Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel for the best sample of Corriedale ewe or wether fleece at the annual show for the Geelong Agricultural and Pastoral Society, 1973. The certificate is undated. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Red coloured stiff paper certificate with black printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel for best corriedale wool sample. Heading at top of certificate above the Australian coat of arms and sketch of horse and cow heads.geelong agricultural and pastoral society, corriedal ewe, wether fleece, charles wilson peel

Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show, 1969. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with navy blue printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel at Gnawarre. Heading at top of certificate above two symbolic rams. This certificate is for Class N, Section 1.

Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show, 1969.. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with navy blue printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel at Gnawarre. Heading at top of certificate above two symbolic rams. This is for Class M, Section 1.

Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show, 1973. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah.Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with navy blue printed text and sketches. Black ink handwritten personalised text to C.W. Peel at Gnawarre. Heading at top of certificate above two symbolic rams. This is for Class K, Section 1.

Certificate awarded to Mr. Charles Wilson Peel from the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 1969. The certificate is for Third Prize. Mr Peel owned a superfine merino stud at Gnawarre named Callenondah. Cream coloured stiff paper certificate with dull gold/green borders, black text and grey typed personalised text to C.W. Peel for Merino lambs wool. Heading at top of certificate.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Show in 1959 and was awarded for being the Champion Merino Wool Fleece.Red, white and blue wool ribbon with yellow tassels on short ends. Yellow stitched/stamped text. Text divided into three lines, one on each coloured panel. Colour panels stitched together with white stitching.charles wilson peel, geelong agricultural & pastoral show, merino, wool, fleece, callenondah, gnawarre, champion, ewe

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society Show in 1960 and was awarded Champion for Sample of Merino Lambs Wool.Red, white and blue wool ribbon with yellow tassels on short ends. Yellow stitched/stamped text. Text divided over the three coloured panels which are stitched together with a white thread.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Show in 1977 and was awarded Most Attractive Merino Fleece.Red, white and blue wool ribbon with yellow tassels on short ends. Yellow stitched/stamped text. Text divided across the three coloured panels which are stitched together with white thread.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society 1961 Show and was awarded Champion Fleece of Show. Red, white and blue wool ribbon with yellow tassels on short ends. Yellow stitched/stamped text. Text is divided across the three coloured panels which are stitched together with white thread.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society 1959 Show and was awarded Champion for Sample of Merino Lambs Wool. Red, white and blue wool ribbon with yellow tassels on short ends. Yellow stitched/stamped text. Text is divided across the three coloured panels which are stitched together with white thread.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show 1962 and was awarded as a Trophy Winner. Navy blue wool ribbon with stamped yellow text. Yellow tassels at each short end.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the National Fleece Competition 1960 and was awarded for Second Prize. Red rosette-type ribbon with yellow text and yellow and gold metal badge inside rosette. Badge had an embossed rams head with text encircling at the edge. Two short red ribbons with yellow text attached at the badge.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show 1969.Yellow wool ribbon with red stamped text.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Agricultural & Pastoral Society 1973 Show.Dark red wool ribbon with yellow stamped text.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show 1969.Navy blue wool ribbon with stamped yellow text.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Geelong Legacy Fleece Show 1973.Yellow/gold wool ribbon with red stamped text.

Ribbon awarded to Mr Charles Wilson Peel of 'Callenondah' at Gnawarre. Mr Peel ran a superfine merino stud. This ribbon is from the Royal Melbourne Show 1969.White wool ribbon with yellow stitched text.

Silver-coloured metal bell-shaped pin gauge with holes of various sizes, each one with a different number. Reverse is blank.

The book was published in the UK. This book was purchased with the help of Mrs E. C. Baker, c/o John Pook and Co, 68 Fenchurch St, London EC3 - from The Needlewoman Shop, Specialists in Needlework, 146 Regent Street London W.1. Then posted to Mrs G R (Joan) Horridge at ICI in Hong Kong. Book was owned and used by Joan Francis Horridge.Paper booklet bound with two rusted metal staples on spine. Cover is in colour and depicts a woman knitting. Prominent colours are black, green, blue and cream. Inside covers contains pages which are smaller than the covers. Pages contain printed black text detailing various knitting patterns and knitting information. Back cover has a ruler graphic for measuring.knitting, pattern, joan francis horridge, the needlewoman shop, london, honk kong, g r (joan) horridge, mrs e. c. baker, penelope

Used by the mother-in-law of the donor who spent a lot of their adult life living in Asia prior to WWII.Cardboard folded case that unfolds to reveal 62 bamboo knitting needles stored via elastic ties. There is one labelled fold with knitting needle sizes and several instances of printed text containing English numbers and Japanese characters. When folded up, the item is secured with a push button. The front cover has a blue sticker which depicts two hands with knitting needles, there is also yellow and white text.

Made by and used by mother-in-law of the donor during her time in Asia and Australia, c1930s.Navy blue cloth roll with stitched pockets to hold knitting needles. Roll contains approx 110 different knitting needles or various sizes, make and colour. Some are bamboo/timber, some are plastic or metal. Cloth roll was made by mother-in-law of donor and is designed to fold up to cover the needles prior to rolling. Once rolled, cloth can be secured with two small push buttons.plastic, bamboo, knitting needle

Cane handle, plaited leather grip with plaited knob. Braided leather whip attached to the handle by twine.

Elastrator Kit containing a metal box, elastrator tool and marking rings. Used for the castration and docking of livestock.On Tool - Elastrator Reg. Trade Mark Aus. Pat. No. 122217 Des. App. No. 24946 On Glass Bottle - Part No

Used to tag sheep.Steel tool inside a cardboard box.On Box - Veterinary Instruments Ear Label Plier Type Plasticsheep breading

Used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn.Wooden spindle with metal tip. Ridges along spout.

At the time of sale, the last of the Hirst family to work in the mill located in Geelong gave Donald (donor Bruce's father) Doherty a set of scales that had been used by several generations of Hirsts and adapted by them over time for specific use in their mill. These Scales were saved from waste and being thrown away at the time of sale to remain in use in the industry in the hands of someone who knew how to use them. The scales were used in calculating the weight of cloth and simultaneously calculating the amount of yarn required to weave it following the instructions printed within the box. The box bears the signatures of two Hirst family members, one being Lewis Hirst dated at 1898. The original brass pole has been replaced with a replica metal somewhere throughout the years after the brass pole broke through use. Hirst was brought by McKendrick in the 1960s and these scales sat for 12 months as part of the 12 month "cooling off" period. The scales were then handed to Donald rather than being disposed of.Scales used for weighing and calculating weight and thread count of textile samples. Originated from Godfrey Hirst Mills in Geelong. Writing describes how to utilise scales. Scales are made from brass, pole for holding scales once brass now replaced with metal pole. Scales held inside wooden box with black text in ink depicting use of scales on paper located inside and outside of box.Outside of box. Wording: APPARTUS for TESTING the WEIGHT per YARD of CLOTHS & COUNT of YARN from a small SAMPLE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indispensable to Manufactures, Merchants & handling Woollen, Worsted, Cotton, Linen, Jute, Hemp, Flannel, Felt, Army, Navy, Police, Railway, Sail & other Cloths -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USED IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The apparatus consists of Scales, Weights, 1, 2 & 4 sq. inch Cutting Templates & Book of Tables --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By weighing a small Sample the accurate Weight in Ounces of a yard of Cloth any width from 18 to 64 inches, the Weight per Square Metre in Grams, the Counts* of Warp and Weft, and the approximate length of full & short ends of pieces of fabrics, [without unrolling and measuring for stocktaking & other purposes] can be ascertained without any Calculation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Price in United Kingdom, 25s., Carriage Paid. Price to Canada & U.S.A. $6.75 do. H. Lord. 10, And Place, Bradford, England. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*When ordering, state on what system you base your YARN COUNTS. Inside of box. Wording: DIRECTIONS FOR USE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TESTING WEIGHT OF CLOTHS. Place sample to be tested on a piece of cardboard, put a Cutting Template on it, cut card and cloth round template with scissors and weigh it according to instructions given in Book of Tables. TESTING FOR YARN COUNTS. Cut out 1 square inch of cloth, draw out wrap or weft threads, according to which is being tested, and the number of inches so drawn, that balance respective weight is the approximate Count. The same rule holds good when number of inches are drawn from a bobbin. In testing from the cloth, allowance has to be made for loss or gain in the process of manufacture. Weight marked C is for Cotton Counts " " W " " Worsted " " " WS " " Woollen Skeins " " L " " Linen Counts. The weights for testing samples of cloth are 20, 10, 10, 5, 3, 2, 1, grains in brass & '5, '3, '2, '1 [tenths of a grain] in aluminium. Inside of box. Signtures, handwritten: Bottom right: Lewis Hirst !898 Top Left (Smudge ?) W Hirst !935godfrey hirst, hirst family, textile design, textile creation

Loom tuning spanners which carry the embossed intials "CH for Cedric Hirst. Used by Donal Doherty for loom tuning at the Hirst Mill in his time as a Loom Turner until the mill was sold to McKendrick in 1973.3 Metal loom tuning spanners 2 spanners are Embossed "CH" for Cedric Hirst

The quilt, alternatively known as a wagga due to its improvised nature of creation, was made by Harry Walter Hewitt Wilton (great grandfather of donor), b.1872, d.1950. Harry joined the Essex Regiment and served in the British Military in India, as well as seeing action in the Boer War. Married wife Mary Elizabeth in India in 1895, she was a seamstress. Harry was injured during a battle and made this quilt as part of his rehabilitation. Quilt was made using woolen army singlets. Harry and Mary moved to Victoria, near Orbost, in 1914. Patchwork style quilt with coloured pieces of dyed woolen singlets stitched together over a backing. Features feather stitching between pieces and around border edges. Size of a double bed.wagga, harry walter hewitt wilton

The spinning wheel was owned by Amy Penfold (donor Jan Dawson's mother) who presumably purchased the spinning wheel in the 1930s at an antiques auction. Amy lent the spinning wheel to her friends who spun (as Amy could not spin herself) In Yass, New South Wales during the early years of the Second World War. Amy's friends would spin lightly scoured semi greasy wool worked into yarn and knitted into particularly warm and water-resistant socks for sailors on minesweepers serving during the Second World War. Jan received the wheel in the early 1960s after her mother past away at which time the wheel was no longer operable. When Jan came to live in Melbourne, she sought the assistance of Spinners and Handweavers who assisted her in creating a new bobbin and restored the broken pieces of the wheel back into working order which we find it in today. With the loom are three bobbins. One bobbin is attached to the loom while of the two loose bobbins; one is a reproduction and one is an original. From these two the differences in construction can be observed. Large 12 spokes pinning wheel finished in dark tinted varnish on wood. Ornate upright posts.Additional two bobbins. One original and slightly damaged other is a reproduction and in excellent condition.

The bale hooks were used on the Dennys Lascelles building's show floor by the donor's father Maurice Dalton. Maurice was the foreman of the show floor of the Dennys Lacscelles building until his retirement after 34 years with the company and also worked as a wool classer in rural Victoria and New South Wales.Wood handle with curved rusted metal hock ending in a sharp point. One Hook is plain but longer. One hook is shorter and has inscription M.DALTON. on each side of handle. Third hook is much shorter, has dual hooks and a shaped handle.Handle of bale hook. Mirrored. Wording: M.Dalton.