This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Matson is a US shipping line. All wool bales stamped with MATSON would be transported on a Matson ship.Wool bale exportation stencil - MATSONMATSONwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Kathlamba was a steel screw steamship owned by Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Company Limited and launched in 1913. It was built by W Gray & Co at Hartlepool, Britain. All wool bales stamped with KATHLAMBA would be transported on the Kathlamba ship.Wool bale exportation stencil - KATHLAMBAKATHLAMBAwool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Binnum is a locality in South Australia. Wool bales marked BINNUM would have been transported to or from Binnum.Wool bale export stencil - BINNUMBINNUMwool transportation, wool exchange, wool sales

This spinning wheel originates from New Zealand; however, it has no distinguishing features relating to its creator such as an inscription, so its exact maker is not known. Gill Stange remembers buying the wheel on Bridge Road in Richmond, approximately 30 years ago. Gill had joined her local Spinners and Weavers Guild after the Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983. She was a then resident of Mount Macedon and lost everything in the fires. Moving to Melbourne to get away from the scene of much pain, Gill was also in need of a new hobby to help occupy her mind. That is when spinning and weaving entered her life. The local Spinners and Weavers Guild was a great support network for her and with their recommendation, she purchased her own spinning wheel. Her passion was started, and the wheel was to become a treasured item in Gill’s home. She had several spinning wheels within her possession over the years, however, this wheel was her first and always her favourite. When the time came for Gill to downsize, there was simply no longer room for her spinning wheel. This is when she decided to donate the wheel to the National Wool Museum. Gill remembers one highlight was weaving a tablecloth from a traditional German design. It took her two years to complete, with Gill spinning all the wool herself on this wheel. The tablecloth won the first prize in the Melbourne Show in 1987. Gill also used the wheel to teach programs to school children on how to spin and knit wool. She would take the easily transported little wheel, and its accompanying seat, with her to schools. Its small size enabled her to teach children to knit and spin, bringing others the joy that spinning had brought her. Not just limited to schools, Gill also taught programs with the wheel here at the National Wool Museum. It is a fitting home for the wheel, which Gill donated to the National Wool Museum in 2021.Dark varnished wood in a Castle style spinning wheel. The wheel has 8 small spokes which meet a thick outside rim. The outside rim has four golden disc weights on the bottom edge, to aid in the turning of the wheel. The spinning wheel has four legs of turned wood giving a sculptural form, a design pattern which is continued throughout. The wheel has a single medium sized foot pedal. This pedal is well worn with varnish missing from years of use. The wheel is completed with its accompanying chair. Made of the same dark varnished wood, its legs are also of turned wood, continuing the design pattern and uniting the two objects. The chair is very simple outside of the legs, with a medium size base and a thin backrest ending in a rounded head. The chair’s varnish is also starting to fade from years of use. The chair is small, designed to keep the spinning wheel operator at the appropriate height when spinning on the equally small and compact Castle style spinning wheel. Additional parts were donated with the Spinning Wheel. - 3 x Lazy Kates - Spare Maiden. - 450mm Niddy Noddy - Steel teeth brushspinning wool, spinning wheel, ash wednesday, mount macedon, textile production

Photos depict the staff members of Denny Lascelles Ltd. who were on active service in World War II (a '+' denotes those who were killed in action). Those depicted are: Sgt. J.A. GANLY, 159 AUST. L.A.A. BTY., A.I.F., +Driver R.H.B. COLLETT, C.A.M.T.C., A.I.F., L.S.A. E.R. McKINNON, R.A.N.R., S/Sgt. K.O. DAVIS, 2/2 A.A. REGT., A.I.F., F/O W.E.S. HOLTHAM, 7 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., Tpr. J. Mc. K. MOODIE, 2/1 AUST. ARMD. RECCE. SQN., A.I.F., W.O.I. G.R. MATHISON, H.Q. 1 AUST. CORPS, A.I.F., Cpl. K.J. DOODRELL, 3 WATER TRANSPORT GP., A.I.F., W/O J.R.M. McWILLIAM, 463 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., A/B R.A. HOBSON, R.A.N.R., W.O.II A.J. WILKS, 4 AUST. RECOVERY SECT., A.I.F., F/O D.N. McKENZIE (R.A.A.F.), 34 SQUADRON, R.A.F., +Cpl. A. BEATTIE, 2/21 BTN., A.I.F., Pte. A.R. YOULDEN, 4 AUST. INF. BDE., A.I.F., Cpl. A.J.E. GOSBELL, H.Q. 2 AUST. ARMD. BDE., A.I.F., Sgt. J. DENTON, 2 CON. DEPOT, A.I.F., Sgt. D. CLERY, B.C.A.F. H.Q., R.A.A.F., Lieut. D.C.P. URQUHART, 2/23 BTN., A.I.F., S/Sgt. R.C. SEARGEANT, 2 FIELD TRAINING REG., C.M.F., L/Cpl. K.P. LANYON, INF. TRG. BTN., A.I.F., Sgt. A.J. TONKIN, N.T. PRESS UNIT, A.I.F., A/B D.M. CHALMERS, R.A.N.R. ["H.M.A.S. LONSDALE" on hat], Lieut. L.H. BATTEN, 2/2 AUST. A.A. REGT., A.I.F., F/Sgt. B.J. McINTYRE, H.Q. WESTERN AREA, R.A.A.F., Sapper P.R. PIPER, 41 LANDING CRAFT COY., A.I.F., LAC. E.A. STEVENS, 2 R.I.M.U., R.A.A.F., +F/Lieut. J.S. AUSTIN, D.F.C., 490 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., Sgt. T.E. DENDLE, 13 SURVEY & DESIGN, R.A.A.F., F/Sgt. J.C. BONE, 4 AIR OBSERVERS SCHOOL, R.A.A.F., Cpl. R.H. REEVES, 4 AUST. INF. REIN. BTN., A.I.F., Sgt. N.J. COUPER, A.A.P.C., A.I.F., +F/Lieut. J.D.R.B. CARRUTHERS, (R.A.A.F.), 18 SQUADRON, R.A.F., LAC. J.R. NEWLAND, 481 MAINTENANCE SQDN., R.A.A.F., Lieut. R.G. CRITTEN, 2/6 AUST. INF. BTN., A.I.F., F/O. D.J. ASTBURY, 83 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., F/Sgt. J.J. ROBINSON, 21 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., Gnr. G.G. STANBROOK, 2/3 FLASH SPOTTING BTY., A.I.F., Cpl. P.B. WILKINSON, 67 AUST. MOB. SEARCHLIGHT BTY., A.I.F., +P/O D.V. HIGGINS, 73 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F., Lieut.-Col. W.R. DEXTER, D.S.O., 2/6 AUST. INF. BTN., A.I.F., C.O. 61 AUST. INF. BTN., A.M.F., F/Sgt. E.T. ORCHARD, 1 OP. TRAINING UNIT (CANADA), R.A.A.F., +L/Sgt. H.T. LEWIS, 2/21 BTN., A.I.F., LAC. D.N. PESCOTT, 21 WIRELESS TEL. UNIT, R.A.A.F., Bdr. L.G. COMMONS, 2/14 AUST. FIELD REGT., A.I.F., Sig. C.K. MORRIS, "B" AUST. CORPS SIGS., A.I.F., F/Lieut. P.N.M. FISHER, 30 SQUADRON, R.A.A.F. The photographs have been taken by several different photographers, namely: The Lockwood Studios, Geelong (Lewis & Austin), Boxmount, Nhill (Morris & Moodie), Robert Pockley, Geelong (Ganly, Collett, Mathison, Wilks, Seargeant, Tonkin, Dendle, Reeves, Wilkinson, Orchard, Pescott, Critten), and Watt Telfer, Geelong (Higgins).Photograph, "Members of the Staff of Dennys Lascelles Limited who served in the Armed Forces of Australia during the War - 1939-1945". Contains 46 portraits. Photograph, "Members of the Staff of Dennys Lascelles Limited who served in the Armed Forces of Australia during the War - 1939-1945". Contains 46 portraits.world war ii, dennys, lascelles limited

Colac was the centre of a spidery rail network over which were carted anything and everything by Victorian Railways, the common carrier throughout the area. The main line through the region was the 35 km rail route from Birregurra (and thence to Geelong) though Colac to Pirron Yallock (and thence to Warrnambool and Port Fairy) from March, 1877, to July, 1883. The first branch line ran from Irrewarra to Beeac in 1889, which then extended in stages to Cressy and on the Ballarat. The second branch line was the 31 km long Birregurra to Forrest in 1891. The cost of building railways into mountainous terrain meant the third branch line was a narrow-gauge 2 foot 6 inch line, first of all to Beech Forest in 1902, and then to Crowes in 1911, for a total of 71 km. The final rail connection was the 16 km branch from Colac to Alvie to facilitate the transport of onions, opening in 1923. Each line had its own character and peculiarities derived from its foundation, geography and economic base. As a general rule, the loadings on the branch lines had greater output tonnage than inwards, the reverse of the main line. The lines traversed agricultural and timber areas where inputs like seed, grass, fertiliser and labour were minor, compared with the output, timber, wool, cream, butter, cheese fruit, potatoes, onion, grain and livestock.Rail Centre Colac. Rail stations in the Colac Otway Shire, 1877 to 2014. Norman Houghton. 1st ed. Norman Houghton; Geelong (Vic); 2014. vi, 262 p.; illus., maps, index. Soft cover.colac; cressy; forrest; beech forest; crowes

Kew Tapestry The eight panels depict the history of Kew. This was a 1988 Australian Bi-Centennial Project carried out under the auspices of City of Kew Council and the Kew Historical Society Incorporated. Nearly 600 citizens including many children participated in the production by adding a few or more stitches. A book records their names and the panels upon which they worked. Artist: Joy Stewart Co-ordinator: Dorothy BenyeiSydney Joy (Joy) Stewart was born in Melbourne 1925. She studied at Swinburne Technical College Art School from 1941-1945, then the National Gallery Art School 1946-1948. Her career included employment positions as a display artist, designer/painter, gallery assistant, and art teacher. Joy relocated to Cairns in 1981. Solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Cairns, including 'Done By Me' at Cairns Regional Gallery in 1999. Group exhibitions at Cairns Regional Gallery, 'The Fish John West Regrets, 1993' and 'Facets of Life' 1994. Joy Stewart died in Cairns in 2018.5. Kew Railway Station (1887-1958). A Handcoloured cartoon created by the artist Joy Stewart as a template for the fifth of a series of embroidered panels depicting the history of Kew. Wool colour codes at left. Inscription: "KEW RAILWAY STATION (1887-1958). Established to transport passengers and produce too and from the city ... Kew developed as a residential suburb which included cottages an dlarge homes such as Villa Alba". Signed by the artist "(c) JStewart, 1988"bicentennial project (kew), joy stewart

1930 AA Ford 1.5 tonne (30cwt) truck. Originally owned by Blakiston & Company, Geelong. Built in 1930, this truck carried wool and general goods in Geelong and the Western District until the early 1940s. It was restored in 1989-1990 by David Malkit Automotive, Belmont, Geelong East Technical School. Specifications: 4 cyclinder side valve engine 201 cu.in. capacity 24 hp (R.A.C.) rating 40 bhp @2200rpm Optional 4 speed non-synchronised gearbox Heavy duty rear axle with torque rod Transverse front springs Cantilever back springs Coach built cab and tray bodyDark green truck with painted lettering on door and tray. The cabin has a black bench seat, and body has a wooden tray.printed: NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM / GEELONG / BLAKISTON & Co. / Pty. Ltd. / CARRIERS / GEELONG / No 1 Licence plate: WOOL - 30ford, truck, transport, 1930s, vehicles

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Plassy was a troopship in the Boer and then the Indian Garrison rotation run. During WWI the Plassy was converted into a Grand Fleet hospital ship serving in European waters. All wool bales stamped with PLASSY would be transported on the Plassy ship.Wool bale export stencil - PLASSYPLASSYwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Talagera was a shearing shed in the Casterton Districts, Victoria. Wool bales marked TALAGERA would have been transported to or from Talagera.Wool bale export stencil - TALAGERATALAGERAwool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Le Verdon-sur-Mer is a port city located in south-western France. Wool bales marked LE VERDON would have been transported to Le Verdon-sur-Mer by sea.Wool bale export stencil - LE VERDONLE VERDON

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Wool bales marked ALLOA would have been transported to Elmsdale by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ALLOAALLOAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Elmsdale homestead is located on the Ilfracombe Creek in south Queensland. Wool bales marked ELMSDALE would have been transported from Elmsdale.Wool bale export stencil - ELMSDALEELMSDALEwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. SS Runic was the largest refrigerated cargo liner during its time. In 1961 the ship struck the Middleton Reef on route from Brisbane to Auckland. The ship was unable to re-float due to weather conditions and was declared a constructive loss. All wool bales stamped with RUNIC would be transported on the SS Runic ship.Wool bale export stencil - RUNICRUNICwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ascanius was a steam passenger ship that was commanded to be one of the first ships to transport Australian Expeditionary Forces overseas in November 1914. It was returned to its owner after the war in 1920, where it continued to transport general cargo. All wool bales stamped with ASCANIUS would be transported on the Ascanius ship.Wool bale export stencil - ASCANIUSASCANIUSwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used as a property name for the transportation of wool bales. All wool bales stamped with BUNKER HILL would have transported from or to Bunker Hill.Wool bale export stencil - BUNKER HILLBUNKER HILLwool transportation, wool sales, wool export

This stencil was used as a property name for the transportation of wool bales. All wool bales stamped with TIENSIN would have transported from or to Tiensin.Wool bale export stencil - TIENSINTIENSINwool transportation, wool export, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wilhelmburg is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the banks of the River Elbe. Wool bales marked WILHELMBURG would have been transported to Wilhelmburg by sea.Wool bale export stencil - WILHELMBURGWILHELMBURGwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Wool bales marked CHINA would have been transported to China by sea.Wool bale export stencil - CHINACHINAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. London is a city in United Kingdom. Wool bales marked LONDON would have been transported to London by sea.Wool bale export stencil - LONDONLONDONwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Dudley is a large industrialised market town and administrative centre in England. Wool bales marked DUDLEY would have been transported to Dudley by sea.Wool bale export stencil - DUDLEYDUDLEYwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a ship identifier stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Euripides was a transport ship summoned by the Australian government in 1914 to carry soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force and reinforcements to battalions serving in Gallipoli, Egypt, and on the Western Front. The ship continued to carry troops until 1919. During the Second World War Euripides was again summoned by the Australian Government under its new name ‘Akaroa’. The ship retired and broken up in 1954. Wool bales marked EURIPIDES would have been transported on the Euripides ship.Wool bale stencil - EURIPIDESEURIPIDESwool sales, wool transportation, wwi, wwii

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Galt is a city in California, USA. Wool bales marked GALT would have been transported to Galt by sea.Wool bale export stencil - GALTGALTwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Lawrence is a small town located in New South Wales, Australia. Wool bales marked LAWRENCE would have been transported to or from Lawrence.Wool bale stencil - LAWRENCELAWRENCEwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Happy Valley is a town located in Golden Plains Shire, south-west of Ballarat, Victoria. Wool bales marked HAPPY VALLEY would have been transported to or from Happy Valley.Wool bale stencil - HAPPY VALLEY HAPPY VALLEY wool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Jagatda municipality in India. Wool bales marked JAGATDAL would have been transported to Jagatdal by sea.Wool bale stencil - JAGATDALJAGATDALwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Khorramsha is a city in Iran. Wool bales marked KHORRAMSHA would have been transported to Khorramsha by sea.Wool bale stencil - KHORRAMSHAKHORRAMSHAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Tacony is a historic neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. Wool bales marked TACONY would have been transported to Tacony by sea.Wool bale stencil - TACONYTACONYwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Moreda is a municipality in Spain. Wool bales marked MOREDA would have been transported to Moreda by sea.Wool bale stencil - MOREDAMOREDAwool sales, wool transportation, wool export