This stencil was used to identify the destination of wool bales. The PORT stencil would be used as a prefix to the destination name.Wool bale export stencil - PORTPORTwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used to stamp wool bales before they were transported to another location. The meaning of EXLON is unknown. Wool bale export stencil - EXLONEXLONwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used to stamp wool bales before they were transported to another location. The meaning of PTYSON is unknown. Wool bale export stencil - PTYSONPTYSONwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used to stamp wool bales before they were transported to another location. The meaning of DILTEX is unknown. Wool bale export stencil - DILTEXDILTEXwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used to stamp wool bales before they were transported to another location. The meaning of SENWA is unknown. Wool bale export stencil - SENWASENWAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ascanius was a steam passenger ship that was commanded to be one of the first ships to transport Australian Expeditionary Forces overseas in November 1914. It was returned to its owner after the war in 1920, where it continued to transport general cargo. All wool bales stamped with ASCANIUS would be transported on the Ascanius ship.Wool bale export stencil - ASCANIUSASCANIUSwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. The United Socialist Soviet Republic, or U.S.S.R., was made up of 15 soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Wool bales marked USSR would have been transported to the Soviet Union by sea.Wool bale export stencil - USSRUSSRwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. LMS is describing Lambs Fleece, LKS is describing Locks and CRS is unknown.Wool bale export stencil - LMS LKS CRSLMS LKS CRSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a symbol stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Mitsubishi logo shaped wool bale export stencilwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a sheep station identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Coliban Park is a homestead located in Elphinstone, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria. The wool bale marked COLIBAN PARK Z would have been produced at Coliban Park.Wool bale export stencil - COLIBAN PARK ZCOLIBAN PARK Zwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. YAPAK TIFTIK is the Turkish words for describing differing types of wool. Yapak means sheep wool, Tiftik means goat wool. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality and contents of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - YAPAK TIFTIKYAPAK TIFTIKwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. SS Runic was the largest refrigerated cargo liner during its time. In 1961 the ship struck the Middleton Reef on route from Brisbane to Auckland. The ship was unable to re-float due to weather conditions and was declared a constructive loss. All wool bales stamped with RUNIC would be transported on the SS Runic ship.Wool bale export stencil - RUNICRUNICwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing bales of wool being loaded onto a ship.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W41 Loading bales of wool on to / a ship for transport overseas.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

This stencil was used as an organisation identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dalgety and Company Limited was a wool store company founded in Melbourne in 1846 by Frederick Gonnermann Dalgety. A wool store was built on the Geelong waterfront in 1891 and was in continual use until 1954. Wool bales marked with Dalgety would have been processed with the company. Wool bale export stencil - DALGETY GDALGETY Gwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Euripides was a transport ship summoned by the Australian government in 1914 to carry soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force and reinforcements to battalions serving in Gallipoli, Egypt, and on the Western Front. The ship continued to carry troops until 1919. During the Second World War Euripides was again summoned by the Australian Government under its new name ‘Akaroa’. The ship retired and broken up in 1954. Wool bales marked EURIPIDES would have been transported on the Euripides ship.Wool bale stencil - EURIPIDESEURIPIDESwool sales, wool transportation, wwi, wwii

This stencil was used as a symbol stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Five point star shaped wool bale export stencilwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a symbol stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Six point star shaped wool bale export stencilwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location and wool classifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. PHILA is an abbreviation for Philadelphia, USA and A is a wool classifier meaning basic wool.Wool bale export stencil - PHILA APHILA Awool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used to stamp wool bales before they were transported to another location. The meaning of P'SSA MARIA is unknown. Wool bale export stencil - P'SSA MARIAP'SSA MARIAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Lorry loaded with bales of wool from "Launchley", ready to go to wool sales in Geelong.A large truck with a load of wool bales from Launchley.chatham-holmes collection, launchley, wool bales, lorry

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Locks is a term used to describe very short wool cut from the fleece by shearers. Either short wool from around the points or second cuts caused when shearers lift the hand piece off the skin and then shear the short fibres left on the skin to tidy up. Classification stamps like these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale.Wool bale export stencil - LOCKSLOCKSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. HUDDERSFIELD Valley Worsted Mills is located in Geelong. Stencils marked HUDDERSFIELD would have been transported to the Worsted Mills to be made into yarn and fabric.Wool bale stencil - HUDDERSFIELDHUDDERSFIELDwool - transportation, wool sales

One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing a wool bale in a Robinson Bro dumping machine. A man is standing to the side of the machine.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W4 / W4. Bale in dumping machine.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. A single A means the wool was classified as basic wool.Wool bale export stencil with a circle bordering the letter A.Awool transportation, wool exportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as an organisation identification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Mount Gow is a homestead in Victoria. Mount Gow is situated south of Warrambine Creek.Wool bale export stencil - MOUNT GOWMOUNT GOW L. Broswool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ordnance Stores is the British Army system of cataloguing parts. Victoria Barracks was the administrative headquarters for the Australian Army, located in Southbank, Victoria. Wool bales marked ORDNANCE STORES VICTORIA BARRACKS would have been transported to the the Ordnance Stores within the Victoria Barracks.Wool bale export stencil - ORDNANCE STORES VICTORIA BARRACKSORDNANCE STORES VICTORIA BARRACKSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing two men loading wool bales onto a motor transport vehicle.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W68 / W68. Loading wool bales on to / a motor transport.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

This stencil was used as a symbol stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Diamond shaped wool bale export stencil with SCAN 60 in center of the diamond.SCAN 60wool - transportation, wool sales

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

The bale hooks were used on the Dennys Lascelles building's show floor by the donor's father Maurice Dalton. Maurice was the foreman of the show floor of the Dennys Lacscelles building until his retirement after 34 years with the company and also worked as a wool classer in rural Victoria and New South Wales.Wood handle with curved rusted metal hock ending in a sharp point. One Hook is plain but longer. One hook is shorter and has inscription M.DALTON. on each side of handle. Third hook is much shorter, has dual hooks and a shaped handle.Handle of bale hook. Mirrored. Wording: M.Dalton.