Staff photograph of female workers at Collins Bros Mill, c.1920s.Staff photograph of female workers at Collins Bros Mill.J.G. Bird / 1 Pitman St / Newcomb /pH 483462textile mills staff, woollen mills history, textile industry history, collins bros mill pty ltd, photographs, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history, textile industry - history

Women production workers at Queensland Industrial Institute for the Blind. 1 - Daphne Lawson, Eileen Henry, Barbara Harding and Rosemary Davis at their respective workstations making toilet brushes or caning chair. 2 - Another view of the room. Barbara Harding and Rosemary Davis sit making toilet brushes, whilst Daphne Lawson and Eileen Henry stand to make cane chairs.2 x B/W photographs of four women in workshopC2-6330, C2-6329queensland industrial institute for the blind, daphne lawson, eileen henry, barbara harding, rosemary davis, employment

The Valley Worsted Mills were established in 1924 on Swanston Street in South Geelong and quickly grew to become the largest and most modern textile mill in Australia, employing roughly 500 workers at its peak. Built out of distinctive red Geelong brick with iconic Art Deco white trimmings and a sawtooth roofline, the massive 11-acre complex served as a major manufacturing cornerstone during the height of the region's historic wool boom. The mill operated at high production for nearly 50 years before merging with John Foster & Son in December 1973, subsequently closing down entirely in the mid-1970s. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the female workforce at Valley Worsted Mills and other local Geelong textile factories became more vital than ever. Because women were historically paid significantly lower wage rates than men for equivalent labor, local mills increasingly relied on them to keep operating costs low during severe economic strain. These young women, often referred to affectionately as "mill girls," typically started working as young as 14 to 16 years old. They filled specialized, highly skilled roles as menders, warpers, and weavers. For many families in the Geelong region, the steady industrial employment of these women provided a crucial financial lifeline when male breadwinners faced widespread unemployment. Beyond their grueling factory shifts, the mill women maintained a vibrant social culture, even forming organized recreation groups like the Valley Worsted Mills Women’s Basketball team during this era. The donor's father Stan Hoyle, and grandfather Cliff Hoyle, both worked there at the time.Black and white panoramic photograph attached to backing board. Photograph shows a group portrait of female factory workers outdoors.back: [handwritten] Valley / Worsted Mills Geelong / 34 - 40 / Ada? Stan?valley worsted mills, swanston street geelong, geelong, woollen mills, depression, 1930s, working life, panoramic, employees, staff, portrait, textile industry, great depression, female workers, mill girls, social culture, stan hoyle, cliff hoyle

h.v. kays, sunshine harvester works, employee

Aunde / Norwellan Textiles North Western Woollen Mills became Norwellan Textiles then AUNDEColour landscape photo: Female worker loading yarn into /onto winding machine - wheeled crateswindingindustry, aunde

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Thursday, February 10, 2005. Hard at work: female workers get the job done at the Bedigo Ordnance Factory.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Depicts female workers from the Godfrey Hirst mill, c.1920s.textile mills staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, photographs, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty, her sister and other female workers at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty, her sister and other female workers at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty, her sister and other female workers at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty or her sister or another female worker at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty or her sister or another female worker at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty or her sister or another female worker at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty or her sister or another female worker at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty or her sister or another female worker at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Photograph depicts Alice Kittelty, her sister and other female workers at the Federal Mill, c.1900-15.textile mills staff, federal woollen mills ltd, kittelty, ms alice, textile mills - staff

Black and white photocopy of newspaper photograph. Mezzanine floor with balustrade around open area to lower floor. Small rooms along each side. Open metal curved beams under translucent roof. Two females facing camera, one female in doorway. Inscriptions: Printed under image 'two office girls take a break from work on the mezzanine floor of Allan's Arcade, a noteworthy Victorian era'. At top of plate 'page 52 - Supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday, September 24, 1986'.Bendigo Advertiser photographer?place, arcade, allan's arcade, bendigo, business, supplement, office, individual, female, person, workers, clothing, costume, clothes, fashion

White plastic ring bound soft book with a photo of female munition workers on the front covernon-fictionAn historical diary which celebrates, in words and photographs, the women of Melbourne's western suburbs who worked in the explosives and munitions industries.munitions, western suburbs of melbourne, women in war work

The pictures were hanging in the Melbourne Swiss Club|Items can been use in a teaching enviroment1/ Trashing on a Rutherglen Farm Victoria 1911 - Image of various farm machining being used with male and female workers|2/ Coach Road from Omeo to Bright - Image of a four horse drawned carriage with a view of the Victorian Alps in the blackground|3/ Fording the River - Image a bullock drawned carriage fording a river crossing

Black and white photograph : 2 female workers in front of long rows of cotton reeels, which are probably spinning, worked by pistons underneath. Physical description: loose black and white photo. Inscriptions / markings: Herald Sun photograph. Supplied by Feature Service Herald & Weekly Times. Melbourne. Bradford Spinning Mill.Herald & Weekly Timesorganization, business, bradford mills, copyright not for reproduction. herald sun photograph supplied by feature service, the herald & weekly times, melbourne, australia.

The badge (on the right) is a Female Relatives Badge from the Second World War and the stars represent the number of serving individuals related to the holder of the badge. A number of the back appears in a register that records the name of the holder. .2) Three stars denotes 3 members of the family in the army in 1939 - 1945..1) Badge, brassround with 2 lugs on rear. Front has "War Worker Australia". Centre is coat of arms. On rear is "Navies & Labourers". Stamped numbered badge. .2) Female relative badge. Metal, silver colour, round shape with crown. wreath arrangement with map of Australia centre. Rear has pin attached. Attached by two small chains is a clasp with 3 small bronze stars. Rear of badge is stamped..1) :"Issued by the department of defence, 618. .2) Front "To the Women of Australia" Rear "Issued by the C/Weath Govt. A6800badages, medallions, female, relative, war workers

a. Ethel Pattison Certificate of Service from Ordnance Factory between 16 / 6 / 1955 - 21 / 2 / 1958. Described as Female Process Worker, very good, with fair ability. Retrenched. .b O H M S envelope which contained Certificate of Service.ethel pattison, ordnance factory, reference

Fashions of 1960s and 1970s - Male and Female Written by Jennifer Ruby Printed by B. T. Batsford Ltd of London.Hard-Back Fashion Book Costume In Content The 1960s And 1970s Various Fashion Statements - Male and Female Costumes worn by workers

Articles in the annual report include: given the previous demand for services the Committee have offered training services to the Repatriation Department, the Home Teaching department has provided 1238 lessons this year across the state, over 17,000 volumes have been circulated to 459 readers, two musicales were held in the library with singer Peggy Dunbar providing a musical treat on both occasions, the industrial department is now employing 123 workers with 10 retired workers receiving a pension and 20 home workers receiving free materials, the 'Glow Worm' sessions commenced on February 4th 1939 and have allowed 30 speakers, vocalists and instrumentalists to be heard, additionally this has led to professional engagements, more people becoming aware of the Institution and letters received from people in need of services who had not previously been aware of them, Gordon Lavers continues to provide professional instruction in piano or singing, additions and improvement were made to "The Haven" so that female workers that had been accommodated at William St have been transferred across, the Annual Picnic at Clifton Gardens was held and Phil McNamara took out the 75 yards Flat Race Championship, the Committee has now donated a silver cup for the annual competition and is naming it the 'A. Consett Stephen Cup' in honour of the late past President, the Blind Workers Cricket Club lost to the Victorian team when they visited Sydney at Easter, the passing of A. Consett Stephen, F.A. Coghlan and John Lane Mullins, and the appointment of Ernest A Scott to President.1 printed booklet with illustrations in bound sydney industrial blind institution, annual report, peggy dunbar, goodie reeve, gordon lavers, haven hostel, phil mcnamara, f a coghlan, john lane mullins, ernest scott, a consett stephen, 2gb

Donated to the Society by the Sunshine Library. Many of the photographs have been used in displaysNewman J : Blacksmith and Wheelwright Ballarat Rd Braybrook H.V. McKay Workers : hats on and off H.V. McKay : Highland band in front of his home at Toorak Sunshine Harvester Works : ploughs tractors etc Harrison men : Harrison's Fram Werribee RSS & AILA Sunshine (Returned Sailors' Soldiers' & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (RSL R.S.L.) Coles Hampshire Rd Sunshine Opening Day C1951 (Replaced the store of JW McGrath & Co) ICI Deer Park C1920's|Old Braybrook Shire Hall Hunt Club Hotel Deer Park House photos and street photograph perhaps of Sunshine includes 179 Morris St Sunshine Melbourne Meat Preserving Works (later Hume Site) Maribyrnong River Raleigh's Castle Maribyrnong River (Highpoint West nowadays) Maribyrnong Swimming Club and Syd Dunne 1921 AIF Lighthorse Camp or Remount Depot Maribyrnong C1920 (Later ordinance factory site) Riverview Tea Gardens Tennis Etc Maribyrnong River Angler's Hotel Maribyrnong River Maribyrnong River near Ordinance Factory area early 1900's Maribyrnong River in flood 1906|Other area of Maribyrnong River photos Female workers Women hand sewing gloves ammunition workers Kororoit Creek in flood with Parson's house and horsehair factory in the black ground Gum tree and sheds

Black & white photograph of the Bendigo Butter Factory in Mundy St., mounted on cardboard. It appears to have been part of a display, with explanatory notes attached to each photograph. See 11011.10. On the reverse of the Title photograph is the date 1950-1955 and a blue registration stamp with the words 'Pure creamery, Australia, Victoria regd'. An interior photograph in the series shows a calendar with the date March 1957. This photograph shows one female and two male workers at a machine cutting and wrapping blocks of butter. The workers are identified on the reverse of the photograph from left - Rose McDonald, Harold Speechly and Ken Melling.bendigo, industry, bendigo butter factory, rose mcdonald, harold speechly, ken melling

Sample of Kathryn Knitwear Collection. This brush was included with a brushed wool leginette suit (NWM-08916), in order to maintain the fluffy finish of the garment after wear and washing. Kathryn Knitwear, founded by Robert Blake, manufactured high quality children’s knitwear in Melbourne from the 1940s – 1980s. Robert Blake began manufacturing children’s knitwear in his bedroom in Strathmore using a hand powered machine in the late 1940s. The operation moved to Ascot Vale and Essendon, before eventually establishing a factory in Moonee Ponds in the early 1950s. The business continued to expand, necessitating a move to a new factory in Broadmeadows. By 1962, the Broadmeadows factory was producing an average of 20,000 garments per month, which increased to 24,000 by 1964. Robert Blake’s Son, Brendan recalls that “The Kathryn brand was famous around Australia, anywhere children needed to keep warm and dress smartly. It also won a number of wool fashion awards”, including the 1969 Wool Awards, which was held by the Australian Wool Bureau and published in Women’s Weekly. The Kathryn range was designed for durability, comfort and care, without sacrificing style. They used patterning techniques that increase stretchiness, comfort and fit, as well as integrating decorative elements into the fabric to prevent them from being bulky, uncomfortable or tight. Making longevity of style a priority, Brendan Blake remembers that “there was one particular garment that was in the range for at least thirty years”. He also recalls “In the past, when women have found out that I was associated with Kathryn Knitwear, they would often relate to me the story of a garment they had purchased or received as a gift and, when their child had grown out of it, they would hand it on to another child. Several ladies have told me of purchasing garments for their daughters’ glory box, or saving a particular garment after their daughter had grown out of it. Brendan Blake: “At the peak of their operation they employed approximately two hundred people, mainly women and girls. A family would often seek to send their daughter to work in this company because they knew they would be looked after and safe. One lady wrote to me telling me that working at the Moonee Ponds Factory prior to getting married was the happiest time of her life.” In 1963, workers at the Kathryn factory earned £13 per week, which was 8 shillings and 8 pence higher than the minimum weekly wage for female workers in the textile manufacturing industry (£12 11s 4d). By 1970, the Kathryn Knitwear brand expanded from children’s knitwear into womenswear under the brand name ‘Lady Kathryn’, and for boys and men under ‘Robert Blake’. Continuing to diversify their distribution, they also began exporting ‘Kathryn’ garments to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. ‘Kathryn Knitwear’ was well-known for their early adoption of modern materials and techniques that had broad appeal to their customer base. This is shown in their early use of the acrylic fibre ‘Orlon’ in the 50s and 60s and ‘Superwash’ wool in the 1970s. Many of Kathryn Knitwear’s styles, particularly those that were long running staples of the brand, were available in both wool and Orlon to suit the consumer’s preference. Far from the humble origins of one man in his bedroom with a hand-cranked machine; at its closure in 1980, the Broadmeadows factory of ‘Kathryn’ housed more than 100 machines, including 53 sewing machines and 45 knitting machines. Robert Blake was “a passionate advocate for wool and Australian Made” throughout his whole life. A strong thread that ties through the lifespan of Robert Blake and Kathryn Knitwear is a balance between adopting new innovations without sacrificing the core values of durability, comfort, care and style that had made the brand so well known. Their legacy forms an integral part of both Australian social and manufacturing history.Transleucent nylon brush with rows of thin bristles mounted in an offset pattern[Printed on plastic packaging] CARE OF BRUSHED FABRICS To obtain original condition brush garment frequently between wearing and after washing. Follow laundering instructions on swing ticket.brush, garment brush, brushed wool, laundry, garment care, nylon brush, accessory

Kathryn Knitwear, founded by Robert Blake, manufactured high quality children’s knitwear in Melbourne from the 1940s – 1980s. Robert Blake began manufacturing children’s knitwear in his bedroom in Strathmore using a hand powered machine in the late 1940s. The operation moved to Ascot Vale and Essendon, before eventually establishing a factory in Moonee Ponds in the early 1950s. The business continued to expand, necessitating a move to a new factory in Broadmeadows. By 1962, the Broadmeadows factory was producing an average of 20,000 garments per month, which increased to 24,000 by 1964. Robert Blake’s Son, Brendan recalls that “The Kathryn brand was famous around Australia, anywhere children needed to keep warm and dress smartly. It also won a number of wool fashion awards”, including the 1969 Wool Awards, which was held by the Australian Wool Bureau and published in Women’s Weekly. The Kathryn range was designed for durability, comfort and care, without sacrificing style. They used patterning techniques that increase stretchiness, comfort and fit, as well as integrating decorative elements into the fabric to prevent them from being bulky, uncomfortable or tight. Making longevity of style a priority, Brendan Blake remembers that “there was one particular garment that was in the range for at least thirty years”. He also recalls “In the past, when women have found out that I was associated with Kathryn Knitwear, they would often relate to me the story of a garment they had purchased or received as a gift and, when their child had grown out of it, they would hand it on to another child. Several ladies have told me of purchasing garments for their daughters’ glory box, or saving a particular garment after their daughter had grown out of it. Brendan Blake: “At the peak of their operation they employed approximately two hundred people, mainly women and girls. A family would often seek to send their daughter to work in this company because they knew they would be looked after and safe. One lady wrote to me telling me that working at the Moonee Ponds Factory prior to getting married was the happiest time of her life.” In 1963, workers at the Kathryn factory earned £13 per week, which was 8 shillings and 8 pence higher than the minimum weekly wage for female workers in the textile manufacturing industry (£12 11s 4d). By 1970, the Kathryn Knitwear brand expanded from children’s knitwear into womenswear under the brand name ‘Lady Kathryn’, and for boys and men under ‘Robert Blake’. Continuing to diversify their distribution, they also began exporting ‘Kathryn’ garments to New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, and Japan. ‘Kathryn Knitwear’ was well-known for their early adoption of modern materials and techniques that had broad appeal to their customer base. This is shown in their early use of the acrylic fibre ‘Orlon’ in the 50s and 60s and ‘Superwash’ wool in the 1970s. Many of Kathryn Knitwear’s styles, particularly those that were long running staples of the brand, were available in both wool and Orlon to suit the consumer’s preference. Far from the humble origins of one man in his bedroom with a hand-cranked machine; at its closure in 1980, the Broadmeadows factory of ‘Kathryn’ housed more than 100 machines, including 53 sewing machines and 45 knitting machines. Robert Blake was “a passionate advocate for wool and Australian Made” throughout his whole life. A strong thread that ties through the lifespan of Robert Blake and Kathryn Knitwear is a balance between adopting new innovations without sacrificing the core values of durability, comfort, care and style that had made the brand so well known. Their legacy forms an integral part of both Australian social and manufacturing history.Measuring instrument with five circular white layers and one long transparent plastic ruler on top. Transparent layer is now yellowed, was likely originally clear. All of the layers connected with a metal rivet at the centre, allowing the discs and line indicator to move in relation to each other. Discs are labelled (inside – outside) Cost per Thousand Overall Unit Hour U/S [units] produced in 1000s No. of persons Bonus Percentage 9017.2 Black leather case with white block letter printing [9017.3 - 9017.5] Inside case are three notes (one printed, two handwritten) that provide instructions for using the calculator[label on obverse of case] THE AUSTRAL UNIT CALCULATOR ISSUED BY INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANTS, MELB MADE BY MELB >W&G< AUST.business, business history, manufacturing history, calculator, textile fibres textile history