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Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Lava Street Warrnambool - Fletcher Jones Ball, c2010-2017
... Lava Street Warrnambool - Fletcher Jones Ball...fletcher jones...factory...ball...Digital Image of the Fletcher Jones Ball....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields fletcher jones factory ball water tower Digital Image of the Fletcher Jones Ball. ...Digital Image of the Fletcher Jones Ball.fletcher jones, factory, ball, water tower -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photograph, L.J. Gervasoni, Fletcher Jones Ball with Cross, c2010-2017
... Fletcher Jones Ball with Cross...fletcher jones...factory...ball...Two colour digital Images showing the Former Fletcher Jones Factory ball with cross. ...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields fletcher jones factory ball water tower cross Warrnambool Two colour digital Images showing the Former Fletcher Jones Factory ball with cross. ...Two colour digital Images showing the Former Fletcher Jones Factory ball with cross. fletcher jones, factory, ball, water tower, cross, warrnambool -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Fletcher Jones Ball, Warrnambool, 2011, 2011
... Fletcher Jones Ball, Warrnambool, 2011......Fletcher Jones Ball...Colour photograph of the Ball on top of the Fletcher Jones building in Warrnambool....Fletcher Jones Ball, Warrnambool, 2011 Photograph Digital photographs L.J. ...Colour photograph of the Ball on top of the Fletcher Jones building in Warrnambool.fletcher jones, warrnambool, factory, heritage, silver ball, fletcher jones ball -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Former Fletcher Jones factory at night with ball, c2010-2017
... Former Fletcher Jones factory at night with ball...Digital Image of the former Fletcher Jones Factory, with ball water tower....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields fletcher jones warrnambool night factory water tower Digital Image of the former Fletcher Jones Factory, with ball water tower. ...Digital Image of the former Fletcher Jones Factory, with ball water tower.fletcher jones, warrnambool, night, factory, water tower -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Wool Spindle, Fletcher Jones Winding spool, Circa early/ mid 20th century
... ball. The movable arm facilitate easier winding of the yarn. It is thought that this may have come from Fletcher Jones factory where it was probably used more to rewind cotton onto reels. ...ball. The movable arm facilitate easier winding of the yarn. It is thought that this may have come from Fletcher Jones factory where it was probably used more to rewind cotton onto reels. ...This object is used to wind yarn ,typically wool from a skein or hank into a ball from which it can be worked into the required garment. The skein is placed around the four pegs on the ends of each arm and wound from this into a ball. The movable arm facilitate easier winding of the yarn. It is thought that this may have come from Fletcher Jones factory where it was probably used more to rewind cotton onto reels. Either use is possible.This item or those similar would have been a well used tool in many households before the time of woollen yarn being purchased in balls. As such it has social and historical significance as well as being useful as an item to create discussion.Square wooden base with bevelled edge and central post from which is screwed two wooden strips of wood. A shorter piece of wood is riveted to each end of these two pieces and these have dowel running upright from each end. The top section is movable and can be extended or contracted as required. Light brown in colour.165 on sticker on bottom.warrnambool, wool winder, skein winder, fletcher jones -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Textile - Fire screen, Tapestry, Post 1967
... Fletcher Jones Factory Gardens. The screen has two timber feet, non relective glass and appears to be a wool tapestry. The image of the gardens is after 1967 as the silver ball is included and that was erected in 1967. ...Fletcher Jones cottages on site. (Robin Boyd Age Small Homes Scheme, today Heritage listed.) This is an interesting memento of the Fletcher Jones company and the factory. It was done by a local resident and features the famous Fletcher Jones gardens fletcher jones company and warrnambool factory pleasant hill warrnambool martin prider Fletcher jones tapestry of fletcher jones factory Nil Tapestry fire screen in a rectangular light timber frame depicting the Fletcher Jones Factory Gardens. The screen has two timber feet, non relective glass and appears to be a wool tapestry. The image of the gardens is after 1967 as the silver ball ...David Fletcher Jones (1895-1977) was a travelling hawker who opened a business in Liebig Street, Warrnambool in 1924. In 1931 he opened The Man's Shop at the corner of Liebig Street and Koroit Street. He sold suits and overcoats tailored in the work rooms upstairs. In 1948 his factory known as Pleasant Hill was opened in Flaxman Street in Warrnambool, the site of an old quarry. In 1951 the company Fletcher Jones and Staff was formed with the staff owning 51% of the shares, By the 1970s Fletcher Jones and Staff had become one of the largest clothing companies in Australia with 55 shops and 3000 employees. In 1992 the Warrnambool City Council bought the factory and gardens with the site now a tourist attraction. Although the name is retained today for trading purposes the original Fletcher Jones company has been dissolved. The screen is a representation of the Fletcher Jones factory post 1967. It a wool tapestry by Martin Prider who was a painter and caretaker what the Fletcher Jones factory. He lived in one of the Fletcher Jones cottages on site. (Robin Boyd Age Small Homes Scheme, today Heritage listed.)This is an interesting memento of the Fletcher Jones company and the factory. It was done by a local resident and features the famous Fletcher Jones gardensTapestry fire screen in a rectangular light timber frame depicting the Fletcher Jones Factory Gardens. The screen has two timber feet, non relective glass and appears to be a wool tapestry. The image of the gardens is after 1967 as the silver ball is included and that was erected in 1967. Nilfletcher jones company and warrnambool factory, pleasant hill warrnambool, martin prider, fletcher jones, tapestry of fletcher jones factory -
Bendigo Military MuseumUniform - DRESS UNIFORM, ARMY, Fletcher Jones, 1997
... Ball, 3173483, HQ 3 Division, Medical. Uniform Army Embroidered Australian Army Riding Sun on Upper sleeves. 1. Jacket - Wool/Polyester - Khaki, yellow metal buttons, Insignia pips and badges, ribbons. 2. Trousers - wool 70%, Polyester 30% Kahki. Uniform DRESS UNIFORM, ARMY Fletcher Jones ...Colonel Kenneth Ball, 3173483, HQ 3 Division, Medical.1. Jacket - Wool/Polyester - Khaki, yellow metal buttons, Insignia pips and badges, ribbons. 2. Trousers - wool 70%, Polyester 30% Kahki.Embroidered Australian Army Riding Sun on Upper sleeves.uniform, army -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: MAYORAL BALL DANCE CARDS, June 4th, 1964
... Ball dance...John Jones Collection - Mayoral Ball Dance Cards... Cr A S & Mrs Craig... Gael Weibgen... Ruth Glover... Jill Watt... Jeanette Bolton... Jeanette Tredinnick... Rosemarie Harvey... Leonie Hocking... Kay Nelson... Tony Truscott... Bruce White... Kenneth Millar... Geoffrey Brown... Brian Osborn... Frank Marcollo... John Comer... Brian Fletcher...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields EVENT Recreation Ball dance John Jones Collection - Mayoral Ball Dance Cards Cr A S & Mrs Craig Gael Weibgen Ruth Glover Jill Watt Jeanette Bolton Jeanette Tredinnick Rosemarie Harvey Leonie Hocking Kay Nelson Tony Truscott Bruce White Kenneth Millar Geoffrey Brown Brian Osborn Frank Marcollo John Comer Brian Fletcher Jean Jones City of Bendigo Small folded dance card which belonged to Jean Jones. ...Small folded dance card which belonged to Jean Jones. Cards were for the City of Bendigo Mayoral Ball, June 4th 1964, by The Mayor & Mayoress Cr. A. S. & Mrs. Craig. Cards are white with blue printing. At the top is the City of Bendigo crest. Mayoral Ball is printed in gold. Each card has a blue cord attached and one has a small blue, red and white pencil attached to the cord. On the inside is the names of twenty dances and five of them have the name of a partner written beside them. The other card only has Mayoral Ball Dance Programmes belong to my mother Jean Jones written on the back.City of Bendigoevent, recreation, ball dance, john jones collection - mayoral ball dance cards, cr a s & mrs craig, gael weibgen, ruth glover, jill watt, jeanette bolton, jeanette tredinnick, rosemarie harvey, leonie hocking, kay nelson, tony truscott, bruce white, kenneth millar, geoffrey brown, brian osborn, frank marcollo, john comer, brian fletcher, jean jones -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital Photograph, L.J. Gervasoni, Fletcher Jones Gardens, 2011
... fletcher jones...warrnambool...factory...gardens...heritage...silver ball...Colour photograph of the Fletcher Jones Gardens, Warrnambool. This image includes the silver ball (water tank). ...Fletcher Jones clothing factory boasted a beautiful garden for the use of its workers. After the factory closed the building and gardens were retained. fletcher jones warrnambool factory gardens heritage silver ball Colour photograph of the Fletcher Jones Gardens, Warrnambool. ...The famous Fletcher Jones clothing factory boasted a beautiful garden for the use of its workers. After the factory closed the building and gardens were retained.Colour photograph of the Fletcher Jones Gardens, Warrnambool. This image includes the silver ball (water tank). fletcher jones, warrnambool, factory, gardens, heritage, silver ball -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Fletcher Jones Cross, 2011
... fletcher jones...warrnambool...factory...heritage...silver ball...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields fletcher jones warrnambool factory heritage silver ball illuminated cross Colour photograph of an illuminated cross at the Fletcher Jones factory, Warrnambool. ...Colour photograph of an illuminated cross at the Fletcher Jones factory, Warrnambool.fletcher jones, warrnambool, factory, heritage, silver ball, illuminated cross -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - SECV Ballarat 37 Sturt St, Hugh Ballment, 1968
... In the background are the Town Hall, Myer, Homecrafts, and Fletcher Jones & Staff store. Note the garden bed in the foreground. Photo by Hugh Ballment. ...In the background are the Town Hall, Myer, Homecrafts, and Fletcher Jones & Staff store. Note the garden bed in the foreground. Photo by Hugh Ballment. ...Colour slide of SECV Ballarat trams 37 westbound in Sturt St running a Special service. In the background are the Town Hall, Myer, Homecrafts, and Fletcher Jones & Staff store. Note the garden bed in the foreground. Photo by Hugh Ballment. Slide is date stamped Mar 1968.Yields information about the Sturt St streetscape and the use of tram 37.Slide colour Kodak cardboard with notes.In ink "Ballarat"ballarat, sturt st, tramways, tram 37
