Black and white photo of Prince and Princess of Luxembourg inspecting machinery at weaving millsprince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Black and white photo of Mr. Roger de Stoop and Prince and Princess of Luxembourg inspecting machineryprince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Black and white photo of Mr. Roger de Stoop and Prince and Princess of Luxembourg with workers in factoryprince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Official party inspecting living quarters of weaving mills. Mr. Roger de Stoop with Princess of Luxembourgprincess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Black and white photo of drawing room in home of Mr. Roger de Stoop during visit of Prince and Princess of Luxembourgprince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Black and white photo of Mr. Roger de Stoop, Middlefield Drive, Nunawading. Interior of drawing room. Present are the Prince and Princess of Luxembourg.prince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop

Black and white photo of Prince and Princess of Luxembourg in factoryprince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg, de stoop, roger

Roger de Stoop was born in 1912 in Flanders, Belguim. He migrated to Australia and set up a mattress ticking factory in Blackburn North in 1950.The company produced damask ticking. de Stoop sponsored Belgian migrants to work in his factory and built housing for them close to the factory. He sold the business in the 1960's to Smith and Nephew but continued to manage the manage the business until 1966Black and white photograph of Roger de Stoop showing the Prince and Princess of Luxembourg around his Blackburn North textile factory which was established in 1950. Bales of ticking in foreground. Staff standing, guests seated.de stoop, roger, de stoop textile factory, blackburn north, textiles, prince of luxembourg, princess of luxembourg