Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - research wool sales - reserve price plan wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation joint wool selling organisation limited international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - research, wool sales - reserve price plan, wool marketing, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool - measurement textile mills wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation international wool secretariat, stock pile, wool industry, wool sales, wool - measurement, textile mills, wool marketing

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

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

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

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Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation australian wool research and promotion organisation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation wool research and development corporation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation wool research and development corporation woolmark company, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

Donated by Mr Leslie Rourke.wool industry wool sales wool marketing wool - research wool marketing textile mills textile mills, australian wool corporation wool research and development council, wool industry, wool sales, wool marketing, wool - research, textile mills

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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 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

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This replica ship was modelled to exact scale by Denis Paraskevatos with the original basic kit enhanced by a large number of brass and mahogany wooden parts used and showing on two labels positioned at the base of the model. These replica parts were specifically designed and constructed by D. Paraskevatos with the help of his family. This model along a large number of others have been displayed at the Victorian Parliament for ten days from the 18th March 2002 (Queens Hall) to the 28th March 2002, and the Melbourne Town Hall from 19th to 27th August 2004. The history of the 65 meter British vessel named Cutty Sark is as follows: THE CUTTY SARK (history) The “Cutty Sark” was a British clipper ship, aptly named of course as a [clipper for its speed ], which was built in 1869 on the [river Clyde in Scotland ] by the Jock Willis Shipping Corporation. It was primarily used to transport tea from China to Great Britain, as well to a lesser extent later in its life, wool from Australia; however, with the advent of the steam engines and the creation also of the Suez Canal in 1869, its days of operation as a sailing vessel were numbered, as the steam ships were now prevailing as technologically advanced cargo carriers through the shorter route by the Suez Canal to China. In fact, within a few years of its operation, as its delegation in the tea industry was declining, it was assigned primarily the duty of transporting wool from Australia to England, but this activity was thwarted again by the steam ships, as they were enabled by their technologies to travel faster to Australia. Eventually, the “Cutty Sark” in 1895 was sold to a Portuguese company called “Ferreira and Co.”, where it continued to operate as a cargo ship until 1922, when it was purchased on that year by the retired sea captain Wilfred Dowman, who used it as a training ship in the town of Falmouth in Cornwall. After his death, the ship was conferred as a gesture of good will to the “Thames Nautical Training College” in Greenhithe in 1938, where it became an auxiliary cadet training ship, outliving its usefulness as a training vessel by 1954, and permanently [being dry docked in Greenwich, London, ] for public viewing. Of course, the “Cutty Sark” was not the only tea clipper constructed and owned by the Jock Willis Corporation, as there were others who were also used for the transportation of tea from China to Great Britain. Noteworthy additionally in its impressive resume is the fact that, the “Cutty Sark” was not only valued and admired for its speed, but also for its prestige that it afforded to its owners, [as media coverage was insatiable during a tea race that was regarded a national sporting event, with fiscal bets being placed on a predicted winning ship ]. Disappointingly, even though the English tea clippers were the best in the world at the time in terms of marine design, they had never won a tea race, and Jock Willis was certainly determined to achieve this goal, as the American clippers were considered the fastest in the tea trade. Nonetheless, the British clippers were proven to be formidable opponents to their American counterparts in the tea trade, when in 1868 a British tea clipper called [“Thermopylae”, managed to travel from the port of London to Melbourne, in only sixty one (61) days, which Jock Willis was hoping to improve on such a feat with the “Cutty Sark” ] . Remarkably, the maximum speed that the “Cutty Sark” could achieve was 17.5 knots in spite of the challenges of the unpredictable winds, if any at times, and the high seas or ferocious storms. Interestingly, [the “Cutty Sark’s” greatest recorded achievement in distance in twenty four (24) hours was three hundred and sixty three (363) nautical miles ], which meant that it was averaging approximately fifteen (15) knots; much faster obviously than the recorded twenty four (24) hour distance of the “Thermopylae” which had accomplished three hundred and fifty (358) nautical miles. .... ______________ -*- Please read the complete history of the Cutty Sark vessel by Maria Paraskevatos in one of the attachments provided with this exhibit. This model along with a large number of others was constructed by the Master craftsman Denis Paraskevatos, in Melbourne and has a historic, artistic significance because of the time and artist efforts in construction.The English Cutty Sark replica model is a wooden replica scaled at 1:25. The wood is mahogany and it is normally displayed in a glass covered enclosure. It has three masts and it is the largest vessel of Denis Paraskevatos collectionCUTTY SARK LONDONreplica, ship, art, model, cutty, sark, greek, artist, paraskevatos, παρασκευάτος, πανομοιότυπο

The Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mills was located near the Barwon river on Pakington Street, Geelong, where its building still stands. The mill was established in October 1922 with capital acquired from War Gratuity Bonds. The mill produced fine grade woollen products with its speciality being ‘Retsol’ travelling rugs. The mill first began to run into financial troubles with the ‘Credit Squeeze’ or the ‘Holt Jolt’ of the early 1960s. This saw import restrictions lifted which triggered the start of a minor recession and a rise in unemployment. Included in these troubles was the RS&S Mill which saw the number of employees gradually decrease and business declining with cheaper imports beginning to grab an expanding part of the market share. The mill was eventually purchased by Godfrey Hirst in 1973 who tried to continue operations without success and in June 1975 textile production at the site ceased. Outside of financial considerations contributing to the closure of Woollen Mills in this period was the declining need for heavier fabrics as in-home heating and insulation improved. This need had been replaced for a demand for ever softer, finer and lighter worsted fabrics for more casual clothing. Modern day textile production requires fewer steps in the processing of materials for this use. This meant large factory complexes such as early woollen mills like the RS&S mills were no longer required. Compared to modern textile production which can spin a fine yarn out of synthetic fibre or imported cotton easily, spinning fine yarn from medium quality wool at a textile factory was cumbersome and no longer financially viable to suit new consumer demands. This rug provides context to this statement. It was gifted to Shirley and Gordon Green as a wedding present in November 1963 by one of Gordon's colleagues in the wool industry. Living in areas such as Neutral Bay, the Hornsby area and later in life retiring to the Central Coast, the blanket was too heavy for use in these weather conditions and hence it stayed in its original box for nearly 60 years. Top and bottom of rug has frilled edges. Pattern is titled the 'Clan Cameron' and is repeated in a 7x7 grid. Front of rug has a red background with 4 vertical and horizontal lines. All is surrounded by a yellow boarder. Label is stitched into the bottom right corner. Reverse of rug also has a repeating 7x7 grid. Blue background with thick green horizontal stripe. Yellow and red boarder to the grid with 4 red vertical and horizontal lines making up the interior. Rug measure 1550 x 2040mm, approximately the same size as a queen size mattress.Wording, Bottom right corner. THE GEELONG R.S&S. WOOLEN MILLS/ PURE/ WOOL/ AUSTRALIA/ The John Monash Rug (cursive)/ The Clan Cameron (cursive)rs&s mills, textile manufacture, rug, clan cameron, sydney greasy wool exchange

Father of the donor, Mervyn Graham, worked for Denny Lascelles for many years as a wool classer in Geelong and later as a representative in Hamilton. The Denny Lascelles Wool Warehouse was the first building in Victorian planned to facilitate storage, inspection and marketing of wool in one operation, and upon completion was the second largest store in the colony. CJ Denny's was largely responsible for establishment and development of the wool marketing industry in Geelong and is a figure of significance in the history of settlement in Geelong.Black and white photos showcase different rooms of the Denny Lascelles building and the process of classing the wool within the store, from classing the wool to packaging and transportation.8080.7 - On wool press - Made by Johns & Waygood LTD. Melbourne Australia 8080.10 - On truck - Blackiston & Co PTY. LTD. Road transporters. Geelong & Melb.denny lascelles, geelong, wool, wool class, transportation