sign from Dennys, Lascelles Limited building.Sign from Dennys, Lascelles Limited building.WOOL DEPT.wool stores, dennys, lascelles limited, sign

Sign from Dennys, Lascelles Limited building.Sign from Dennys, Lascelles Limited building.WOOL DEPT.wool stores, dennys, lascelles limited, sign

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

Five cheques made out to Dennys Lascelles Limited.Five cheques made out to Dennys Lascelles Limited.dennys, lascelles limited

Stencil, die cut "DL", "G" (Denny Lascelles)Stencil, die cut "DL", "G" (Denny Lascelles).DL/Gshearing, wool bales, dennys, lascelles limited, stencil

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

Property of Jim Hay, geelong property manager of Elders Pastoral.Large bound photo album with black cloth cover containing pictures, notices, documents and news paper articles documenting Denny's Lascelles Wool brokers and Strachan Wool brokers. Pictures and documents are mounted on black card using glue and sticky tape, on both the front and back of pages. There are five photographs and one document not attached to the album that illustrate Denny's Lascelles Wool brokers. Photos feature different events across several decades related to the Dennys Lascelles Wool Store, including newspaper clippings, men driving a car and staff photos."To the Directors Denny's Lascelles Limited From T.G. Moore July 1941wool brokering wool stores wool industry, elders pastoral dennys, lascelles limited strachan and co. limited, hay, mr jim e. - elders vp, geelong, victoria, wool brokering, wool stores, wool industry

From the Dennys Lascelles Geelong WoolstoreREGISTERED OFFICE OF DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITEDwool stores, dennys, lascelles limited

Agreement form, between Dennys Lascelles Limited and LR Nelson, purchaser of property in Cobden, on behalf of Margaret Mary Grant.Agreement form between Dennys Lascelles Limited and LR Nelson.property sales, dennys, lascelles limited, nelson, l r grant, margaret mary

Pre-printed covering note for enclosure with cheques from Dennys, Lascelles Limited.Pre-printed covering note for enclosure with cheques from Dennys, Lascelles Limited.dennys, lascelles limited

Agreement between JY McInerny and Dennys Lascelles Limited regarding property sales.Agreement between J.Y. McInerny and Dennys Lascelles Limited regarding property sales.property sales, dennys, lascelles limited, mcinerny, mr j y

Dennys Lascelles staff outside the premises (since demolished) fronting Brougham St, Geelong, c1935Dennys Lascelles staff outside the premises (since demolished) fronting Brougham St, Geelong, c1935.wool sales wool stores - staff wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, wool sales, wool stores - staff, wool brokering

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

Part of the NWM Woolbroker's Office exhibit until late 1990's.wool sales wool brokering, dennys, lascelles, austin & co elders limited, wool sales, wool brokering

Agreement between HE Smith of Eligamite North and Dennys Lascelles Limited, dated 7 March 1949.Agreement between HE Smith of Eligamite North and Dennys Lascelles Limited, dated 7 March 1949.wool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, smith, h e - elingamite north

Authority from Rupert Vance Moon, licenced Real Estate Agent of Dennys Lascelles, for Norman George Cooper of Cobden to act as his sub-agent.Authority from Rupert Vance Moon, licenced Real Estate Agent of Dennys Lascelles, for Norman George Cooper of Cobden to act as his sub-agent.wool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, moon, mr rupert vance - dennys lascelles limited wilson, mr norman george

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

Memo (1896) from Dennys Lascelles Austin & Co to H Lovell esq, Studbrook, Birregurra12 Dec 1896/ H Lovell Esq/ Studbrook/ Birregurrapastoral industry - history wool brokering, armytage, g, birregurra, studbrook, pastoral industry - history, wool brokering

Sign for Dennys, Lascelles Ltd. used at its wool store in Moorabool Street, Geelong, now the National Wool Museum.Dennys Lascelles Ltd. Wool Brokers Stock & Station Agents Albert White, Hamilton.dennys, lascelles limited, geelong

From chalked information beside doorway in image, the photograph appears to have been taken post 1932.Photograph of staff members of Dennys Lascelles outside premises. Reverse of photograph of staff members of Dennys Lascelles outside premises.wool sales, wool stores staff, wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, wool stores - staff

Father of the donor, Mervyn Graham, worked for Denny Lascelles for many years as a wool classer in Geelong and later as a representative in Hamilton.Black and white photos showing Denny Lascelles employees in front of their stand and the Melbourne Show. The last photo is of four employees in front the Dennys office building.8081.1 - Sign on wool - JL/RBW Rainbow 8081.2 - Sign on wool - Banocre Durham Ox 8081.3 - Sign on wool - Wattle Back/G Guildford 8081.4 - On building - Dennys Lascelles Limited Wool . Stock . Landwool, denny lascelles, royal melbourne show, sheep, geelong

From a family who had three generations that worked for Dennys Lascelles. This is a staff photo from c1899 featuring Arthur Ganly in the back row, second form the right.Pale cardboard backing with black and white photo attached. Photo depicts men wearing suits and arranged in three rows as if for a staff photo. Could be the outside of the Dennys Lascelles wool store building. Heavy foxing/spotting all over backing and image. Pencil writing on the back that is difficult to make out.dennys lascelles, arthur ganly, employee, worker

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

Advertising notice for a sheep sale at the Woolbroker's Stock Department. Involves Strachan and Co. Ltd and Dennys Lascelles Ltd who were the agents in conjunction. (NB: According to the original record, this object acquired with the purchase of property from Myer Properties Ltd and was acquired 6/8/86. It is not known what this property was or if anything else was acquired at the same time. Until further details are know, no accession record has been created.)STRACHAN & CO. LIMITED / DENNYS, LASCELLES LIMITED / Agents in Conjunction / "OSBORNE" / 6 YR. EWES. / For Information Only. But not Guaranteedsheep sales, dennys, lascelles limited strachan and co. limited, sign

Letter of Reference for Miss Margaret Burn detailing her work as a bookkeeper, machine operator, typist, and stenographer over seven years at Dennys Lascelles Limited. The letter details her leaving the company as she married in 1939. In the same year, Ms Burn returned to the office owing to the shortage of staff caused by various employees being called away for Military Training. Included in the staff called away for military training was her newlywed husband, Mr Jack Ganly. A fellow employee of Dennys, the Ganly name was well known within the company, with three generations of the Ganly family working at Dennys. Margaret worked at Dennys for 7 years during the 1930s. The Letter of Reference is accompanied with a story written by Margaret about her time working at the company. WORKING CONDITIONS & OFFICE WORK DUTIES. Written by Margaret Burn in 2021. Worked at Dennys Lascelles in the 1930s. In the 1930s coming out of the Depression, jobs were hard to come by and had to be clung to by efficiency and subserviency. There was no union to protect workers – bosses could be tough and rough. Dennys Lascelles revolved around fortnightly wool sales in the “season” – September to May. Sale day was always a day of suppressed excitement. Preparation from a clerical point of view was complete and we now awaited the aftermath of the actual wool auction. The building teemed with people. There were country people down to see their wool sold, buyers of many nationalities, or from the big cities, who were coming in and out of the building all day. Their role was to inspect the acres of wool bales displayed on the show floors; however, caterers were present to feed clients, and there was plenty of social interactions on top of business. The office staff did not go home but waited until the first figures came back from the wool sales and the machines went in to action, both human and mechanical, preparing the invoices for the buyers’ firms. This comprised of lists of lot numbers, weights, prices per lb., and the total prices paid. A lot of this was done by old-school typewriters, making this work a big, heavy, tiring job. Before the finished lists could be dispatched, they were collated on an “abstract”. The lists had to balance with the catalogue from which the invoices had been prepared. This never happened automatically. All the paperwork had to be split up amongst pairs of workers and checked until discrepancies were found. This would happen until midnight but occasionally went until 2 or 3 am. Once complete, the invoices could then be rushed off to the buyers’ firms usually in Melbourne, and hire cars took the staff home. It was back on the job the next morning, usually around 8.30. The office hours varied according to the size of the sale and work involved. Some days started as early as 8 and could finish around 5.30. The second phase of work began with the account sales to be prepared for the sellers of the wool. These detailed all the weights, descriptions of wool, brands, and prices. One Sales account could have multitudes of lot numbers, all needing to be individually described. Various charges needed to be deducted such as finance for woolpacks, extra stock, or farmers who were given a loan to live on during the season. Details of how payment was to be made was also noted, whether the seller was to be paid by cheque, to a bank, or credited to their account with the company (which often left the seller still in debt). For a couple of months in the winter, things were quieter when staff took holidays and were sometimes given afternoons off. But there were still weekly skin sales and stock sales around the state. The annual end of June figures to be prepared for a big company like Dennys with branches all around the state also kept the staff busy. In good years there was sometimes a bonus. On sale days there was a bar open for the clients and wool buyers. This added to the excitement for the young girls, who were strictly barred from using it, but somehow managed to sneak a gin and tonic. This is how I had my first ever, before the evening meal. There was also the romantic notion in some minds, with all the influx of males, that some of us might end up on a wealthy station, or be noticed by an exotic buyer. To my knowledge, this never happened at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Group staff photo at Dennys Lascelles Limited. Margaret Burn. Age 18 or 19. Jack Ganly (Margaret’s future husband). 22. Sheet of paper shorter in length than A4 size, creamed with age. Paper has a header for Dennys, Lascelles Limited’s Head Office at 32 Moorabool Street, Geelong. Body of paper is made up of 3 paragraphs in a typewritten message of black ink with subheadings highlighted with a red underline. The text is finished with a signature at the bottom of the paper. Paper is accompanied by its original envelope. Envelope has typewritten text in black ink with a red underline located at the centre. It also has return to sender instructions to Dennys, Lascelles Limited in the lower left-hand corner.Typewritten text, black and red ink. Multiple. See multimediadennys lascelles ltd, worker conditions 1930s, letter of reference

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

The glazed, framed and mounted photograph hung at Elders Pastoral, Lara.( see worksheet)Photograph of Dennys Lascelles Ltd Main Show Floor Area 1 acre showing 7,700 bales. The Main Show Floor is the top floor of the 'Bowstring Tress' Wool store.wool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

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

Group portrait of Denny Lascelles staff in front of Dennys Lascelles wool store, Brougham St, taken approx 1935-7.wool stores staff, dennys, lascelles limited, wool stores - staff

Tea trolley was brought from England in the 19th century and used to serve refreshments to wool buyers at the Denny Lascelles Wool Store.wool stores wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, dennys lascelles wool store, wool stores, wool brokering