Letter from Ian [?]Rankin, "The Yanko", Jerilderie, NSW 1950 to W.R. Lang, Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong re: wool samplessheep stations - management wool - testing, gordon technical college, lang, dr w. roy, the yanko, nsw, sheep stations - management, wool - testing

Text panel produced by Elders to accompany display of coat. In 1928 Mr Mal Groves took over the Dutchman Station near Port Augusta in South Australia. Whilst out riding in some rough country he came across a sheep that had been left by the previous owner of the station. As he carried shears with him, he sheared the sheep and left the fleece rolled up and partially covered by rocks and wood, as he had no bag to carry it back with him. He intended to come back for the fleece, but forgot about it until he came across it some forty years later. It was still in good condition (despite having experienced extreme temperatures and rainfall whilst in the open), so he showed it to Elders who arranged to display it at agricultural shows in Adelaide, Melbourne and Geelong. The Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong, offered to spin the fleece into a fabric and make a coat for Mrs Groves. The fabric was tailored into a coat by Lindsay and McKenzie of Geelong and presented to Mrs Groves in July 1968 by the SA manager of Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd. It is not know how the coat came to Elders from the Groves family, but Elders displayed the coat under the heading "The Fleece That Would Not Die" before donating it to the National Wool Museum in 1997. A video giving the history of the coat as well as this text panel used by Elders were also donated at the same time.Text panel with black and red text on cream paper, framed in wooden frame and glass, with hanging wire.shearing, elders limited, groves, mr mal groves, dutchman station, south australia

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Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Part of the "Squatter" game archiveMax Costersheep stations - management wool growing squatters, young farmers of victoria, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Part of the "Squatter" game archivePaul Michaelsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, young farmers of victoria, lloyd, mr robert, gnaraloo station, wetern australia, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

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Kerry Shanleysheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, australia, san michele adaminaby, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

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Robert Lloydsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Possibly donated in 1999Robert Lloydsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

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Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationW G Stuckey Robert C Lloydsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, john sands pty ltd, lloyd, mr robert, australia, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

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Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationL K Wigginssheep stations - management wool growing squatters, new zealand wool board, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

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Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationK A Gordonsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert gordon, k a - victoria; premier's department bolte, sir henry, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationBruce Lloydsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationSimon Townsendsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters

Associated documents from Mr R Lloyd provide further informationsheep stations - management wool growing squatters, lloyd, mr robert, sheep stations - management, wool growing, squatters