The woollen industry has always been of the utmost importance in Australia. Although exports have declined over the past decades the production of fine wool still remains important in our economy. The great increase in wool production in the mid to late 19th century in Australia led to the need to replace the hand shears with some mechanized form of shearing. The first sheep shearing machine in Australia was patented in 1867 and improvements to this early model were made over the ensuing years. The early 1890s saw the introduction of flexible drive shafts. The two items here described show this innovation. These two items are of interest as examples of handpieces used early in the 20th century in the mechanized shearing of sheep. They would be typical of the pieces used in the wool industry in the early 20th century in Western Victoria. There are today many local shearers living in Warrnambool and nearby towns and working in the district. .1 This is a metal handpiece for a sheep shearing mechanism. It has a toothed blade attached with metal screws at one end and a jointed metal pipe at the other end for attachment to the shearing machine. The middle section has been covered with black leather for easier gripping. .2 This is a metal handpiece for a sheep shearing mechanism. It has a toothed blade at one end and a flexible metal attachment at the other end to connect it to the shearing machine. Both items are rusted and stained. ‘Sunbeam Flight Lister’sheep shearing in the western district, warrnambool

Collection of 47 slides showing how to use a hand saw and chain saw, pruning, grafting. Numbered 25-72hand saw, chain saw, pruning, grafting, arboriculture tools

most westerly chain saw carving made from trunk of WW1 Memorial avenue cypresses. On lawn verge, south of Princes Highway, opposite Bellevue, Lakes Entrance Victoria Carved by chainsaw artist John Brady August 1998.Colour photograph of the most westerly chain saw carving made from trunk of WW1 Memorial avenue cypresses. On lawn verge, south of Princes Highway, opposite Bellevue, Lakes Entrance Victoriaworld war 1914-1918, memorials

B & W photos - x2 of Homans and x1 of Sawmill with titles in white on the bottom left hand corner. And one other photo of a building in snowHowmans Dam; Howmans Gap; Saw Mill

Saw metal large on three sided wooden frame. Blade attached to frame by screws & tensioned by metal turnbuckle. A frame saw.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Saw metal large on three sided wooden frame. Blade attached to frame by screws & tensioned by metal turnbuckle. A frame saw.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Forceps, Tooth Extracting - Lower Stumps. Maker Smith & Sheppard. Stamped 31 on handle. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, forceps, tooth extracting, lower stumps, smith & sheppard.

Silver plated pot metal tooth pick holder in shape of a rabbit holding an egg.JB 220domestic equipment, containers, tooth picks

Item from 17th Light Horse Regiment collection..1) Leather rectangular pouch, stitched seams, brass stud closer, leather straps at rear to attach to belt, stamped maker's labels. .2) Metal & brass tool, saw toothed teeth, linear shape, 2 brass eyelets on ends to attach brass & timber detachable handles, handles cylindrical shape. .3) Metal file linear, 3 flat sides.Stamped on belt strap: "Jabez Cliff & Co Walshall 1918"trades-tools-saws, containers, military equipment - army, passchendaele barracks trust

The Dovetail Joint probably pre-dates written History. Some of the earliest known examples of the Dovetail Joint are in furniture entombed with Mummies dating from the first Dynasty of ancient Egypt as well as the tombs ofChinese emperors. Untill the late 1960s it was commonly used for Joining drawer fronts and sides in cabinets. " Wikipedia "Dove Tail Saw , Shefield mark saw dovetail woodwork drawers

Port of Portland Authority archive.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Company's Head Sawdoctor, K. Schultz at work (upper left) (pencil). G2611 (lower left, black pen). G2611 (lower right, pencil). Ray Glyde Creative Commercial & General Photography 21 Prescott Terrace Rose Park, South Australia (lower left, red stamp)port of portland

Surgeons Finger Saw. Length 230mmflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, surgeons finger saw, finger saw

Tenon saw with black wooden handle."Coreter"woodworking saws

Document. A piece of paper typed on in red titled 'The Legend of the Saw'. Describes a miners saw in the pioneer times on the goldfields and what it was used for. Signed at the end - H. C. Appears to have been a label that was with the saw in some sort of display.mining, bendigo, eaglehawk

Yields information about rails and demonstrates the type of rail used in tramways.Section of flanged tramway rail - saw cut from rail, finished and stamped "102" along the foot of the rail. Shows saw cuts.102trams, tramways, rail, rail section, btm, ballarat tramways

Residents working at various tasks, including lathe operation, using a vice, hammering. Machinery includes a lathe, saw bench with circular saw.

Vinyl imitation-crocodile skin light brown rectangular box, lined with cream satin. Brass clasp on front. Inside, one casine comb, half fine-tooth, half large-tooth. One hairbrush with casine handle and plastic bristles.No visible markingstoilet requisites, hairdressing, hair, brush, comb, casine, set

Artery forceps Hydrocele Trocar, metal, chrome plated with break hinge and toothed closure adjustment.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Artery forceps Hydrocele Trocar, metal, chrome plated with break hinge and toothed closure adjustment.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Tortoise-shell hair comb. 1 tooth broken, 4 complete teeth. Scroll pattern.Made in Germany.costume accessories, hair accessories

Single farrow plough or spring tooth orchard harrow with wooden handles. It is minus its jointer.GU8 on wheel|33 1/2 on rear shear.rural industry, agriculture

This saw is used for cutting curved edges of timber. It could have been used in the home or for commercial building purposes. The hand-held saw has largely now been replaced by electrically-operated machines. This item has no known local provenance but it is an interesting example of a hand-held tool of the past.This is a hand saw with a thin serrated metal blade. The blade is affixed to the bottom end of a wooden frame with two upright pieces and a cross piece affixed to the upper part of the frame. The top part of the frame has a piece of plaited rope stretched across. The top part of the frame has two wooden handles. The blade is somewhat rusted and the wooden parts and the rope are stained. vintage tools, history of warrnambool

A small black and white photograph of Mr Monk showing his head and shoulders in an oval frame. Man is shown with beard and moustache facing towards the right sideMr Monk Saw Mill (in ink under photograph)ned kelly, edward kelly, kelly gang, police murders, edward monk, ted monk