American merino rams recorded in the American Merino register, selected by W G Markham, Avon, NY, USA from the best American flocks. Consignee Alfred Hay, esq, Boomanoomana, Mulwala, New South Wales, Australia. Shipped from San Francisco, California June 1883 by steamer, City of New York.sheep breeding merino sheep - history sheep - american, hay, mr alfred, sheep breeding, merino sheep - history, sheep - american

This trophy was awarded to William Kermode of Mona Vale for the best pair of Merino ewes exhibited at the Southern Tasmanian Agricultural and Pastoral Society in October, 1879. William Kermode formed the Mona Vale flock in 1829 with VDL C. Saxons. In the early 1870s under Kermode, Ercildoun rams were tried, as was a St Johnstone ram. It is well documented that the famous Steiger-blood ram, Sir Robert (out of a Mona Vale ewe), had considerable impact on a number of Tasmania's influential studs. At its height in the late nineteenth century, Mona Vale was regarded as "... one of Tasmania's leading and parent studs, producing robust fine-wool sheep with quality, long-stapled and dense wool." (Massy 1990: p.406). The first agricultural society in Australia was formed in Hobart on 1 Jan. 1822. The trophy was retailed by Walsh Brothers, Melbourne in c.1875. The cup has no makers marks, but has been attributed by Christie's to Edward Fischer, a local Geelong silversmith. This attribution is based upon stylistic criteria. However, Ms Veronica Filmer of the Geelong Art Gallery (curator of "Geelong's Colonial Silversmiths", Geelong Art Gallery, 1988), has suggested that the lack of stamps is unusual (most of Fishcher's work was stamped) and also that it is somewhat heavy for Fischer's work. The trophy originated from the collection of Edward Clark, an antique dealer. Prior ownership of the trophy is uncertain, but it is believed that Clark purchased it in the mid 1990s from descendants of the original prize recipients.Trophy, sterling silver. Circular, stepped base and tapering stem decorated with cartouches of leaves on a matt background. The bowl of the trophy has an applied belt cartouche with an inscription. Within the belt cartouche is an engraved and embossed panel of two sheep with a cottage in the background. There are ribbon tied floral swags on either side of the cartouche, and a presentation inscription with a beaded border on the reverse of the bowl.SOUTHERN TASMANIAN AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL SOCIETY Presented / to / Joseph Clarke Esq / and awarded to / W.A. Kermode Esq / of Mona Vale / for Best Pair Merino Ewes, / October 1879southern tasmanian agricultural and pastoral society, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), fischer, mr edward - silversmiths and jewellers kermode, mr william - mona vale stud clarke, mr joseph, mona vale stud, tasmania

Photo depicts a special stud Polwarth ram, owned by Dowling, Cumming & Co. of Jellalabad, Victoria.Photograph - "Special Stud Polwarth Ram"SPECIAL STUD POLWARTH RAM / The Property of Dowling, Cumming & Co, Jellalabad, Darlington, Victoria Hait photo SYDNEYpolwarth sheep, dowling, cumming and company, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), jellalabad

The ram depicted in this photograph is an Austin-Wanganella ram and is the sire of the 11 rams featured in the photograph "The Australian Eleven" (the original of which is still with the Austin family). Ram 9.1 was sold for a record price in the 1930s (ref. personal communication: Mr Andrew Austin, 18-10-2000).Photograph - "Special Stud Ram 9.1"SPECIAL STUD RAM 9.1 / Bred by Austin Wanganella Co Ltd / which was sold to Roy McCaughey Esq for 5000 gns. HALL & Co / Photo.austin wanganella co. ltd mccaughey, mr roy, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001)

Sample swatch book,100% merino extafine Zegna Baruffa fabrictextile industry weaving, zegna baruffa, cloth - woollen, textile industry, weaving

Print depicts Jesus in his metaphorical role as a 'shepherd' of 'sheep'. Common type of Catholic devotional picture.Print - "Christ with Sheep"Giovannisheep - art, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001)

This toy was made by Gepetto - The Art of Toys (a local Geelong toymaker) for the "Logo Merino" exhibition at the National Wool Museum.Rocking ram - small Rocking ram, small - detailJuly 2000 / Custom made for / National Wool Museum / by GEPETTOlogo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001)

The Golden Fleece Petroleum Company was established by H.C. Sleigh in 1913 importing petroleum from California, and was acquired by Caltex in 1981. The Golden Fleece ram trademark was created in 1951 when Golden Fleece petroleum became a single-brand service. The Golden Fleece ram was based on an actual prize winning merino ram named 'David of Dalkeith' from Boonoke Stud, run by the Falkiner family. Single brand service stations did not appear until the 1950s, and distinctive trademarks and logos were used to differentiate and promote the brands. This bowser is a fully restored example of a 'Wayne' model (a typical bowser from the 1950s).Image of Golden Fleece bowser installed in Logo Merino exhibition at the National Wool Museum. Information and pictures from various websites re: Golden Fleece. Golden Fleece and Caltex information from the Caltex website.SUPER / Wayne / GOLDEN FLEECE / ACTIV-8 / Contains / LEAD / TETRA-ETHYL / To be used as motor / fuel only and not for / other purposes. Avoid spilling. Wayne / DOLLARS CENTS / GALLONS / AT / CENTS PER GALLON THIS GLASS / MUST BE FULL / BEFORE AND AFTER / DELIVERY Wayne / GOLDEN FLEECE / ACTIV-8 / Contains / Lead / TETRA-ETHYL / To be used as motor / fuel only and not for / other purposes. Avoid spilling.h.c. sleigh pty ltd golden fleece petroleum company, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001)

This ram is one of two, especially made for the National Wool Museum's exhibition, "Logo Merino", by Gepetto - The Art of Toys (a local, Geelong toymaker).Rocking ram, large Rocking ram, large - detailJuly 2000 / Custom made for / National Wool Museum / by GEPETTOlogo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001)

Matchbook is a give-away / souvenir for Golden Fleece Petrol and Service Stations. The Golden Fleece Petroleum Company was established by H.C. Sleigh in 1913 importing petroleum from California, and was acquired by Caltex in 1981. The Golden Fleece ram trademark was created in 1951 when Golden Fleece petroleum became a single-brand service. The Golden Fleece ram was based on an actual prize winning merino ram named 'David of Dalkeith' from Boonoke Stud, run by the Falkiner family. Single brand service stations did not appear until the 1950s, and distinctive trademarks and logos were used to differentiate and promote the brands. Golden Fleece is also known to have produced other giveaways / souvenirs (such as games, swap cards, calendars, badges, roadmaps etc) to advertise its brand.Matchbook, containing twenty white-tipped, wooden matches. The matchbook has a fold-over, card cover. The front of the matchbook is blue and is printed with the image of a ram in yellow. Below this is the rough area to strike the matches. The back of the matchbook is yellow and is printed with text in red.GOLDEN FLEECE S. & A. Stolzenburg / P/L. / BLACKWELL SERVICE / STATION / Cnr. / Blackburn & Wellington / Roads / CLAYTON 3168 / PHONE 543-1863 GOLDEN FLEECE / MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY / HANNA MATCH . CONTENTS 20 / For Match Supplies Bladon & Puckridge / Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane.golden fleece petroleum company h.c. sleigh pty ltd, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), sheep, matches, souvenirs, petrol, california, caltex, ram

Photograph depicts a Sturgeon merino ram of the Negretti type. According to the notes accompanying the donation, the photograph is believed to have been taken in England in c.1860.Photograph - "Sturgeon's Merino"STURGEON'S MERINO / 2 YEARS OLD LIVE WEIGHT 192 lbs. / PERMANENT CARBON PHOTO. This Photograph represents a Sturgeon Ram of the pure Negretti type, ... / [12 further lines of text]sturgeon merino, negretti, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), sturgeon, mr glen

"The Australian Eleven", from the display board which hung in the Geelong Wool Exchange, Corio St, Geelong until the building was sold in 1985. Sheep were from the "Wanganella" station in Victoria.Panoramic black and white photograph of eleven merino rams in full fleece, standing in a row in front of a wire fence. The photograph has a dark, tree-lined background and each side has been blackened out. Photograph is glued to cream cardboard. Bands of glue are visible where photograph has been fixed to mounting board. Grey paper pieces glued to the back of the cream board.merino sheep, sheep australian, pastoral industry history, geelong woolbrokers' association geelong wool exchange, western district, victoria, 'wanganella' victoria, sheep - australian, pastoral industry - history

'Earth Blanket' is a quilt made by Pamela Farmer of Shoreham, Victoria in 2000. It is made from a wool blanket with merino and alpaca felt. The techniques used to make it include: felting, applique, quilting, machine and hand embroidery and it has been dyed with eucalyptus leaves. This quilt was an entrant in "Expressions 2000: the wool quilt prize"; an acquisitive exhibition held by the National Wool Museum from 16 Sept. 2000 to 3 Dec. 2000 (extended until 2 Feb. 2001) for contemporary art quilts, with the first prize winning $2000. 'Earth Blanket' was selected as the winner of this exhibition and was purchased for $2000. It was catalogue entry no. 5.Quilt, woollen felt with appliqued, quilted, dyed and embroidered surface. This quilt is mostly in brown and brown tones.P.F.quilting handicrafts, masters of technique: creators on cloth - exhibition (15/06/2001 - 22/07/2001) expressions 2000: the wool quilt prize - exhibition (16/09/2000 - 04/02/2001) highlights of the national wool museum: from waggas to the wool quilt prize - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), farmer, ms pamela, quilting, handicrafts

Yellow plastic merino sheep sign- used to advertise Golden Fleece petrol pumps.One half of a yellow plastic moulded sign in the form of a merino sheep- used to advertise Golden Fleece petrol pumps.merino sheep, golden fleece petroleum company, sign, golden fleece, petroliana

Slide of a fine Merino ewe. Fine merinos produce slightly longer and stronger wool than the super fine, but are found in the same higher rainfall areas ie. Western District of Victoria, the midlands district of Tasmania, New England and Yass districts of NSW. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a fine Merino ewe.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 2 / Fine Merino Ewes VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep, slide

Slide of a medium Merino ram. Medium or Peppin merinos are found in the vast inland of Australia where rainfall varies between ten and twenty inches annually. Peppin-type sheep produce the greatest quantity of wool of any breed or type of sheep in Australia. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 3 / Medium Merino Ram VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep, peppin merino sheep, peppin-merino sheep

Slide of a strong Merino ram. Strong merinos are usually grazed in the semi-arid areas of the inland where the annual rainfall is below ten inches. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a strong Merino ram.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 4 / Strong Merino Ram VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep

Slide of a Poll Polwarth sheep. Polwarths are found in the colder, wetter areas of Victoria and Tasmania and have been exported to South America. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a Poll Polwarth sheep.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 5 / Poll Polwarth VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIApoll polwarth sheep, slide

Slide of a Horned Polwarth sheep. Polwarths are found in the colder, wetter areas of Victoria and Tasmania and have been exported to South America. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a horned Polwarth sheep.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 6 / Horned Polwarth VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIApolwarth sheep, slide

Slide of a Corriedale sheep. Corriedales are a large framed sheep which are favoured as wool and mutton producers in good pasture country in Australia and New Zealand. Corriedale sheep has been exported to South America. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a Corriedale sheep.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 7 / Corriedale VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAcorriedale sheep, slide

Slide of a Zenith sheep. The Zenith is a comparatively new breed established in the Victorian Wimmera and is a comeback type of sheep. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a Zenith sheep.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 8 / Zenith VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAzenith sheep, slide

Slide of several champion merino sheep at the Australian Stud Breeders Association Show. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "Merino & Australasian Breeds of Sheep Set No. A866" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of champion Merino sheep at the Australian Stud Breeders Association Show.Merino & Australasian Breeds / of Sheep / Set No. A866 / No. 9 / Merino Champions VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAmerino sheep, australian association of stud merino breeders limited, slide

Slide of a longwoolled, Lincoln sheep. Longwools are usually mated to merino ewes to produce large-framed vigorous, first-cross sheep which produce better and finer wool than the longwool and have better meat potential than the merino. Slide printed by Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria. Formerly stored in presentation folder as part of "British Breeds of Sheep Set No. 448" series by the Audio Visual Education Centre, Education Department of Victoria.Slide of a Lincoln sheep.BRITISH BREEDS OF SHEEP / Set No. 448 / No. 1 / Lincoln VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE / EDUCATION DEPT. OF VICTORIAlincoln sheep, sheep, british, slide, sheep - british

I have lived in Box Hill now City of Whitehorse since 1970 I have belonged to Box Hill Spinners and Weavers Inc. since 1990.During the 90s' Box Hill Spinners and Weavers participated in the Annual Sheep and Woolcraft Show, at that time held in the Melbourne Showground. As well as submitting individual entries we always entered the Group Competition, known as the '5 articles' the entry had to have 5 separate articles made by a group and displaying different woolcraft techniques . In 1997 our Box Hill entry focused on 'The Planets' featuring five capes. The red one representing Mars the red planet. It was woven. The dark cape represented Jupiter. It was also woven. the Neptune cape was felted in blue and greens. The Earth cape featured knitting and crochet. My contribution was the Venus cape featuring spinning from raw merino fleece and silk. Once completed this wool/silk yarn was fashioned using hairpin lace. I was adept at spinning by this time but knew nothing about the old technique of hairpin lace. Box Hill Spinners and Weavers won First Prize. Margaret Dimelow.Cream coloured cape spun from raw merino fleece and silk, technique is hairpin lacecostume, female

Blanket label from the RSS Mill, Geelong for the John Monash rug.RSS Mill rug label from the John Monash rug.THE GEELONG R.S.&S. WOOLLEN MILLS / PURE / WOOL / THE / John Monash / RUGworld war i, returned soldiers and sailors mill, label, 1918: australians in france - exhibition (19/02/2000 - 30/04/2000) logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), monash, lt gen. sir john gcmg, kcb, vd

"Catalogue of 'Mount Widderin' Merino Stud Dispersal Sale" - Dennys, Lascelles Limited, 10 Sept. 1937. Catalogue from the sale of stud sheep from the Mount Widderin stud near Skipton. The Mount Widderin stud was owned by Mr F.S. Austin and was founded from the Wanganella Stud, thus descending from the original Peppin Merino line. Mr Austin introduced the Carngham strain into these sheep.Booklet / catalogue for a merino stud sale at Mount Widderin, 10-9-1937.sheep sales, merino sheep, dennys, lascelles limited, austin, mr f. s., mount widderin stud, skipton