Wool Buyers Interned 1939 from Sydney. Standing: P. Buettner; H. Becker; E. Noltenius; H. Schuster; F. Karpe; J. Wolfgarten; G. Fabarius; P. Hauff; P. Reuter; F. Hoffmann. Centre: Senior Buyers: J. Eckardt; G. Weisspflog; F. Kirschner; C. Heckmanns; Hans Beck. Front: W. Eckels; K. Waldthausen; A. Scheidt; H. Keil; R. Schoeller.Black and white photograph of 3 rows of men (1 row standing, 1 row sitting and 1 row squatting) in front of some trees and bushes. Some of the men are in suits others no suit jackets.143 in centre frontbuettner, becker, notenius, schuster, karpe, wolfgarten, fabarius, hauff, reuter, hoffmann, eckhardt, weisspflog, kirschner, heckmanns, beck, eckels, waldthausen, scheidt, keil, schoeller, woolbuyers, haynes, camp 1

Drink coaster from I.W.T.O conference in Perth, 1989. Collected by Wilhelm Eckels who attended the conference.Gold coloured drink coaster with wording above large etching of a cartoon sheep. Rear of coaster is blue Felt with metallic silver sticker on the top left corner. Coaster is inside of a plastic pocket.Front, Wording: 58th I.W.T.O CONFERENCE 30 APRIL - 5 MAY 1989 PERTH - AUSTRALIA Image: Drawing of sheep Rear, attached sticker. Wording: Hand Crafted In Australia Goodwill Productsi.w.t.o conference, 1989, perth

Image depicting the Sydney Wool Exchange. The donor's father (Wilhelm Eckles) had this picture on his office wall over his 43 year career in the wool industry. The image was possibly won at an event such as a Wool Ball but exact details have been forgotten.Artwork drawn on paper with wood and gold frame. Artwork depicts the Sydney Wool Exchange in the Background with trees on either side in the foreground and low vegetation bellow.Signed, bottom right corner: John Van Vliet Rear, lettering: This Picture Belongs to W.M. Eckels 17 Bushlands Ave Gordonsydney wool exchange

These coins belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was a wool buyer in Sydney when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years.2 Australian pennies, 1938 and 1940. Kings head on one side has been erased and "Tatura Meister 1942" (Tatura Master 1942) has been stamped or etched on it. Australian Penny on other side.as abovewilhelm eckels, woolbuyers, australian penny 1940, australian penny 1938, tatura meister

This banner belonged to Wilhelm Eckels, a wool buyer in Sydney , NSW, when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years. Red cloth banner with hand stitched green tassels on one end. Hand painted Comedy and Tragedy symbol and writingas abovewilhelm eckels, wool buyer, rod eckels

The Photo Album was created by Hans Beck, who interned with the donor's father (Wilhelm Eckels). The Photo Album depicts wool buying and sheep station related life between 1927-1939. Each photograph has been individually labelled.Straw coloured booklet with gold cursive writing on front cover spelling 'Photo Album'. Inside are 18 pages containing 63 photographs, each individually captioned. Internal pages show signs of age with discolouration, particularly in areas of previous adhesive application.Lettering, Front: Historic Interest Before WME arrived - 1930-1934 Wool & Sheep Photo Album Lettering, Internal by Page: Page 1 - Bottom Left Conner: Table from right:/ O. Hilbert sen. / WW. Richter, W. Ehrig/ Sampler: C. McCarthy/ at desk: E.S. Bottom Right Corner: 1927/ Wool Sample Room/ O. Hilbert/ Terranora Buildings/ Reiby Lane Page 2 - Bottom Middle: 1931/ Opening Sale/ Sydney Page 3 - Bottom Middle: 1934/ Opening Sale/ Sydney Page 4 - Bottom Middle: 1933/ Wool Auctions/ Brisbane Page 5 - Top Left Corner: 1930 Escapade/ Sydney to CAIRNS/ via Bourke, Central/ Queensland, Hinter-/ land & Atherton/ Table Lands Top Right Corner: Dubbo: Main Street/ (1st Night)/ 31.7.1930 Middle Right: 1st Night-"OUT"/ Stranded 11 miles/ from Bourke. (Red/ Dust in Carburettor Bottom Right Corner: Our "ERSKINE'/ hits Culvert &/ breaks both King-/pins. 1 1/2 miles from/ CUNNAMULLA SW-Q. Page 6 - Top Right Corner: "Rosevale Station"/ via Cunnamulla SWQ/ "Gidgi" country/ Gidgi Creak &/ Warrigo R. Middle Left: STAN HILL Page 7 - Middle Top: Blackhall/ Tattersall's Hotel/ Yarning at Cross-/roads. Middle Left: FO Wool Sales/ 22 Horse team Middle Right: Roadsign to:/ ISIS DOWNS &/ Homestead (Fart Page 8 - Middle Top: Muster: 3000 sheep/ Semi-circular/ Shearing shed/ ISIS DOWNS Page 9 - Middle Top: Shearer/ Water Tower/ Counting out/ pens Middle Bottom: Shearers Cook/ Hot Water & Soup/ Cake for Shearing/ Shed Charity Ball Page 10 - Middle Left: Isis Downs Home-/ stead with fire// flood Lookout./ Artesian Borewell Bottom Right: Manager: Moore/ & Alfred Loh-/ mann with kills/ Ducks & Emus Page 11 - Top Middle: PORTLAND DOWNS/ Muster: 10,000/ Sheep Bottom Left: Manager:/ Mr. Luck/ with A.L./Moore Page 12 - Middle Top: ROOKWOOD Station/ near/ HUGHENDEN/ Central NWQ Page 13 - Top Middle: 'HINTERLAND"/ Cattle country/ Spear Grass/ Tracks Bottom Middle: Crossings:/ Creeks: Quick/ Sand/ Rivers: rocky Page 14 - Middle Right: Lyndhurst stat/tion/ Head Stockman Middle Left: -Valley of la-/goons/ Station Bottom Right Corner: Master Atkinson/ saves/ Petrol shortage Page 15 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ LAKE BERRINE Middle Centre: Tropical Rainforest/ near/ Lake Berrine Page 16 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ Timber Country Bottom Middle Edge: CAIRNS/ Imperial Hotel Page 17 - Hans Beck with/ Betty Hilbert/ Lapstone Hill 1931 wool - transportation, wool sales, wool growing, wool growing agriculture farming, wool industry, wool sales - sydney, wool sales - brisbane, dubbo, 1930, bourke, cunnamulla, isis downs, shearing, shearing - lifestyle, portland downs, muster, hughenden, hinterland, lake berrine, cairns

This image was taken on 31 August 1936 on the opening day of sales for the 1936-1937 season. Approximately 300 wool buyers are present. The image belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who worked for 43 years in the wool industry. Wilhelm arrived in Australia from Germany in 1937, and the image taken before his arrival. Over his career, Wilhelm worked for a number of wool buying firms and also had his own business. Some of these businesses failed and he had to move to other firms, it is assumed he took this image with him while leaving one of these companies.Black and white photograph showing approximately 300 wool buyers waiting for the start of the day's bidding at Sydney Wool Sales, 1936.Lettering: Opening Day of Sydney Wool Sales Season 1936 - 1937 31.8.36 Hall Studio 20 Hunter Street Sydneywool sales, 1936 - 1937