"Wool and the Nation: a sketch of the Wool Industry in Australia" - Goldsborough Mort and Company Limited, 1946."Wool and the Nation: a sketch of the Wool Industry in Australia" - Goldsborough Mort and Company Limited, 1946.wool - history wool growing wool brokering wool industry wool processing wool sales, goldsbrough, mort and company limited, wool - history, wool growing, wool brokering, wool industry, wool processing, wool sales

Letter from Goldsbrough Mort and Company Limited to W R Lang, 14th November, 1946wool - research wool - testing, goldsbrough, mort and company limited gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy, wool - research, wool - testing

The National Wool Museum accepted a donation from Brian Licence in 2022 of several mementoes relating to his career in the wool industry. Brian studied Wool Classing and worked for a decade in this profession before moving to Melbourne which required him to change careers. These Wool Classing Clip Reports date from 1965 to 1966, there are 7 total. The reports give feedback to the wool classer about their clips recently classed. They include some suggestions as to how a wool classer may improve their performance, and how a wool grower may be able to increase profits from their flock.8 sheets of paper, slightly under a4 size at 260 x 205 mm. 4 sheets have a header from Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited, 2 from Bennett & Fisher Limited, and 1 from Roberts, Stewart & Company Limited. All Wool Classing Clip Reports have the same structure, a header from the sending company, a body paragraph of black ink from a typewriter, concluding with a signature at the bottom of the page. Some of the pages have yellowed with age, others have slight tears. Report 1 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 4th March, 1965. Report 2 is by Bennett & Fisher Limited. It is dated 7th October, 1965. Report 3 is by Bennett & Fisher Limited. It is dated 11th July, 1966. Report 4 is by Roberts, Stewart & Company Limited. It is dated 12th July, 1965. Report 5 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 9th November, 1965. Report 6 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 5th July, 1965. Report 7 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 26th October, 1965.Multiple. See Multimediawool classing

Donated by Mrs Robyn Adams, daughter of Victor Clyde- a wool grower in North East Victoria. Mr Clyde used this waybill booklet to record the details of wool bales which he sold through Goldsbrough Mort. The front yellow carbon paper slip indicated a sale of wool in 1946.Red paper booklet with three staples on left side spine. Front cover has an image of a rams head above decorative text reading -Goldsbrough, / Mort / & Company Limited-. Company address and services are also listed on front cover. Back cover has an image and addresses of warehouse storage locations. Inside front and back covers are instructions and tips on how to use the booklet. Several yellow lined pages are included inside, some of which have been removed. These pages are used to record bale details with carbon paper. There is a small, handwriten word on th front cover above the word MELBOURNE.wool growing, wool production, wool auctions, wool sales, wool transport, mrs robyn adams, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited

Donated by Mrs Robyn Adams, daughter of Victor Clyde- a wool grower from North East Victoria. Mr CLyde would use this booklet to record the details of the wool bales which he sold through Goldsbrough Mort. The first yellow sheet in the booklet indicates that it was filled out in 1947.Faded red/orange paper booklet with three metal staples on left side spine. Top of front cover has an image of a rams head above decorative text reading -Goldsbrough, / Mort / & Company Limited-. Address and services provided are also listed on font cover. Back cover shows an image of a warehouse and gives addresses of warehouse storage locations. Inside front and back covers have instructions and tips on using the booklet. There are several yellow pages upon which can be recorded the wool bale details, transferred between pages with missing carbon paper. There is a loose, small white sheet of paper which displays an example of how the yellow sheets should be filled out.wool sales, wool auctions, wool transportation, wool bales, mrs robyn adams, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, goldsbrough, mort and company limited

Donated by Mrs Robyn Adams, daughter of booklet owner, a wool grower named Victor Clyde. Clyde operated in North-Eastern Victoria.Paper booklet bound with three staples on spine. White/off-white colour with dark blue text. Heading at the top reads -GOLDSBROUGH MORT / AND COMPANY LIMITED-. Text at the bottom of the page reads -WOOL HAND-BOOKS and / WAYBILLS-. Inside front cover and first two pags are notes on how to use the book and how to prepare a wool bale for transport. Booklet is made up of pages with carbon paper copying, removable sheets upon which bale details can be described, coloured yellow and blue. First yellow page has been filled in by owner. Inside back cover has list of things not to do when using booklet. Back cover has an image of the wool warehouse.mrs robyn adams, wool transport, wool auction, wool sales, wool growing, waybills, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, goldsbrough, mort and company limited

Red paper booklet with three metal staples on spine on left side. Front cover has black text at top reading -WOOL HAND BOOK / AND WAYBILLS-. Below is an image of a rams head. Below, in decorative font is text that reads -Goldsbrough, / Mort / & Company Limited-. Contact details and services provided are also listed on the front cover. Back cover has an image and addresses of warehouse storage locations. Inside are four white pages of instructions on how to use the booklet, as well as tips on the inside of the front and back covers. There are several yellow lined pages upon which the owner can record the wool bale details with carbon paper. Several pages have been used/removed from this booklet. There is a foldout map inside the back cover.wool growing, wool production, wool auctions, wool bales, wool sales, mrs robyn adams, wool transport, goldsbrough, mort and company limited, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited

The company was founded by merchant squatter, Isaac Younghusband, originally as Younghusband & Co Ltd and was registered in Victoria on 1 May 1889. The business was engaged in woolbroking and as stock and station agents. In 1897 it became a proprietary company under the name of Younghusband & Co Pty Ltd. Another change in name occurred in 1902 when the company took over the woolbrokers R Goldsbrough Row & Co Pty Ltd and became known as Younghusband Row & Co Pty Ltd. In 1920 the company became known as Younghusband Limited. In September 1971 the company was taken over by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd.Orange and cream wool tag with black printed text. Front: [printed] TO / YOUNGHUSBAND LIMITED / WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW BROKERS / KENSINGTON / Owner / Address / Date Despatched / No. of / Packageswool brokers, kensington, textile industry, wool, skin, tallow, hide, sheep, wool industry, younghusband limited

Donated by Mrs Robyn Adams, daughter of Victor Clyde- a wool grower from North-Eastern Victoria who used this itemWhite paper booklet with four staples on left spine. Front cover has heading -ELDER SMITH / GOLDSBROUGH MORT / LIMITED-. at top centre. Text also reads -WOOL HAND-BOOK / AND WAYBILLS-. Text is black and there are four red horizontal bars on the cover. Inside front cover has list of points to remember. First pages have instructions. Booklet contains several lined yellow pages which can be copied with carbon paper, or removed. Inside back cover has a foldable map. Back cover had a ready reckoner printed.wool sales, wool auction, wool transport, mrs robyn adams, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited

Envelope was part of a larger donation by Mrs Robyn Adams and was addressed to her father Victor Clyde. Envelope contained books from various years. Envelope is from c1940-1969, most likley the latter. Mostl likely associated with way bill books on which wool clip details were recorded.Dark cream coloured envelope, bound on left short end, torn open at right torn end with piece loose. Dark blue text on top left front corner -ELDER SMITH / GOLDBROUGH MORT / LIMITED- -WOOL WAY BILLS- Black printed text in middle front of envelope reads - Mr. V.T. Clyde, / Killawarra Park, / WANGARATTA..VIC.-. Dark blue printed text at bottom front reads - PLEASE USE THIS WOOL WAY BILL FOR THIS SEASON'S CLIP- Faded red stamp top right corner. Rear is blank apart from pen ink note of the word -CLYDE- and a scribble.wool waybill, mrs robyn adams, wool clip, elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, dalgety and company limited elder smith goldsbrough mort limited

Donated by Mrs Robyn Adams, daughter of wool grower Victor Clyde. Mr. Clyde owned and used this item.White, single page advertisement for Titan hinged joint fencing. Page has black text heading at the top above a black and white drawing of sheep behind a wire fence. Below the image are different specifications of fence sizes with prices. Produced by Goldsbrough Mort. Horizontal fold through middle of page but slightly diagonal.advertising, mrs robyn adams, goldsbrough, mort and company limited

Part of a collection of items donated by Mrs Robyn Adams. Mrs Adams' father, Victor Clyde, was a wool grower who owned and used all of the items donated.Light pale blue/green lined paper page. Top part of page has typed black ink describing instructions on how to fill in lined section below, beneath headings reading -GOLSBROUGH, MORT & COMPANY LTD, MELBOUNRE- and -OWNER'S OR CLASSER'S SPECIFICATION OF WOOL CLIP-. Lower two-thirds of page is bordered with pink lines and split into six coloumns under headings. Fields can be filled in with information about wool lip/size/wiehgt/quality/bale stencil number/etc. Reverse of page is the same. Page has one vertical fold line in the centre and three horizontal fold lines. There is a dark blue line on the front and matching larger stain on the back, most likely from a carbon copy paper.elder smith goldsbrough mort limited, waybill, wool sales, wool clip, mrs robyn adams

Catalogue of the 70th Annual Sheep Fair of Pure Merino, Corriedale, Polwarth & British Breeds, Stud Rams and Ewes. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.Small, brown paper covered book. Cover worn at top right corner and in two places on the side. Date, times, titles, involved parties and venue printed in black, inside border.agricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep sheep - british, goldsbrough, mort and company limited powers, rutherford and co. younghusband limited commonwealth wool and produce co. ltd, agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep, sheep - british

Melbourne Annual Stud Sheep Fair, 1950 Catalogue of Merino, Corriedale, Polwarth Rams & Ewes. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.agricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep, australian mercantile land and finance company ltd dalgety and company limited goldsbrough, mort and company limited new zealand loan and mercantile agency co. ltd elder, smith and co., agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep

Melbourne Annual Stud Sheep Fair, 1948 Catalogue of Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth Rams and Ewes. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.agricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep, dalgety and company limited goldsbrough, mort and company limited australian mercantile land and finance company ltd new zealand loan and mercantile agency co. ltd commonwealth wool and produce co. ltd, agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep

Melbourne Annual Stud Sheep Fair, 1953 Catalogue of Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth Rams. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.Swanton Koriella P Swanton Koriellaagricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep, dalgety and company limited goldsbrough, mort and company limited australian mercantile land and finance company ltd new zealand loan and mercantile agency co. ltd elder, smith and co., agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep

Melbourne Annual Sheep Fair, 1949 Catalogue of Merino, Corriedale and Polwarth Rams. Owned by donors uncle, J.P. Swanton, who ran a small merino stud called 'Spring Hills' at Koriella.F0404agricultural shows merino sheep corriedale sheep polwarth sheep, dalgety and company limited goldsbrough, mort and company limited australian mercantile land and finance company ltd new zealand loan and mercantile agency co. ltd commonwealth wool and produce co. ltd, agricultural shows, merino sheep, corriedale sheep, polwarth sheep