Blueprint, printed white on blue paper, of the mechanical engineering drawings of "Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C"Elevation of Four Cylinder Shearing Machine Shewing3 Cuts on Face and 1 Cut on Back" -395C.ELEVATIOB OF FOUR CYLINDER SHEARING MACHINE SHEWING 3 CUTS ON FACE AND 1 CUT ON BACK -395Cshearing machinery shearing sheds shearing, shearing machinery, shearing sheds, shearing

Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed, with two men in suits adjacent.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Illegible . 134654L 6965shearing machinery shearing, shearing machinery, shearing

Advertising display card for "Hearlcrowne Brand" Emery Fillet, produced by Hearl Heaton & Sons Ltd, Crown Steel Works, Liversedge, Yorkshire. Posssibly sold by DALGETY MERCHANDISE for use in shearing sheds for grinding tools'HEARLCROWNE BRAND' / EMERY FILLET / [further text follows]shearing machinery, shearing sheds, hearl heaton and sons ltd dalgety and company limited, emery, shearing

The Churchill Island collection includes objects from the 18th and 20th centuries. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this object belongs to the National Trust sub-collection.Wool presses were used in shearing sheds around the country to create bales of wool by hand in preparation for transport to the wool markets for purchase and distribution. Bales have been used to store and were a standard trading unit for wool for centuries. A standard wool bale holds about 60 compressed wool fleeces and weighs a minimum of 120 kgs. The square shape and weight enabled them to be stacked on wagons or in warehouses, and a large pack horse could carry one on each side. Large, retangular upright metal wool press, unpainted with some surface rust.farm machinery, wool, wool press, hand operated, shearing, national trust