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

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales.Wool bale export stencil with an Australian symbol bordering the number 34 with wool underneath. 34 WOOLexport, wool sales export - wool wool - transportation

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

"Grip" bale fasteners,The Hurst & Hughes Pty Ltd, 35 Skene Street, Geelong, Victoria. Donated from the estate of the donors' father who had an involvement through the scouting movement with the Hurst family who invented bale clips.W90 letter to Ms Rachel Faggetter from Rob Money dated 14th October 1989. Contains history of fasteners."Grip" Bale Fasteners/ The Hurst & Hughes Pty Ltd, 35 Skene Street, Geelong, Victoria....shearing wool bales, hurst and hughes pty ltd, wool bale clips, hurst, mr harold e., shearing, wool bales

The wool was shorn from sheep of the Wyndarra and Rockbank bloodlines. A flock of 290 sheep were kept undercover at Kadinia, the property of the Appledore family from Brim in the Wimmera district of Victoria. Their record-breaking wool was produced by giving the sheep a special diet and providing each one with a UV-protective coat. Around 180 fleeces were selected for the million dollar bale. The sale of the first bale of wool measuring below 14 microns was held in the Auction Room here at the National Wool Museum. Bidding began at $600/kg and steadily increased until there were only two bidders left. The bidders represented the Japanese firm Aoki International and Loro Piana of Italy. The hammer fell at $10,300/kg, with Aoki International paying $1,194,800 for the 116kg bale. The fleece was scoured (cleaned) at the Goulburn Wool Scour, New South Wales. The degree of preparation and care taken with the task was extreme. The Scour closed production three days before and was extensively cleaned. On the day of scouring 12 tonnes of 17 micron wool was washed to condition the water, then nine bales of extra super fine wool, worth over $300,000 was washed as a trial run. Toabo Agaki Japan was employed to process the scoured wool into suit cloth. Taobo required the scoured wool to contain 0.5% residual grease, 12% moisture and a yield of 83kg. These requirements were met. The entire staff of the Scour wanted to be part of washing the best wool in the world. Without asking for payment both the night shift and afternoon shift crews assisted the day shift in the task. The bale was fed into the scour in seven minutes and fitted into three bowls, half the scour. It completely disappeared into the dryer and the last wool was fed before the first wool was out. The clean wool was hand-packed into cardboard cartons and freighted to Japan. Aoki International, based in Yokohama Japan, cut three suit lengths from the cloth, then blended the remaining wool into an exclusive line of commercially-available suits. These suits are labeled Kadinia.Wool sample from the Million Dollar Balewool sales, million dollar bale

Photo depicts a Dennys Lascelles auction on 27 Nov. 1946 in Geelong, where 8371 bales of wool were sold at an average price per bale of 36-15-2. The auctioneer was Mr P.F. White. This photo originally hung in the Dennys Lascelles office in Horsham.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED / GEELONG. / SALE BY AUCTION 27th NOVEMBER 1946. / 8371 BALES - AVERAGE PRICE PER BALE 36-15-2 / AVERAGE PRICE PER LB. 29.66d. / Auctioneer Mr. P.F. WHITE. SILENCEwool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

Photo depicts a Dennys Lascelles auction on 27 Nov. 1946 in Geelong, where 8371 bales of wool were sold at an average price per bale of 36-15-2. The auctioneer was Mr P.F. White. This photo hung for a number of years in the Dennys Lascelles office in Cobden.Dennys Lascelles Ltd (Geelong) wool auction in progress, 27-11-1946.DENNYS LASCELLES LIMITED / GEELONG. / SALE BY AUCTION 27th NOVEMBER 1946. / 8371 BALES - AVERAGE PRICE PER BALE 36-15-2 / AVERAGE PRICE PER LB. 29.66d. / Auctioneer Mr. P.F. WHITE. SILENCEwool sales, dennys, lascelles limited

A hook as a hand tool is used for securing and moving loads. It consists of a round wooden handle with a strong metal hook projecting at a right angle from the centre of the handle. The appliance is held in a closed fist with the hook projecting between two fingers. This type of hook is used in many different industries, and has many different names. It may be called a box hook, cargo hook, loading hook, or a docker's hook, and a baling hook, bale hook, or hay hook in the agricultural industry. Other variants exist, such as in forestry, for moving logs, and a type with a long shaft, used by city workers to remove manhole covers. A hay hook is slightly different in design in that the shaft is typically longer. It is used on farms to secure and move bales of hay, which are otherwise awkward to pick up manually. A small bale hook with a wooden handle and 2 curved steel hooks pioneers, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, brighton, tools, craftsman, carpenters, , blacksmiths, builders, farmers, graziers, wool bales, hay bales,

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 12 February 1931.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 12 February 1931.W.M. Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 17 November 1932.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 17 November 1932.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 20 December 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 20 December 1933.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 13 March 1930.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 13 March 1930.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 9 February 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 9 February 1933.W M Bellwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 16 October 1929.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Wednesday 16 October 1929.W M Bell Esqwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 23 March 1933.Auction catalogue of wool bales held by Dennys, Lascelles Limited, on Thursday 23 March 1933.W M Bell Esqwool sales - auction system, dennys, lascelles limited, bell, mr w. m.

"Step-by-step standard bale markings' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052)."Step-by-step standard bale markings' - Australian Wool Corporation. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052).woolclassing - objective measurement wool marketing wool - measurement wool sales sheep stations - management, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, woolclassing - objective measurement, wool marketing, wool - measurement, wool sales, sheep stations - management

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 Classer and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The top line describes the classed line and breed group – AAA is the main line for any breed group, meaning that the wool is of high quality. FX, MX, SUP and SBK are the breed groups – FX is Fine Crossbreed and MX is Medium Crossbreed, SUP is Superfine Merino and SBK is Comeback.Wool bale export stencil - 56 WOOL AAA FX MX 1st COM WH SUP E CBK56 WOOL AAA FX MX 1st COM WH SUP E CBKwool transportation, wool export, wool class, wool sales

Man standing on bales in front of the 'Linton' railway station sign is identified as F W O'Beirne. No others identified.Original sepia photo of O'Beirne's wool and skin wagons loaded with bales, at Linton railway station. Numerous draught horses in foreground, some with feeding bags.On back: "Sturgeon-26".o'beirne family, f.w. o'beirne, transport, business enterprises, wool and skin merchants, wool bales, horses, linton railway station

Photograph was owned by Mr Harry Harradence who worked for Australian Estates wool brokers (Sunshine Road, Tottenham) between 1944-88. This photo dates from the 1960s and depicts a truck loaded with wool bales arriving at the 'wool receipts' entrance of Australian Estates.Photograph of wool bales being delivered to the Australian Estates Co. Ltd wool store, c.1960s.wool brokering wool - transportation, australian estates company ltd, wool brokering, wool - transportation

Photograph was owned by Mr Harry Harradence who worked for Australian Estates wool brokers (Sunshine Road, Tottenham) between 1944-88. This photo dates from the 1960s and depicts wool bales being loaded into the double dump wool presses at Australian Estates.Photograph of wool bales being fed into a double dump wool press in the Australian Estates Co. Ltd wool store, c.1960s.wool brokering wool - transportation, australian estates company ltd, wool press - double dump, wool brokering, wool - transportation

An inscription written across the lower right of the photograph says that the Francis woolshed was the first shed in the district to install machines for shearing, and that it was used as a community shearing shed for district farmers. Early LDHS index to photographs identifies Jack Francis, holding wool press; Jim Francis shearing, nearest door; Henry Francis, lad on bale of wool.Black and white copy of original photograph of five men, two dogs and two sheep posing outside a wool shed. With wooden hand wool press and bales of wool.francis wool shed, h.f. newland [brand on francis wool bales], 'newland' (francis property], shearing, wool press

Sepia photograph of Hopwood's Punt, showing the gangway extended to river bank. There are 5 workmen, dressed in work clothes and boots, at the front of the punt and 2 gentlemen, dressed in coats and umbrellas. Stock, produce (possibly wool bales) and people are on board. There are 3 horses hitched to a wagon and behind there looks like a large consignment of wool bales. There appears to be women at the side of the punt (1 with an umbrella up). At the side of the punt there appears to be a passenger landing. There is also a small row boat tied to the side of the punt. Wagons, barge and possibly other punts are in the background. There was a painting of this scene by J. C. Armytage around 1857.This is a very good example of the cargo, people, produce and animals, that were using the punt to cross the Murray river in the late 1800s. The difference between workers and gentry can be seen as well as the modes of transport at this time.Sepia photograph of Hopwood's Punt, showing the gangway extended to river bank. Stock, produce (possibly wool bales) and people are on board. Wagons, barge and possibly other punts are in the background. Mounted on buff cardboard printed with red lines and letters.On the front at the top, above the red boarder "Royal", at the bottom below the red boarder "Hopwood's Punt, Echuca". On the reverse, "W. B. Payne, Darling St., Echuca"murray river, echuca, hopwood's punt, j. c. armytage (painter)

P.S Rodney with barges Horace & Nelson laden with wool bales bought into the Port to be unloaded onto rail trucks to go to markets in Melbourne. c.1890 Paddlesteamers travelled the river systems to bring wool from out- lying properties into the Port of Echuca to be transported by rail to Melbourne. This was prior to road & rail transport in the 1800'sOne of thousands of photos taken depicting the transportation of wool from out- lying properties to the rail head at Port of Echuca using paddlesteamers. P.S.Rodney alongside barges Horace & Nelson, tied to historic Echuca Wharf, with Pride of the Murray paddlesteamer & barge in back ground all vessels loaded with wool bales and crew resting on these. Riverbank lined with red gums. Handwritten in pen on lower left back corner "Rodney with barges Horace & Nelson c. 1890"farming, economy, p s rodney, port of echuca, wool bales, wharf, barges, horrace, nelson, paddlesteamer rodney, echuca

Stanley Couzens of the Wathourong community was commissioned by Geelong Wool Combing Ltd to create a painting of the You Yangs and Corio Bay to be reproduced on a jumper. The jumper itself was designed by Jeni McMahon using Merino wool from her property McMahon Farm Pty Ltd. Jumper and miniature wool bale packaging were presented as a gift at the opening of the Geelong Wool Combing LtdSynthetic miniature wool bale packaging containing jumper. Miniature wool bale features two stenciled design with black ink. First stencil reads "Pure Australian Wool" with Woolmark logo. Second stencil reads "A Gift From Geelong Wool Combing GWC". Small tag on bottom right corner reads "XL". Has two removable staples closing top opening. Woolen Jumper inside contains red, mustard, green and cream colours depicting Indigenous artwork. Features two stenciled design with black ink. First stencil on front reads "A Gift From/ GWC/ Geelong Wool Combing ". Second stencil on back reads "Pure/ Australian/ Wool" with Woolmark logo above. Small tag on bottom right corner reads "XL".

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