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 a man standing in front of a truck loaded with wool bales. The bales are being transported from Boorowa to Sydney.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W40. Seventy bales of Wool going by motor vehicle from Boorowa to / Sydney.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool

The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.Booklet featuring a colour graphic on the cover of horses pulling a cart load of wool bales, with the sun setting in the background and black printed text.front: GRAZCOSagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body

Wool bale stencil owned and used by donor. Donor was a wool classer in New South Wales working from the 1960s to c2000. This stencil was used by the donor as they traveled from station to station and was used to stencil their registration number on the bales of wool that they had classed. The stencil was created by the Australian Wool Corporation who mailed the stencil to the donor. We also have the original envelope.Metal rectangular wool bale stencil. Stencil has cutouts of a sheep head symbol on left side and the number '83' and 'PI' on either side of an Australia shape on the top right. There are three horizontal rectangles below this, and below them is the number 54719. Faintly engraved at the top is the text AWC PROPERTY / NOT TRANSFERABLE. Rear of stencil is a shiny light metallic colour. Front side is scratched and stained, particularly around the text areas. This would be due to use. Associated envelope is worn and becoming frail. It is a cream colour with heavy staining and opened on the right side. Top left has a printed return address, top right has a stamp area. Affixed postal address is for the donor and that is above a blue stamped text reading IMPORTANT / DO NOT BEND. Back of envelope has a stamped print of the stencil and another bright red stamp. Possibly put there by the donor.

Product label in tones of red, green, yellow and white showing printed text and a graphic of a woman, lion, ship, wool bale, shield and pitch fork. front: [printed] ALBION MILLS, GEELONG / THE GEELONG / PURE WOOL RUG / MANUFACTURED BY / THE ALBION WOOLLEN MILL CO. / GEELONG, VICTORIA. / No. / WEIGHT / SIZEalbion mills, archives, wool industry, blankets, rugs, products, advertising, geelong, packaging, label, graphic design

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

This stencil was used as a wool classification stamp for the transportation of wool bales. Classification stamps such as these had to be approved by a Wool Classier and described the quality of wool inside the bale. The wool bales marked with this particular stamp would have been used to make woolen blankets.Wool Classers StencilA.R.16907 QM-CD-36843 S.E.1/4927 STOCK V.9S 25 BLANKETS BALE No.wool - transportation, wool sales, wool class, wool classers

Double pointed steel wool bale hook.

Black and white photograph which has been mounted on white card. The photograph shows a corrugated iron woolshed, with a bale of wool sitting on the top of the entrance steps. A man is at the front to the woolshed, walking towards a truck loaded with wool bales. A grain silo and trees are in the background.linton park [agricultural property]

Used by Mitchell family for wool bale weighing until 1988.

Used by farmers and truckies to lift and stow heavy bags and wool bales.Large steel hook with wooden handlerural industry, agriculture

Polyethylene wool bale used to press wool into. Part of Woolbroker's office equipment.elders vp

Used for moving tightly packed items such as full wool bales or Bales of hayObject holds significance as used in farming and Bulk loading supplied by Holden and Frostwooden handle with steel hookhook, farming

Geelong Wool Brokers float for the 1938 Gala Day in Geelong. For over 20 years Geelong held a Gala Day to raise money for the Hospital. Many organisations created floats and paraded them in Geelong. In 1938 the day raised more than 10,000 pounds for the Hospital.Sepia photo of the Geelong Wool Brokers float in landscape format. The base of the float is made of flowers, on top is a taxidermy sheep with a large wool bale filled with wool. Three woman are are sat on the bottom third of the float spinning wool.On Float - Grower Manufacturer Geelong Wool Brokers The Link G.W.B.A Super Fleece 1938wool, woollen mills, wool manufacture, federal woollen mills, geelong, gala day

Postcard produced by 'H&B' and posted in 1909. Depicts horse drawn wagons loaded with wool bales.Postcard, "Wool Teams on the Road", 1909.WOOL TEAMS ON THE ROADwool - transportation

Black and white photograph of John Dyers bullock wagon loaded with wool bales, 10 bullocks and driver behind the railway station at Bairnsdale Victoria. Also another black and white photograph of bullock team plus horse and dismounted rider at unknown location transport, wool industry

Loading wool bales onto a horse-drawn wagon at "Eilyer", Lake Bolac. Note the 'trolley and pull' manual method.lake bolac, eilyer, loading wool

Chrome plated pullover used to close wool bales. In early use at Strachans (a lighter, simple long handled hook was used later). Chrome plated tool with wood handle. Tool pivots at two points and has hooks on the end. The wood handle also has string binding. chrome, baling hook, pullover, tool, sheep, wool, industry