Brown paperback book with green bindingSheep and Wool Grade 1 Department of Sheep and Wool Royal Melbourne Technical College

Small maroon hardback bookF. Kanematsu and Co Ltd Commonwealth of Australia. Central wool Committee. Limits Fixed for Appraisement of Australian Wool. 1945-46 Season.

Small navy blue hardback bookType List Australia and New Zealand Mitsui and co (aust) pty Ltd

Green sticker with white writing and sheepWool runs on grass

Small stuffed toy sheep. Small calico bagTag. 'Australian Sheepskin' Bag. 'Woolmark Nature's gift Australian Wool'

Small bronze pins with Merino ram side profileMerino 1797-1997

Small silver badge with ram, Australian flag, Olympic rings and Woolmark symbololympic rings, woolmark, ram

Black and bronze rectangle badge with Australian flag, Olympic rings and woolmark symbolwoolmark, olympic rings

white rectangle badge with black letteringSolomons supports wool pure new wool

Gold rectangle badge with black lettering. Woolmark logoThe woolmark golden thread club

Square tag. White background, red logo, black letteringAustralian Wool Corporation

Woolmark logo. Silver round logo pin with black indents

3 full body gold rams on stickpins. 1 half body bronze ram on stickpin. 1 gold woolmark logo on stickpin

Made in 2016 for the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. It was entered into the needle felting section and won. Emu and Kangaroo made from Ultra fine Merino from a sheep called Ninja with a micron count between 14-15 from Casalana fine wool.Woolen Coat of Arms on round metal frame. Kangaroo and Emu made of Ultra fine Merino and real Emu feathers. Coat of Arms felted together by hand. Winning sash, judges scorecard, wool sample and Certificate Included.

This book was used to pay membership fees to the union. You could pay monthly or yearly. Was donated by a person who worked at Federal Woollen Mills and after Classweave Federal Industries.Cream booklet with black lettering.union, federal woollen mills, classweave federal industries., fees, textile workers union

This is a group certificate received after one full year at Federal Woollen Mills where he was employed as a loom tuner.Yellow sheet brown lettering

The manual was used at Federal Woollen Mills in 1968. The manual was ordered from USA to help with repairs and maintenance.dark blue textured book with cream lettering

Obtained by Ken Hirst, great grandson of Godfrey Hirst while working at the mill during 1970's -80's. All employees received a copy of the book during this time.Hardback book with dust cover "The weaver from Meltham" " The true story of an Old Colonial Mill by Ivan Southall"

Copy of Godfrey Hirst family videos/photograph on CD. Including 1951 floods at Mill. All video content filmed at Godfrey Hirst Woollen Mill, Swanston Street, South Geelong. Godfrey Hirst's children. Family home in Newtown and holiday home in Eastern View.Compact disc (CD) containing colour video footage. Film has no audio content. Visual content outlined below: 00:00 – 00:05 – External view of brick building – Godfrey Hirst & Co. Pty. Ltd. 00:05 – 00:10 – Exterior garden setting, three men in suits with fabrics and object 00:10 – 00:28 – Exterior garden setting showing eight women, most likely on a break from working at the Godfrey Hirst factory. The footage shows them all getting up and walking back towards the building at the end. 00:28 – 00:38 – Exterior garden setting, showing seven men in white shirts and ties seated and standing around a table, turning pages on a folder on the table. 00:38 – 00:52 – Interior factory setting, showing four men in coats handling green and red wool. 00:52 – 1:08 – Three men in suits in an exterior garden setting looking at paperwork. 1:08 – 1:23 – Four men in coats in a garden handling coloured wool samples. 1:23 – 1:42 – Four men in suits in a garden setting handling woven fabric. Two of the men are holding pipes. 1:42 – 1:57 – Interior factory setting showing men operating machinery. 1:57 – 2:05 – Exterior factory setting showing a man driving machinery carting wool bales. 2:05 – 3:14 - Flood scenes, showing the exterior of the Godfrey Hirst building with a man rowing a boat down the street, and a horse and cart in flood waters. There are scenes of flooded streets, exterior of flooded buildings and people standing in flood waters. 3:14 – 3:40 - Interior building views of flood waters in factory with people, machinery, equipment and textiles in flood waters. 3:40 – 4:03 - Exterior views showing a tractor, boat, horse and people in flood waters. 4:03 – 7:02 Exterior setting showing crowds of people watching a fashion parade. The fashion parade is of women in various clothing, including suits jackets, skirts, coats and hats. 7.02 - END"Hirst family films 1936-1964 Incl. Godfrey Hirst and co P/L Woollen mills"geelong, godfrey hirst & co. pty. ltd., family films, factory, flooding, 1950s, wool processing, fashion, textiles, horse and cart, wool bales, transport, machinery, fashion parade, working life

Large hardback book with yellow dustcoverGrowers in action. Official history of the Victorian wheat and woolgrowers association 1927-1968

This was obtained by Ken Hirst who's Uncle Cedric Hirst was President and founder of The Geelong Association of Music and Art. The brochure was a program that included the playing of 'The Creation' from a music book originally owned by Godfrey Hirst.Small cream one page booklet outlining the acts for they performance 'The Creation'The Geelong Association of Music and Art Presents The/geelong Choral society In The Creation

This was obtained by Ken Hirst who's Uncle Cedric Hirst was President and founder of The Geelong Association of Music and Art. The brochure was a program that included the playing of 'The Creation' from a music book originally owned by Godfrey Hirst.Small one page cream booklet outlining the acts of 'The Creation' by The Geelong choral societyThe Geelong Association of Music and Art Presents The Geelong Choral society In The Creation

This book was handed down to Ken Hirst from his Father Ivan Hirst, who was the grandson of Godfrey Hirst. Godfrey hirst was the organist at St George's church in Geelong and played from this book at the church during a recital.Large thin navy book with gold lettering on the front and gold outer pages.Creationgodfrey hirst

Recorded from the original 33 1/3 vinyl disc by Ken HirstPlastic CD case containing a copy of the recording of the radio play 'The Weaver from Meltham'. Printed coverThe Weaver From Meltham The true story of an Old Colonial Mill by Ivan Southallgodfrey hirst, ivan southall

This recorded play of the book 'The Weaver from Meltham' - The story of Godfrey Hirst was made circa 1951 and aired on ABC radio. It was handed down to Ken Hirst from his father Ivan Hirst, grandson of Godfrey Hirst. At the end there is an additional recording . It is a speech and presentation to HRH Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne of a baby blanket made by the employees of Godfrey Hirst woollen mills circa 1951Light green record slip containing a double sided record of the radio play of The Weaver from MelthamAWA custom long play Microgroove recording

Manufactured by the Geelong Returned sailors and soldier mill. This is a RETSOL Buchanan blanket. It belonged to the donor parents who had family involved in WWI and WWII.Checked design woollen blacket with fringeretsol

Made by Mrs Sayer in 1980 at Deniliqiun TAFE "Garment Assembly" course which was 2 years long. A popular course which was common in those days, Mrs Sayer was always crafty but not good at the other subjects. She wore this hat with the full ensemble also containing a dress and wool coat from 1980 - 2014.Small brim women's sunhat. Sandy brown in colour. Floral ribbon tied around the hat just on top of the brim which is secured with a green pin on right side of hat. On the front there is a small gold ANZAC badge that reads "Lest We Forget". On the left hand side there is a brown brooch with feathers attached, and the back of the hat features another brooch, which is round in shape and features 6 jewels with one large jewel in the middle. The inside of the hat is lined with orange fabric.clothing, women, fashion, hat

The coat along with matching hat and dress ensemble was made in 1980 at the Deniliquin TAFE 'Garment Assembly' course which was 2 years in duration. Mrs Sayer was always crafty but not great at other subjects. Coat is lined with a petticoat which Mrs Sayer wore in 1958. The seal fur collar was purchased by Mrs Sayer's mother at the shop 'Manly Corso' in Sydney, after WW1 with money from her father.Light brown wool coat with seal fur collar attached. Lined with red fabric from the petticoat of a taffeta and lace dress that was worn by Mrs Sayer in 1958. Wooden buttons down coat and on sleeves. Coat has been handmade and has no label.coat, wool, fur, fashion

Red paper booklet with three metal staples on spine on left side. Front cover has black text at top reading -WOOL HAND BOOK / AND WAYBILLS-. Below is an image of a rams head. Below, in decorative font is text that reads -Goldsbrough, / Mort / & Company Limited-. Contact details and services provided are also listed on the front cover. Back cover has an image and addresses of warehouse storage locations. Inside are four white pages of instructions on how to use the booklet, as well as tips on the inside of the front and back covers. There are several yellow lined pages upon which the owner can record the wool bale details with carbon paper. Several pages have been used/removed from this booklet. There is a foldout map inside the back cover.wool growing, wool production, wool auctions, wool bales, wool sales, mrs robyn adams, wool transport, goldsbrough, mort and company limited, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited