Mr Mears father Horace Mear bought the rug c1933. He was ex British Navy and had migrated to Australia in 1920. Horace worked as a loom tuner at Valley Woollen Mill Geelong in the early 1920's then worked at Federal Woollen Mills as the Manager of the Weaving Room until his death in 1952.RETSOL RUG D E MEARwoollen mills - history, returned soldiers and sailors mill valley worsted mill federal woollen mills ltd, retsol rugs, weaving

One of two albums presented to Mr EJ Fairnie in appreciation of his work towards the exhibitions of 1928 and 1938. Mr Fairnie was Hon Sec of the 1928 committee. The both exhibitions were in the Dennys Lascelles Bow Truss building.Presented to/ E J Fairnie esq/ whose efforts ..... Photographs by Lockwood Studiostextile mills - history textile machinery textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill valley worsted mill collins bros mill pty ltd albion woollen mills co. pty ltd felt and textiles pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills federal woollen mills ltd gordon institute of technology, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - history, textile machinery, textile mills