Invicta Mills was one of final two remaining blanket mills of the forty that had been in operation in Australia when Invicta first began trading in 1946. This Newsletter chronicles many key milestones of this significant Textile enterprise that began humbly and grew to champion the Australian wool industry here and internationally. This typed internal company Newsletter included transcripts of the speeches made at the 1986 Annual Ball to commemorate the company’s achievements at the 40 Year mark. The Newsletter contains information about the history of the company; its’ owners, staff, wholesale customers, suppliers etc. This included the relationship with former Mayor Ron Walker. Also mentioned are the various international Wool Mark Awards the firm won for the blankets designed and produced over several decades. The Business Owner’s Speech at the Commemoration Ball “40 Years” by Mr Leon Korsica is recorded in the final pages. It tells the story of the beginnings and development of the business: its challenges, successes and some stories about key people. Invicta was a multicultural enterprise employing people from 40+ nationalities, many of whom were lifelong employees. It included former German soldiers despite the Company owners were Jewish, with much of the workforce being part of the first wave of post WWll migrants from all over Europe. Page 5 is typed in Vietnamese, a testament to the multicultural nature of the company.14 A4 pages make up the newsletter with printing on both front and back. Only black Ink has been used in the Newsletter with picture and words making up the contents of all these pages.invicta mills

Instructions for maintenance of Dubied knitting machine, which also forms part of the collection.machine knitting, sartori, mrs genitilia

Instructions for installation of knitting machine, which also forms part of the collection.machine knitting, sartori, mrs genitilia

A4 size sheet outlining accessories to be found with the Dubied hand knitting machine.machine knitting, sartori, mrs genitilia

Sheet listing needle positions required for types of garments to be created and types of stitches, for Dubied hand knitting machine.machine knitting, sartori, mrs genitilia

Corriedales, guide to selection, published by the Australian Corriedale Association Ltd.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Coolana corriedale stud (J.W. Gubbins), promotional brochure.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., coolana corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Coldstream Stud, promotional brochure, J Studholme, Coldstream Estate, Ashburton, New Zealand.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., coldstream stud, new zealand, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

"Stanbury Corriedales" - history of the 80s at the Stanbuy Corriedale Stud, run by the Wettenhall family.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Auction brochure for "Stanbury" - Ceres- Geelong, for 3rd Dec 1992. Executor's auction of the estates of J M, D R & G R Wettenhall.Auction Thursday 3rd December, 1992 at 2pm...corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Auction brochure for "Stanbury" - Ceres- Geelong, for 3rd Dec 1992. Executor's auction of the estates of J M, D R & G R Wettenhall.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Auction brochure for "Stanbury" - Ceres- Geelong, for 3rd Dec 1992. Executor's auction of the estates of J M, D R & G R Wettenhall.corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding

Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. Includes train timetables and list of local factories and schools.Advertising brochure for Sunrise Estate, Mitcham. land subdivision, sunrise estate, mitcham, garden avenue, sunshine avenue, creek road, aylmer avenue, aroona avenue, glide, farrell & co.