Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool board, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool board, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool board, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing wool sales - reserve price plan wool sales - auction system wool - research textile mills textile mills, c. of a. - wool marketing committee of enquiry, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool sales - auction system, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.Officewool industry wool sales wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales sheep stations - management textile mills textile mills, c. of a. - australian taxation office, wool industry, wool sales, sheep stations - management, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing wool stockpile textile mills textile mills, c. of a. - committee of review into the wool industry, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, wool stockpile, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool - research textile mills textile mills, cooperative research centre for premium quality wool, wool industry, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool sales wool stockpile textile mills textile mills, c. of a. - dept of agriculture, fisheries and forestry woolstock australia limited, stock pile, wool sales, wool stockpile, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool sales wool stockpile textile mills textile mills, australian wool realisation commission, stock pile, wool sales, wool stockpile, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool sales wool stockpile wool marketing wool industry - international textile mills textile mills, wool industry review committee, stock pile, wool sales, wool stockpile, wool marketing, wool industry - international, textile mills

This coat was produced from wool first shorn in c.1928. 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 South Australian 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 and a text panel used by Elders were also donated at the same time.Coat, brown wool. Long sleeves, knee length with three circular brown buttons and two external pockets. Lined in brown satin, with a blue and red label at the base of the collar.Wording: Solo;Method: Embroidered;Location: Label at base of collar, inside coat Wording: PURE WOOL;Method: Printed;Location: Label on side seam, inside coatfashion wool - characteristics wool processing textile mills textile mills, lindsay and mckenzie elders limited gordon technical college, royal adelaide show - exhibition (31/08/2001 - 08/09/2001), groves, mr mal groves, mrs, dutchman station, south australia, fashion, wool - characteristics, wool processing, textile mills

Group photograph, possibly depicting the staff of a Geelong woollen mill, c.1880s.Photograph of the staff of a Geelong Woollen Mill, c.1880s.Geelong Wollen Mills [sic] / Taken in early 80'stextile industry - history textile mills - history textile mills - staff, geelong woollen mills, textile industry - history, textile mills - history, textile mills - staff

"Sheep to suit" -The Melbourne College of Textiles, 1984. The story of the Melbourne College of Textile's World Record of 1hr, 32 minutes, 33.52 sec on June 24, 1982, recorded by the Guinness Book of RecordsBooklet describing the 'Sheep to Suit' event for the Guiness Book of World Records.This record was broken in 1987 by "The Melbourne College of Textiles" for the Japanese programme "These Wonderful People" Time 1 hour 27 Minutes 59.32 secs. Time difference = 6 Minutes 04.13 secstextile production fashion shearing weaving sewing textile mills textile mills, melbourne college of textiles australian wool corporation sunbeam corporation limited, carding, spinning, highlights of the national wool museum: from sheep to suit - exhibition (22/09/2001 - 02/12/2001), textile production, fashion, shearing, weaving, sewing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.W E Bakkerwool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills

Printing block with illustration of wool press manufactured by Humble and Sons.Printing plate with illustration of wool press manufactured by Humble and Sons.wool bales sheep stations - management textile mills textile mills, humble and sons pty ltd, wool press, wool bales, sheep stations - management, textile mills

This hank of knitting yarn was manufactured under the brand name 'Sun-glo' and was produced by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd at the Alexandria Spinning Mills in Sydney.Sun-glo 2 ply wool produced by F.W. Hughes Pty Ltd at the Alexandria Spinning Mills, Sydney, NSW, c.1950-60.Sun-glo / Shrinkproof / WOOL / SUPER / 2 / PLY / AN / ALEXANDRIA / MILLS PRODUCT Guarantee / SUN-GLO WOOL / has been / manufactured by a / NEW PATENT / PROCESS / It is guaranteed / UNSHRINKABLE for / the lifetime / of the / Garment. / MANUFACTURED BY / F.W. HUGHES PTY. LTD. / AT THEIR / ALEXANDRIA SPINNING MILLS SYDNEYknitting handicrafts - history textile mills textile mills, f.w. hughes pty ltd alexandria spinning mills pty ltd, knitting, handicrafts - history, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills

Program for a 'Welcome Home' held by the RSS Mill on Friday, 21 June, 1946, to welcome back their ex-employees who had enlisted in the Second World War. The program includes a list of employees who served, where they fought and a list of those who were killed.Program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. First page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Second page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Third page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Last page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II (lists those who were killed).RETSOL / WELCOME / HOME / Friday, 21st June, 1946 / With the Compliments of the Directorate of the / Returned Sailors' & Soldiers' Woollen & Worsted / Co-operative Manufacturing Coy. Ltd. - - Geelongworld war ii, textile mills, textile mills staff, returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff

Federal Woollen Mills Basketball Ball Team Premiers, 1938. Back Row L to R: Margery Dorling, Mavis Rogan, Gladys Rand, Lorraine Hadden, N. Bawden, Jean Manson. Front: Florrie Anderson, Eva Fagan, Phyllis Brien. Same as W2971. Mrs Alsop was a mill worker from early 1930s till early 1970s. She worked at Federal and Foster Mills in Geelong District and Yarra Falls, Melbourne.Federal Mills Basketball team premiers, 1938.M. Dorling M. Rogan G. Rand L. Hadden N. Bawden J. Manson / F. Anderson E. Fagan P. Brien T. Lockwood / GEELONGtextile mills staff, textile mills sporting teams, federal woollen mills ltd, sport, textile mills - staff, textile mills - sporting teams

This photograph depicts the W.R. Redpath & Sons cricket team who played in the B section of the Senior Matting Cricket Association, season 1945-6.W.R. Redpath and Sons cricket team; played in the 'B' section of the Senior Matting Cricket Association, 1945-46.SENIOR MATTING CRICKET ASSOCIATION / 'B' SECTION, SEASON 1945-46 / W.R. REDPATH & SONS / WILSON-HALL STUDIOS / Back Row (left to right) - K. Whitworth, P. Maher, R. Clements, G.R. Redpath (Vice-President), D. Young, P. Redmond, / H. Welch. / Middle Row - J. Mackay, A. Gason, D. Watmuff (Captain), J. Smail (Vice-Captain), L. Clements, A. Jones. / Front Row - N. Whitworth, J. Cowell, R. George. WILSON-HALL STUDIOStextile mills staff, textile mills sporting teams, senior matting cricket association w.r. redpath and sons, sport, textile mills - staff, textile mills - sporting teams

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills

Gala day cup 1932 for best decorated lorry won by Collins Bros basket ball girls.Geelong Gala 1932 Best Decorated Lorry won by Collins Bros Basketball Girls Jewellers & Opticians Phune 1576 E.G. Stott & Sons 98, Moorabool St. Geelong Next Suttons cornersporting teams textile mills textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, sporting teams, textile mills

Shield from the Blue Triangle Association presented to the Collins Bros 'A' team, premiers 1932.Blue Triangle B.B. AssnCollins A Premiers 1932 M. Chapman M. Whelan M. Palmer M. Nehill I. Fairbrother K. Nehill O. Doddssporting teams textile mills textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, sport, sporting teams, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.A[?] M[?] Winterwool brokering wool sales textile mills textile mills, national council of wool selling brokers of australia, wool brokering, wool sales, textile mills