Used in the Albion Mill to determine the pressure in the departments requiring steam such as the boiler and dyeing rooms. Circular brass object with black hand painted text and numbers, and a central dial. Printed: PRESSURE / GAUGE / LBS. PER INCH. DANE TAYLOR & Co. Pty. Ltd. / MELBOURNE [on base]: 277828instruments, pressure gauge, albion mill, dane taylor & co pty ltd, south melbourne, geelong, wool industry

Used by Ted Fairhurst, an Industrial Chemist from Bradford who came to Australia in 1951 for Bradford Dyers A. He later established the dyeing section for Davos Coop who made Exacto garments. Mrs Fairhurst (donor) made bookmarks, bell hangings and belts. Inkle weaving is for producing narrow braids.Inkle loom.weaving - inkle, fairhurst, mr ted

Item is possibly from Boy Scouts days, use is debateable re any military connection. In collection relating to Capt R.A. Hanson VX111070, refer Cat No 5646.3P for his service details.Whistle metal silver colour with a long brown plaited lanyard.On whistle, "The ACME Referee"accessory, whistle

Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting a group of men and women in an outdoor setting. An accompanying note identifies some of the subjects: Left to right: Girls: 1. Prudence Clark 2. Rean Radnell 3. Fanny Page 4. Lena Fitzgerald 5. Violet Dyer 6. Olive Radnell 7. Connie Page Boys: 1. Howard Lee 2. Jim Fitzgerald 3. Cashen Fitzgerald 4. Fred LeMessurier 5. Eddie Rieley 6. Albert Smith 7. Will Dyer This fair quality copy was made from an older original photograph, probably in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, people

Emily Ann Hanson Stitfold was born in Ballarat in 1866 to Thomas Stitfold and Sarah Stitfold (Hanson). There were six children, one boy and five girls. Emily attended photography classes at Ballarat School of Mines in 1896 (Grade !) and 1898. Photography was a new course offered and she was one of the first students to attend. She became a member of the Ballarat Amateur Photographic Association. Emily died in 1948 and is buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery. (BN Section 19 Grave 9). Her parents, Thomas and Sarah are also buried in the Old Cemeterywomen of note, ballarat school of mines, emily stitfold, photography, student, ballarat amateur photographic association, ballarat old cemetery, thomas stitfold, sarah stitfold

Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong. This piece is believed to have had 600,000 pairs of feet walk over it. Part of a ten piece collection originally presented to the Queensland Museum by Mr Doug Glanville.Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong. Heavy Aminster produced for the Australian Wool Board pavilion at Expo Japan in 1970 by Brintons, Geelong.(Brintons Brisbane) G4498 Natural JF Expo Loom 22 Dye 4 30 8 J.J. Expo Osaka Japan '70 82weaving, brintons pty ltd (geelong), carpet

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of hand dyed wool produced by by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of home dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin

This sample is one of five donated by Mrs Walker who dyes her own yarns to knit into hats which she felts herself (in a washing machine) and sells to craft shops. She runs workshops and also teaches home dyeing. She uses a Landscape and Earth Pallette and also uses food colourings and jelly and cake decorating colours.Sample of home dyed wool produced by Mrs Robin Walker, 1999.handicrafts, walker, mrs robin