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National Wool MuseumBooklet - Sunbeam Cooper Shearing Shed Reference Book
... "Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment"...White binder containing a collection of research material on Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment...Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment 5..."Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment" Woolclassing Shearing machinery Wool Press Sunbeam Sunbeam Cooper Galloway Mr Ken Woolclassing Shearing machinery Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment 5 White binder containing a collection of research material on Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment Booklet Sunbeam Cooper Shearing Shed Reference Book ...Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment"White binder containing a collection of research material on Sunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipmentSunbeam and Sunbeam Cooper sheep shearing machinery & shearing shed equipment 5woolclassing shearing machinery, wool press, sunbeam, sunbeam cooper, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, shearing machinery -
Federation University Art CollectionCharcoal, Impey, Margaret, "Bruce the Shearer" by Margaret Impey, 2007
... "Bruce the Shearer" by Margaret Impey......shearer...The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007. art artwork margaret impey shearer portrait available "Bruce the Shearer" by Margaret Impey Charcoal Impey, Margaret ...This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, margaret impey, shearer, portrait, available -
National Wool MuseumShearer's Tally Book
... Used for keeping record of sheep shorn by individual shearers. The final number of sheep shorn by each shearer are used to calculate payment. ...Booklet with image of man shearing a sheep....Shearer's Tally Book. Elders...Used also to keep shearers honest about their totals and therefore their pay. shearers tally book shearing sheep Shearer's Tally Book. ...Used for keeping record of sheep shorn by individual shearers. The final number of sheep shorn by each shearer are used to calculate payment. Provides wool grower with statistical information about how many sheep on property and where they are. Depends how many people on site who keeps the shearers tallies eg the contractor, property owner, station hand. Used also to keep shearers honest about their totals and therefore their pay.Booklet with image of man shearing a sheep.Shearer's Tally Book. Eldersshearers, tally book, shearing, sheep -
National Wool MuseumPoster, Sunbeam Super Shearer
... Sunbeam Super Shearer...Advertising poster produced by the "Sunbeam" company. "Sunbeam Super Shearer"...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Advertising poster produced by the "Sunbeam" company. "Sunbeam Super Shearer" Shearing machinery Shearing Sunbeam Corporation Limited Galloway Mr Ken Shearing machinery Shearing Sunbeam Super Shearer Poster ...Advertising poster produced by the "Sunbeam" company. "Sunbeam Super Shearer"shearing machinery shearing, sunbeam corporation limited, galloway, mr ken, shearing machinery, shearing -
National Wool MuseumShearing Handpiece
... Wolseley No. 3 type shearing handpiece. Serial no. 52039....Wolseley no. 3 shearing handpiece....THE / WOLSELEY / SHEEP / SHEAR / 52039...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Wolseley No. 3 type shearing handpiece. Serial no. 52039. shearing wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd THE / WOLSELEY / SHEEP / SHEAR / 52039 Wolseley no. 3 shearing handpiece. ...Wolseley No. 3 type shearing handpiece. Serial no. 52039.Wolseley no. 3 shearing handpiece.THE / WOLSELEY / SHEEP / SHEAR / 52039shearing, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Painting, Bruce Shearer
... Bruce Shearer...An original painting of Bruce Shearer with two images. One where Bruce is manning the starboard machine gun under fire whilst on a RAAf Iroquuois in vietnam 1967. ...The second image is in more recent times. Bruce Shearer Painting Painting ...An original painting of Bruce Shearer with two images. One where Bruce is manning the starboard machine gun under fire whilst on a RAAf Iroquuois in vietnam 1967. Bruce was based in the Vung Tau area. The second image is in more recent times.painting, iroquois helicopter, vung tau, vietnam lest we forget -
National Wool MuseumMatchbox Holder
... An image of a mechanical Cooper's shear can be seen on one side....Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines. Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines. ...COOPER / SHEARING / MACHINES / DO BEST WORK NEW MODEL / COOPER / SHEAR PROV. ...An image of a mechanical Cooper's shear can be seen on one side. Shearing Cooper Engineering Company Pty Ltd COOPER / SHEARING / MACHINES / DO BEST WORK NEW MODEL / COOPER / SHEAR PROV. ...This matchbox holder / striker was made to advertise Cooper's shears, a well known Australian brand of sheep shears. An image of a mechanical Cooper's shear can be seen on one side.Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines. Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines. Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines. The area for striking matches can be seen. Matchbox holder, advertising Cooper's Shearing Machines.COOPER / SHEARING / MACHINES / DO BEST WORK NEW MODEL / COOPER / SHEAR PROV. PAT. / 16367shearing, cooper engineering company pty ltd -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant
... Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Photograph of Cooper shearing plant. Shearing machinery Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948 Photograph of Cooper shearing plant. ...Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948shearing machinery -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Cooper small flock 1-stand shearing plant
... Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Photograph of Cooper shearing plant. Shearing machinery Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948 Photograph of Cooper shearing plant. ...Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Cooper Model "A" contractors portable electric shearing plant capable of operating up to 4 stands of 220 volt D.C. electric shearing gear circa 1948shearing machinery -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing Table
... Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed, with two men in suits adjacent....Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Illegible . 134654L 6965...Shearing machinery Shearing Shearing machinery Shearing Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Illegible . 134654L 6965 Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed, with two men in suits adjacent. ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed, with two men in suits adjacent.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Illegible . 134654L 6965shearing machinery shearing, shearing machinery, shearing -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing Sheep, New South Wales, Australia
... Photo depicts the interior of a shearing shed with shearing taking place. The shed is located in New South Wales and this photo would appear to date from the turn of the century. ...Photograph, 'Shearing Sheep', 1900-10 (Philadelphia Museum). ...SHEARING SHEEP / NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA / THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM...Presumably the Philadelphia Museum inscription on the front indicates that either this photo is from their collection (unlikely) or that it was commissioned by them for selling / distribution. Shearing Shearing sheds Philadelphia Museum Shearing Shearing sheds SHEARING SHEEP / NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA / THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM Photograph, 'Shearing Sheep', 1900-10 (Philadelphia Museum). ...Photo depicts the interior of a shearing shed with shearing taking place. The shed is located in New South Wales and this photo would appear to date from the turn of the century. Presumably the Philadelphia Museum inscription on the front indicates that either this photo is from their collection (unlikely) or that it was commissioned by them for selling / distribution.Photograph, 'Shearing Sheep', 1900-10 (Philadelphia Museum). Caption on reverse of photograph - 'Shearing Sheep', (Philadelphia Museum) c.1900-10.SHEARING SHEEP / NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA / THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUMshearing shearing sheds, philadelphia museum, shearing, shearing sheds -
Pyrenees Shire Councilpainting, Shearing 'Niawanda Beaufort' by Sue Jarvis, 1992
... shearing, Beaufort, Pyrenees, Sue Jarvis ...Watercolour portrait of a shearer (possibly Lindsay Willding) with a sheep..."signed: JARVIS (lower right) verso: LINDSAY WILLADING ALLEGED SHEARER" ...Pyrenees Shire Council 5 Lawrence Street Beaufort grampians shearing, Beaufort, Pyrenees, Sue Jarvis significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture "signed: JARVIS (lower right) verso: LINDSAY WILLADING ALLEGED SHEARER" Watercolour portrait of a shearer (possibly Lindsay Willding) with a sheep Shearing 'Niawanda Beaufort' by Sue Jarvis painting ...shearing, Beaufort, Pyrenees, Sue Jarvis significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture Watercolour portrait of a shearer (possibly Lindsay Willding) with a sheep"signed: JARVIS (lower right) verso: LINDSAY WILLADING ALLEGED SHEARER" -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, 4-stand self contained shearing plant
... Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....4-stand self contained shearing plant powered by 4 H.P. Cooper petrol engine designed for use in South Africa circa 1950...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Photograph of Cooper shearing plant. Shearing machinery Cooper Engineering Company Pty Ltd 4-stand self contained shearing plant powered by 4 H.P. ...Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.4-stand self contained shearing plant powered by 4 H.P. Cooper petrol engine designed for use in South Africa circa 1950shearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing Table
... Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Location: On white label, rear of image: Wording: Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick ...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick. shearing machinery shearing shearing machinery shearing Location: On white label, rear of image: Wording: Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick. ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Location: On white label, rear of image: Wording: Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick shearing machinery shearing, shearing machinery, shearing -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing table
... Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Queensland Country Life photo copyright reserved Negative ... ...Shearing table Photograph ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Queensland Country Life photo copyright reserved Negative ... No ........ 134654 6968shearing machinery, queensland country life -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing Table
... Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Queensland Country Life photo copyright reserved Negative ... ...Shearing Table Photograph ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Queensland Country Life photo copyright reserved Negative ... No ........ 134654L 6965queensland country life -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Shearing Table
... Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick....Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Country Life Photo Copyright Reserved Negative....... ...Shearing machinery Shearing Shearing machinery Shearing Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Country Life Photo Copyright Reserved Negative....... ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Country Life Photo Copyright Reserved Negative....... No...... 6 (circled) 6965shearing machinery shearing, shearing machinery, shearing -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear
... Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display....Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display....Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear electric vertical & horizontal heavy duty models farm models for small flock owners Shearpower overhead shearing gear single and double ended electirc and belt driven grinders circa 1956 Ingerson-Arnold Studios Limited 84-88 Franklin St., Adleaide telephones LA 2848 LA 5867 To reorder quote No ....... ...AB 4569 Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display. Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear Photograph ...Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display.Photograph of Sunbeam shearing machinery at a commercial display.Commercial display - full range Sunbeam shearing gear electric vertical & horizontal heavy duty models farm models for small flock owners Shearpower overhead shearing gear single and double ended electirc and belt driven grinders circa 1956 Ingerson-Arnold Studios Limited 84-88 Franklin St., Adleaide telephones LA 2848 LA 5867 To reorder quote No ....... AB 4569shearing machinery, ingerson-arnold studios ltd -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph, Cooper 2-stand self contained shearing plant
... Photograph of Cooper shearing plant....Photograph of Coooper shearing plant....Cooper 2-stand self contained shearing plant powered by 1 H.P. electric grinder motor circa 1948 Athol Shmith Studio Illustrative Photography 125 Collins Street Melbourne C.I. ...Position ....... 2/F/18512 Photograph of Coooper shearing plant. Cooper 2-stand self contained shearing plant Photograph ...Photograph of Cooper shearing plant.Photograph of Coooper shearing plant.Cooper 2-stand self contained shearing plant powered by 1 H.P. electric grinder motor circa 1948 Athol Shmith Studio Illustrative Photography 125 Collins Street Melbourne C.I. Cent. 27 No. ..... Position ....... 2/F/18512shearing machinery, cooper engineering company pty ltd -
National Wool MuseumBlueprint, "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back"
... Blueprint, printed white on blue paper, of the mechanical engineering drawings of "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C..."Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C....ELEVATIOB OF FOUR CYLINDER SHEARING MACHINE SHEWING 3 CUTS ON FACE AND 1 CUT ON BACK -395C...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Blueprint, printed white on blue paper, of the mechanical engineering drawings of "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C Shearing machinery Shearing sheds Shearing Shearing machinery Shearing sheds Shearing ELEVATIOB OF FOUR CYLINDER SHEARING MACHINE SHEWING 3 CUTS ON FACE AND 1 CUT ON BACK -395C "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C. ...Blueprint, printed white on blue paper, of the mechanical engineering drawings of "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C"Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C.ELEVATIOB OF FOUR CYLINDER SHEARING MACHINE SHEWING 3 CUTS ON FACE AND 1 CUT ON BACK -395Cshearing machinery shearing sheds shearing, shearing machinery, shearing sheds, shearing -
Buninyong & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - Shearer Family home at Scotsburn, Shearer Family Home at Scotsburn taken in 1922
... Shearer Family Home at Scotsburn taken in 1922....Photograph Shearer Family home at Scotsburn. ...Clear picture of family home with outdoor features including hedge.Goodshearer family., house with water tank and brick chimneys. -
Horsham Regional Art GalleryDrawing, Charles BUSH, The shearer, 1967
... The shearer...Horsham Regional Art Gallery 80 Wilson Street Horsham grampians The shearer Drawing Charles BUSH ...Gift of Mack Jost, 1992 -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (Item) - 1970 Melbourne University Thesis on Australian Civil Aviation includes many newspaper articles and Kyeema crash map, Civil Aviation by G Shearer
... Civil Aviation by G Shearer...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Civil Aviation by G Shearer Document 1970 Melbourne University Thesis on Australian Civil Aviation includes many newspaper articles and Kyeema crash map ... -
National Wool MuseumDocument - Grazcos Annual Report, Grazcos Co-operative Limited, 1966
... 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. ...Graphics depict shearing and wool classing. ...front: CENTRAL CLASSING / SHEARING / GRAZCOS / 1966 / FORTY-SEVENTH / ANNUAL REPORT...Graphics depict shearing and wool classing. Document Grazcos Annual Report Grazcos Co-operative Limited Mockridge, Bulmer Pty. ...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 tan and brown text and graphics. Graphics depict shearing and wool classing. front: CENTRAL CLASSING / SHEARING / GRAZCOS / 1966 / FORTY-SEVENTH / ANNUAL REPORTagricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body -
National Wool MuseumPhotograph - Shearers, Boonoke Station, 1960s
... 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 shearers at work at Boonoke Station....AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W56 / W56. Shearers at work, / Boonooke Station....Photograph Shearers, Boonoke Station ...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 shearers at work at Boonoke Station.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W56 / W56. Shearers at work, / Boonooke Station.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
Ararat Gallery TAMATextile, Ben Shearer, Untitled (wall hanging), c. 1975
... Ben Shearer...Ararat Gallery TAMA 82 Vincent Street Ararat grampians Untitled (wall hanging) Textile Ben Shearer ... -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Jim Campey, Matron takes Anzac salute, [1988]
... ...Geoff Shearer...World War 2 WWII WW2 World War II Fred Hillier Mildura Wangaratta England New South Wales '1988'[red ink, bottom right of page] 'UNIT 36 / 87 SEYMOUR ROAD / ELSTERNWICK, 3185'[stamped in black ink, reverse side, lower left of page] A newspaper clipping featuring a large black and white photo of an older woman in glasses saluting, beneath a title and above two columns of text Matron takes Anzac salute Newspaper Newspaper clipping Jim Campey Geoff Shearer ...By accepting the salute at the Wynnum Anzac Day march, Colonel Edna Doig of Manly, probably became the first woman to take an Anzac Day salute in Queensland. The National Returned Services League (RSL) president, Sir William Keys, said Edna was the only Australian wiman he knew of who had taken the salute at Anzac Day marches in the nation. Edna has also accepted it twice before, both in Victoria. These three occasions appear to the the only break in the historically male-santioned tradition, apart from Queen Elizabeth's acceptance if the salute on her visits to Australia. Edna, who was Matron-in-chief and Director of the Australian Army Nursing Service during her 29 year career in the army, was born in Brisbane and joined the army in 1939. A newspaper clipping featuring a large black and white photo of an older woman in glasses saluting, beneath a title and above two columns of text'1988'[red ink, bottom right of page] 'UNIT 36 / 87 SEYMOUR ROAD / ELSTERNWICK, 3185'[stamped in black ink, reverse side, lower left of page]world war 2, wwii, ww2, world war ii, fred hillier, mildura, wangaratta, england, new south wales -
National Wool MuseumMachine - Shearing Motor, Sunbeam, 1960-69
... Requiring only an electric shearing motor, for small and medium scale operations, electric shearing motors were a more economical way of shearing a wool clip. ...This 0.5 horsepower vertical brushed motor air-cooled engine was designed to drive a single shearing plant. From the central cylinder which features a yellow “Sunbeam” sticker, a grey 240v power lead can be found on the left-hand side. ...Gold writing. Front of shearing motor “Sunbeam” Plate. Inscribed. Side of shearing motor. ...Requiring only an electric shearing motor, for small and medium scale operations, electric shearing motors were a more economical way of shearing a wool clip. ...With more and more woolsheds being connected to power lines, the need for electric shearing gear markedly increased from the 1960s onwards. The greater economy made electric gear an attractive proposition to many graziers. Requiring only an electric shearing motor, for small and medium scale operations, electric shearing motors were a more economical way of shearing a wool clip. The other option for graziers was Overhead shearing gear, which also required an Engine to provide shared power to a row of shearing stations. Still working, this Sunbeam Electric Shearing Motor – Heavy Duty Model, features a slow speed motor totally enclosed for protection against dust and insects. The full bearing down tube is easily removed and stored to be out of the way when not in use (not pictured). Providing 0.5 hp, which is twice the power ever needed for shearing sheep, this buffer allows for fluctuations in voltages that can occur in rural districts. Inventor Frederick Wolseley made the world's first commercially successful power-shearing system in Australia in 1888. US company Cooper, which had been founded in 1843 as a maker of sheep dip, began selling Wolseley equipment in the USA in 1895. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company successfully entered the power-shearing market a few years later and entered into a joint venture with Cooper. It set up a branch in Sydney and sold shearing sets, and engines to power them, into the Australian market. In 1921 the US parent company, realising it needed to make products whose sales were not as seasonal as those of shearing equipment, made its first household appliances and branded them Sunbeam. In 1933, changes in exchange rates and taxes led the company to manufacture engines and shearing equipment in Australia via subsidiary Cooper Engineering, which changed its name to Sunbeam in 1946. Although most Australians know of this company as a major manufacturer of household appliances, its rural division flourished and retained the Sunbeam name for shearing equipment even after it was taken over by New Zealand company Tru-Test in 2001. This 0.5 horsepower vertical brushed motor air-cooled engine was designed to drive a single shearing plant. From the central cylinder which features a yellow “Sunbeam” sticker, a grey 240v power lead can be found on the left-hand side. A blue capacitor is located next to this power lead. Below, two legs extend and meet to form a foot which is fastened to a wall. On the right-hand side of the engine, a specification plate is located on the central cylinder. A yellow directional arrow sticker is located on the rotating section of the engine below the specification plate (location for photography, this section is designed to rotate and hence this sticker is not fixed in this location). At the rear of the cylinder, a plastic cap with small air cut outs protects the air-cooled engine from contaminants. At the front of the engine, the location for securing the bearing down tube is located. On the right-hand side of the lock for the bearing down tube is the handle, to which a string is often attached for switching the motor on and off by a shearer bent at the waist (not pictured). Sticker. Gold writing. Front of shearing motor “Sunbeam” Plate. Inscribed. Side of shearing motor. “Sunbeam / SHEARING MOTOR / MADE IN AUSTRALIA / 0.5 H.P. / 220/240 V / 1 PHASE A.C. / 4.0 AMPS / 50 C/S. / CONT. RTG. / 1425 R.P.M. / CLASS A INSUL / NO. J244560 / TYPE: NSB5C2/49." sheep sheering, shearing equipment, sunbeam, electric shearing motor -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image - Black and White, Shearing, c1950, c1950
... ...shearer...A black and white image of a shearer shearing a sheep. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields sheep shearing shearer farming shearing shed A black and white image of a shearer shearing a sheep. ...A black and white image of a shearer shearing a sheep. sheep, shearing, shearer, farming, shearing shed -
National Wool MuseumPrint
... Colour images of Sunbeam shearing machinery....Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. ...Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. ...Colour images of Sunbeam shearing machinery.Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machiney. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machinery. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machinery. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machinery. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machinery. Colour image of Sunbeam shearing machinery.shearing machinery, sunbeam corporation limited
