One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing detail of machinery with spools of wool. A hand is shown on the right handling a thread of wool.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W18 / W18. Twisting or Doubling.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

"The objective measurement of raw wool" -Ms J Welsman, May 1977. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052)."The objective measurement of raw wool" -Ms J Welsman, May 1977. Amongst items collected in Australian Wool Corporation folder (W6052).textile research wool marketing wool - measurement woolclassing - objective measurement, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, textile research, wool marketing, wool - measurement, woolclassing - objective measurement

This photograph on an iPhone 4 during the Museums Australia (Vic) Conference at the National Wool Museum, Geelong. Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet in 1788, the wool industry has dominated our economy, our agriculture and our reputation as a quality wool-growing nation throughout the world. Geelong is a city synonymous with wool and the wool industry – sheep farming began here in 1835 and the first of many woollen mills opened here in 1868. For many years the city was known as the 'wool centre of the world'. Two hundred years later, in 1988, the National Wool Museum was established as Australia’s only comprehensive museum of wool. (http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/about/article/item/8cbcc313afa77a5.aspx)display of wool ales at the National Wool Museum. Steel girders holding up the roof were made by Dorman Long & Co. Middlesborough, England. In the foreground is a timber counter with brass kick rail and upper edge. Names on wool bales include Austop, Arcadian Wool, Buln Gherin, Mt Hesse, Melrose, Avondale Hills, Kerrsville, Kooringa, Merryville Yass, Sherra Park, Wurrock, Hazeldean, Buanogor Parkwool, geelong, wool bail, auction room, national wool museum

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Townsville is a city in Queensland. Wool bales marked TOWNSVILLE would have been transported to Queensland.Wool bale export stencil - TOWNSVILLETOWNSVILLEwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Busan, formerly romanized as Pusan, is a large port city in South Korea. Wool bales marked PUSAN would have been transported to Busan by sea.Wool bale stencil - PUSANPUSANwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ensay is a town in Victoria. Wool bales marked ENSAY would have been transported from or to Ensay.Wool bale stencil - 0 ENSAY0 ENSAYwool sales, wool transportation, wool export

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Augusta is a town in Western Australia. Wool bales marked AUGUSTA would have been transported to Augusta.Wool bale export stencil - AUGUSTAAUGUSTAwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. Wool bales marked COPENHAGEN would have been transported to Denmark by sea.Wool bale export stencil - COPENHAGENCOPENHAGENwool - transportation, wool sales

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

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

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Virginia is a state in the USA. Wool bales marked VIRGINIA would have been transported to USA by sea.Wool bale export stencil - VIRGINIAVIRGINIAwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Caprera is an island in Italy, Wool bales marked CAPRERA would have been transported to Italy by sea.Wool bale export stencil - CAPRERACAPRERAwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Port Kembla is a suburb of Wollongong. Wool bales marked KEMBLA would have been transported to Wollongong.Wool bale export stencil - KEMBLAKEMBLAwool - transportation, wool sales

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Palma is a city in Spain. Wool bales marked PALMA would have been transported to Spain by sea.Wool bale export stencil - PALMAPALMAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Salonika is a city in Greece. Wool bales marked SALONIKA would have been transported to Greece by sea.Wool bale export stencil - SALONIKASALONIKAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Blumenthal is a port in Germany. Wool bales marked BLUMENTHAL would have been transported to Germany by sea.Wool bale export stencil - BLUMENTHALBLUMENTHALwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Rotterdam is a city in the Netherlands. Wool bales marked ROTTERDAM would have been transported to the Netherlands by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ROTTERDAMROTTERDAMwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Eilat is a city in Israel. Wool bales marked EILAT would have been transported to Israel by sea.Wool bale export stencil - EILATEILATwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Vladivostock is a city in Russia. Wool bales marked VLADIVOSTOCK would have been transported to Russia by sea.Wool bale export stencil - VLADIVOSTOCKVLADIVOSTOCKwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ventspils is a city in Latvia. Wool bales marked VENTSPILS would have been transported to Latvia by sea.Wool bale export stencil - VENTSPILSVENTSPILSwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Istanbul is a city in Turkey. Wool bales marked ISTANBUL would have been transported to Turkey by sea.Wool bale export stencil - ISTANBULISTANBULwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Calcutta is a city in India. Wool bales marked CALCUTTA would have been transported to India by sea.Wool bale export stencil - CALCUTTACALCUTTAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Rijeka is a city in Croatia. Wool bales marked RIJEKA would have been transported to Croatia by sea.Wool bale export stencil - RIJEKARIJEKAwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Seville is a city in Spain. Wool bales marked SEVILLE would have been transported to Spain by sea.Wool bale export stencil - SEVILLESEVILLEwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Ostend is a city in Belgium. Wool bales marked OSTEND would have been transported to Belgium by sea.Wool bale export stencil - OSTENDOSTENDwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Bordaux is a city in France. Wool bales marked BORDAUX would have been transported to France by sea.Wool bale export stencil - BORDAUXBORDAUXwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Toronto is a city in Canada. Wool bales marked TORONTO would have been transported to Canada by sea.Wool bale export stencil - TORONTOTORONTOwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a location stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Uxbridge is a town in England. Wool bales marked UXBRIDGE would have been transported to England by sea.Wool bale export stencil - UXBRIDGEUXBRIDGEwool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers