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National Wool Museum
Scrapbook, Royal blanket presentation, Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd
Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording. All associated with the presentation of a baby blanket from the staff of Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne.Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording.Royal blanket presentation/ Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd BRITISH COMMERCIAL NEWS...textile industry textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, textile industry, textile mills - staff -
National Wool Museum
Poster, Britain's fine wool cloth brought in tribute to Diocletian, Emperor of Rome
"Britain's fine wool cloth brought in tribute to Diocletian, Emperor of Rome" - Dept of Education, International Wool Secretariat."Britain's fine wool cloth brought in tribute to Diocletian, Emperor of Rome" - Dept of Education, International Wool Secretariat.ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION , INTERNATIONAL WOOL SRCRETARIAT, DORLAND HOUSE 18-20 REGENT STREET, LONDONwool marketing, international wool secretariat, dept of education -
National Wool Museum
Book, Yarn sample, Children's wear colour card: basic range for knitwear
"Children's wear colour card: basic range for knitwear", British Colour Council, 1960.dyeing knitting yarn production, alexander lau pty ltd british colour council, lau, mr alexander - alexander lau pty ltd, dyeing, knitting, yarn production -
National Wool Museum
Address, Address Delivered by Sir John Higgins KCMG Chairman of Commonwealth of Australia Central Wool Committee,.. Melbourne,..1922
Donated by Leslie Rourke, 2002wool sales textile mills textile mills, c. of a. - central wool committee british australian wool realisation association limited, higgins, sir john, wool sales, textile mills -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Washing machine and wringer, 1920's
significant household item for a large familyWashing Machine [Metal with plunger on leve ron a three legged base with tap at base for emptying] Wringer attachedOn the wringer :Made in Great Britain Acme Wringers Ltd Glasgow Washing Machine The Lehmann, compressed air and vacuum washing machine no.30614/30 -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Child’s cloth book, Jolly Rhymes
Small cloth book with four pages printed on both sides. Contains the first line of nursery rhymes and accompanying pictures. Spine machine stitched each page double thickness. Top and bottom unfinished with fraying threads. Front page - Dean's rag book. Back page - Rag book. Trade mark Washable baby safe. Made in Great Britain 50578/2 -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Red Cross and Patriotic Badges from WW1, 1915-1920's
Small badges sold for fundraising during WW1Twenty seven small metal badges which were sold for fundraising during WW!. Ten of them relate to Australian, French, Italian, British Red Cross. Others Anzac/Remembrance Day, Peace Loan 1913. Subscriber,Hospital Day.See photo -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Clothes Wringer
Made by Good Housekeeping InstituteClothes mangle [wringer].Wooden metal Turning Handle ,Ratchet,screws and nuts .2 Top screws for pressure B/N Rollers - photo 0027Trade "Acme" British +Bets Serial No. 165 --Tested and approved.wringer, mangle, washing, clothes -
Woods' Farming and Heritage Museum
British War Medal ww1, C 1919
Round gold coloured medal with relief imprint. Multi coloured ribbon. 2665 A R Flanagan 59BN AIF -
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
Medals, J. H. Pattinson Stoker Service Medals, 20th Century
These medals were awarded for service in World War 1 and World War 2.These medals are historically significant as a tangible connection to J. H. Pattinson's service during World War 1 and World War 2.Four medals including a WWI Victory Medal, a WWI British War Medal, a 1914-1915 Star Medal and a War Medal 1939-1945 belonging to J. H. Pattinson, Stoker.O.N, 1108/ War for Civilisation 1914-1919j. h. pattinson, victory medal wwi, bristish war medal wwi, 1914-1915 star, 1939-1945 war medal, geelong naval and maritime museum -
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
Medals, Set of Service Medals, Mid 20th Century
... wwii geelong naval and maritime museum british war medal wwii ...Unknown.Object is significant as a tangible link to Commonwealth war time service during WWI and WWI.Set of 7 service medals attached to a brass plate including a WWI Brisitsh War medal, a WWI Victory medal and an Atlantic Star medal from WWII."Fraule & Germany" on one of the medals. "Collectors Corner P/L 93 Little Malop Street Geelong" on the back of the ribbon.atlantic star medal, wwi, wwii, geelong naval and maritime museum, british war medal, wwii victory medal -
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
Photograph - Framed Picture, "Lightning", Unsure
Built by the celebrated shipbuilder Donald McKay, the Lightning was the first clipper built in the USA for a British firm. In 1862 on a return trip to Liverpool, it struck an uncharted rock in a rip. No water entered the vessel but on arrival a rock 6 feet long was found sticking through its timbers and beginning to work loose. Under Capt. 'Bully' Forbes, the Lightning made its first voyage to Australia in 77 days, and on its return voyage, made it in a record 64 days. The Lightning's entire life was spent on the Australian run carrying immigrants and cargo. It had the job of carrying free of charge immigrants and early consignments of introduced animals, including rabbits, which were sent to Thomas Austin of Barwon Park, Winchelsea. The wreck of ‘Lightning’ caused by fire was the worst shipping calamity in Geelong's history. Geelong's Centenary celebrations included a re-enactment of the burning of ‘Lightning’.Framed picture of ‘Lightning’ which is a ship particularly historic to the region of Geelong because of its story, the worst shipping calamity in Geelong's history.Framed Picture of ship "Lightning"lightning, geelong, ship wreck -
Geelong Naval and Maritime Museum
Medal - Medals, Various
5 medals commemorating the service of Charles "Tug" Wilson. Charles "Tug" Wilson was born 20th December 1894 in Stonehouse, Devon. He served in the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1919 on the HMS Vivid, HMS Europa, HMAS Platypus, HMS Apollo and HMAS Powerful. He continued to serve in the navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant commander before his retirement sometime after the Second World War.5 medals of Charles Wilson Medals left to right OBE, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Australian Service Medal 14 x 9 cmwwi, charles "tug" wilson -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Carding Machine, Unknown
Photograph most likely used for promotional purposes. The machine possibly could have been manufactured by Chadwick Machine Co Ltd, a British textile machine company established in 1899.Black and white photograph of a carding machine.Rear handwritten top edge - Chadwickstextile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, spinning -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Carding Machine, Unknown
Photographs were most likely used for promotional purposes. The photographed machine was made by Tomlinsons (Roshdale) Limited, was British machine manufacture company based in Rochdale.Black and white photo of a Rag Puller Machine in landscape format. Location of photo looks to be in a textile mill.On machine - Tomlinsons (Roshdale) Limited.textile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, timlinsons, rag pulling -
National Wool Museum
Administrative record - Business Card, George Hodgson Limited Business Card, Unknown
George Hodgson Limited Business Card, a British loom manufacture based in Bradford England. The card showcases the awards the company as won as well as a description of one of their looms.Cream business card printed with the black ink. The front of the card lists the awards and medals the company had one in the background with an image of each award. The company logo is placed in the center. The back of the card has a drawing of a loom with a decorative border.Front top edge - Awards for Improvements & Excellence in Power Looms for Weaving. Front middle - George Hodgson Limited Makers of Power Looms for Weaving. Bradford, Yorkshire, England Front bottom edge - Presented by J T Elioors (?) Back bottom edge - One shaft heavy underpick worsted and woollen cloth loom, with 4 holed drop box on each side, fitted with positive wheel dobby.textile machinery, wool manufacture, wool, loom, george hodgson limited -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Blanket, Eagley Mill, 1955-59
This blanket was owned by the Rosenberg family from the late 1950s onwards. It was the donor Denise’s blanket. Born May 1958, her late mother Elfie kept it safe for many decades after Denise had outgrown it. Elfie returned the blanket to Denise 20 years ago, in its current near new condition. Jacques Rosenberg and Elfie née Naparstek, Denise’s parents, met in Melbourne in the Summer of 1950. They both survived being young and Jewish in Europe during the Second World War. Jacques grew up in France and Elfie in Germany, she was a child of the Kindertransport. They married in 1952 and by 1958 had a son and two daughters. Denise, the youngest daughter, donated the blanket on behalf of the Rosenberg family to the National Wool Museum in 2021. The Kindertransport was a program designed to facilitate the immigration of Jewish children from Nazi Germany before the outbreak of the Second World War. The United Kingdom took in nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. The children were placed in British foster homes, hostels, schools and farms. Tragically, these children were often the only members of their families to survive the tragedies that were to unfold in Europe. Fortunately, Elfie’s parents did survive World War Two by sneaking out of Germany and into the south of France. After Elfie and her sister Serry were Kindertransported, they met up with Salma and Risla Naparstek in Paris in 1947 before migrating to Australia. This blanket originates from the Eagley Mill. They manufactured woollen, worsted and knitwear products from their mill located in Collingwood. Part of Foy & Gibson, the mill had frontages measuring almost two miles within the area bounded by Little Oxford, Wellington, Stanley and Peel Streets in Collingwood. This was the largest manufacturing plant for wool in the Southern Hemisphere at the time. It was also one of the oldest. The first machines for knitting men’s socks were installed in 1896. The site ultimately went into receivership while under new ownership in 1968 and is now high-end real estate. More information about the Mill can be read via Unimelb digitised collection. https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/21262/269411_UDS2010852-85.pdf?sequence=18&isAllowed=y 38”x45” (965 x 1145mm) cream wool blanket. The blanket has white stitching around its edge. Embroidered in the centre of the blanket is a koala eating leaves with accompanying flowers on either side of the marsupial. In the bottom right corner of the blanket a small square label from the Eagley Mills is stitched. This label includes the images of a Sphinx head, a pyramid and a baby’s crib.Eagley / ALL / WOOL / 38”x45” / AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF / THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF / PUBLIC HEALTH & HYGIENE LONDONkindertransport, eagley mill, blanket -
National Wool Museum
Slide Folder, British Breeds of Sheep
Slide folder originally containing 12 slides of British breeds of sheep. Contains information about the slides.12 COLOUR SLIDES / BRITISH BREEDS OF SHEEPsheep - british -
National Wool Museum
Honor Board, Roll of Honor - Dennys Lascelles Ltd
Honor board containing the names of the staff of Denny Lascelles Ltd. who served in WWI: Sergt. Wm Mathews, L. Cpl. N. McT. Evans, Lieut. Frank H. Lascelles, Lieut. H.T. Burn, C.J. Long, Captain H.H. Storrer, Lieut. Harvey Freeman, John Cameron, Allan Jenkins, S.E. Scott, R.D. Briers, Percy White. Four people on this list were killed in action: Lieut. Francis Hope Lascelles was killed on Weds, 22 Aug. 1917. He served with a British regiment, the 42 Coy, Machine Gun Corps (Inf.) and has no know grave but is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium; Harold Thomas Burn was a 2nd Lieut. with the 58th Bn, Aust. Inf., AIF and was killed on Sat. 23 Dec. 1916 aged 27. He is buried at St Sever Cemetery in Rouen. Henry Haigh Storrer was a Captain with the Australian Flying Corps and was killed on Sun. 2 Dec. 1917 aged 28. His brother died at Gallipoli in 1915. Henry Storrer is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord. Lieut. Harvey Freeman served with the 11th Coy, Aust. Machine Gun Corps and was awarded a Military Cross. He was killed on Mon. 15th Oct. 1917 and is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetary in Belgium.Honor board; Dennys Lascelles Ltd staff who served in WWI.Roll of Honor. / DENNYS LASCELLES LTD. / SERGT. Wm. MATHEWS. / N. McT. EVANS. (L. CPL.) / * LIEUT. FRANK H. LASCELLES. / * H.T. BURN. (LIEUT.) / C.J. LONG. / * CAPTAIN H.H. STORER. / * HARVEY FREEMAN. (LIEUT.) / JOHN CAMERON. / ALLAN JENKINS. / S.E. SCOTT. / R.D. BRIERS. / PERCY WHITE. / * KILLED IN ACTION.world war i, dennys, lascelles limited -
National Wool Museum
Spinning Wheel, Charka spinning wheel
Part of the Zakrzewski Collection of spinning wheels donated to the National Wool Museum by Mr Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. For many years, Mr Zakrzewski collected, researched and repaired spinning wheels from all over the world. This spinning wheel is known a Charka spinning wheel and is from India. Spinning wheels like this became widely known through their connection with Mahatma Gandhi and are often referred to as Gandhi wheels. Gandhi encouraged people to spin whenever they had the opportunity. He especially advocated their use to India's poor as a means to achieve self-sufficiency and thus combat the growing poverty rate in India after the departure of the British.Charka or Gandhi spinning wheel. Part of the Zakrzewski Collection of hand spinning wheels from around the world. handicrafts - history, spinning wheels, highlights of the national wool museum: the zakrzewski spinning wheel collection - exhibition (28/07/2001 - 02/12/2001), zakrzewski, mr wlodzimierz -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Stabilisation or the Equalisation or the Insurance of Wool Values
"The Stabilisation or the Equalisation or the Insurance of Wool Values" - Sir John Higgins, 1931. Paper read at the Empire Wool Conference, The Wool Exchange, Melbourne, Mon. 22 June, 1931.wool sales wool brokering wool marketing, australian woolgrowers' council british australian wool realisation association limited goldsbrough, mort and company limited winchcombe, carson limited c. of a. - central wool committee, higgins, sir john, wool sales, wool brokering, wool marketing -
National Wool Museum
Book, Craftmanship in Wool Throughout the Ages
"Craftmanship in Wool Throughout the Ages: British Wool Cloth Leads the World" - National Wool Textile Export Corporation, 1951. Provides an overview of hand and machine techniques in wool processing.wool processing weaving, national wool textile export corporation, wool processing, weaving -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 58 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)
"Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia Volume 58 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)" - Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep, 1966.sheep - british, australian society of breeders of british sheep -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 58 Section 2 (Shortwool Breeds)
"Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 58 Section 2 (Shortwool Breeds)" - Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep, 1966.sheep - british, australian society of breeders of british sheep -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 60 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)
"Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 60 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)" - Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep, 1968.sheep - british, australian society of breeders of british sheep -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 69 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)
"Flock Book for British Breeds of Sheep in Australia, Volume 69 Section 1 (Longwool Breeds)" - Australian Society of Breeders of British Sheep, 1977.sheep - british, australian society of breeders of british sheep -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, The Doctor Flannel
Advertising booklet produced by the manufacturers of a brand of flannel called "The Doctor". The booklet was given away at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley Park, 1924, where the manufacturers had a stand in the wool and allied textile section. The Doctor flannel was made at the Butts Mill, Rochdale by Peate Kelsall and Kemp who later in the 1920s set up a mill in Launceston, Tasmania to make Doctor's Flannel under the company name of K&K."THE DOCTOR" / FLANNEL / KKpeate kelsall and kemp, flannel -
National Wool Museum
Catalogue, Catalogue of the 70th Annual Sheep Fair of Pure Merino, Corriedale, Polwarth & British Breeds, Stud Rams and Ewes, 1937
Catalogue of the 70th Annual Sheep Fair of Pure Merino, Corriedale, Polwarth & British Breeds, Stud Rams and Ewes. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.Small, brown paper covered book. Cover worn at top right corner and in two places on the side. Date, times, titles, involved parties and venue printed in black, inside border.agricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep sheep - british, goldsbrough, mort and company limited powers, rutherford and co. younghusband limited commonwealth wool and produce co. ltd, agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep, sheep - british -
National Wool Museum
Medal, C.B.E
This medal is a CBE (Commander of the most excellent order of the British Empire). It was awarded to Senator J.F. Guthrie in 1953. Senator James Francis Guthrie (1872-1958) was the founder and first president of the Australian Corriedale Sheepbreeders' Association in 1914 and was involved in the wool industry all his life. He worked for Dalgety's and was managing director of the Guthrie Corriedale Stud. He was a Senator for Victoria between 1920-38 and wrote a number of books about the Australian wool industry.C.B.E. presented to Senator James Guthrie in 1953. Medal bestowed upon Mr JF Guthrie. Medal bestowed upon Mr JF Guthrie.FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE G R I C.B.E. GARRARD & Co. LTD. / Goldsmiths, Jewellers &c / TO THE KING / By Special Appointment / TO THE CROWN / 24 ALBEMARLE ST, / LONDON, W.I.j.f. guthrie (corriedale) pty ltd, guthrie, senator james francis c.b.e. -
National Wool Museum
Book, Old Sheep for New Pastures
"Old Sheep for New Pastures: a story of British sheep in the hands of Tasmanian colonial shepherds" - Ivan C. Heazlewood, 1992. A history of British sheep in Tasmania.Ivan C. Heazlewoodsheep - british sheep breeding - history, australian society of breeders of british sheep, sheep - british, sheep breeding - history