Book entitled "The Sheep Industry" produced by the Department of Agriculture, Victoria.Book entitled "The Sheep Industry" produced by the Department of Agriculture, Victoria.animal breeding, victoria; department of agriculture

A copy of the The Weekly Times - The History Of The Sheep And Wool Industry Supplement including significant dates of the wool industry and a calendar of past major shearing eventsthe weekly times

Contents include Education, Processing and Manufacturing, Rural Equipment, Services, Rural Tourism, Sheep, Trade / Commerce / Finance, Wool Craft, Wool Organisations / Associations, Wool Products. Eighty eight page booklet showing an image of sheep on the cover, with printed text.front: [printed] WOOL PAGES / Directory 2004 / Compiled by Australian Wool Showcase / australian wool / innovation / limitedwool, organisations, directory, rural equipment, manufacturing, tourism, wool craft, wool products, education

Manually operated metal drench funnel, used for sheep. Long, cone shaped metal drench funnel. Three holes up length of funnel, and opening at slim end.sheep drenching, funnel, agricultural industry, sheep industry, farming

This item was inherited from the donor's father, René Dupuche. John Dupuche, writes: This magnifying glass was used to remove the burrs and thorns that wool-buyers tended to get in their fingers when examining bales of wool. The open end was placed on the finger since the thorn was sometimes buried under the skin. The buyer looked through the magnifying glass and with tweezers or a pin removed the thorn which had rendered the finger inoperative. The wool-buyers needed the sensitivity of their fingers to appraise the suitability of the wool, as buyers had for centuries past, measuring the length of the staple, feeling and counting the crimps in the fibre, its finesse, softness, elasticity and strength, assessing the colour, watching for extraneous matter such as dust or seeds which would not be welcome by manufacturers half-way across the world. Their skills took years to acquire. Knowledgeable buyers were invaluable to their employers, since they were able to evaluate to the last percentage the yield of a bale. My father, René Dupuche, was the ‘principal buyer’ from 1927-1966 in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania for the international wool company ‘Masurel Fils’ which was one of the largest wool businesses in Europe. It was based in the north of France, in Tourcoing, one of the major wool centres of the world. He was sent to Australia as a young man at the age of 23 and took part in the ‘golden era’ of wool in Australia, and the eventual replacement of hands-on appraisal by ‘core-testing’. Masurel Fils was one of the dozens of French and Belgian firms operating in Australia. These men from Flanders enjoyed a cosmopolitan society augmented by diplomats, European bankers and shipping-line executives for various countries and a handful of scientists and academics.Small black metal magnifying lens with three fold design and two hinges. One panel contains a circular glass lens, the centre panel has a circular hole, and the third panel has a square hole with three lines on each side.wool buyer, magnifying glass, magnifying lens, burrs, rené dupuche, john dupuche, migrants, masurel fils, french, belgian, flanders, working life, sheep industry, wool industry, agriculture

This booklet details the award which applies to all employers and employees in the callings of shearers, crutchers, wool-pressers, shed hands, cook, and cooks’ offsiders (other than station cooks) in the State of Queensland. It shows the pivotal role of unions in protecting workers work conditions and health.Forty eight page cream booklet with black printed text and black printed graphics.Australian Workers’ Union / (QUEENSLAND BRANCH) / SHEARING INDUSTRY / AWARD / (STATE) / Takes Effect From / 13th JULY, 1964 / E. WILLIAMS, / Branch Secretary, / Queensland Branch, A. W. U.the industrial conciliation and arbitration act of 1961, unions, australian workers union, shearers award, sheep industry, wool industry, farming, employee, employer, working life, work, the industrial conciliation and arbitration commission of queensland, queensland

Letter, 2nd June 1947, to W R Lang requesting research material for his book on the Wool Industry of Australia.wool - research wool - testing sheep breeding wool industry, gordon institute of technology, lang, dr w. roy munz, mr h., wool - research, wool - testing, sheep breeding, wool industry

"The Australian Eleven", from the display board which hung in the Geelong Wool Exchange, Corio St, Geelong until the building was sold in 1985. Sheep were from the "Wanganella" station in Victoria.Panoramic black and white photograph of eleven merino rams in full fleece, standing in a row in front of a wire fence. The photograph has a dark, tree-lined background and each side has been blackened out. Photograph is glued to cream cardboard. Bands of glue are visible where photograph has been fixed to mounting board. Grey paper pieces glued to the back of the cream board.merino sheep, sheep australian, pastoral industry history, geelong woolbrokers' association geelong wool exchange, western district, victoria, 'wanganella' victoria, sheep - australian, pastoral industry - history

Chrome plated pullover used to close wool bales. In early use at Strachans (a lighter, simple long handled hook was used later). Chrome plated tool with wood handle. Tool pivots at two points and has hooks on the end. The wood handle also has string binding. chrome, baling hook, pullover, tool, sheep, wool, industry

Eight page product catalogue with printed blue and black text, graphics and photographs. front: [printed] DALGETY-N.Z.L. / JULY 1966 ISSUE / MERCHANDISE BULLETIN / ALL THE PRODUCTS CATALOGUED ARE OBTAINABLE AT / DALGETY-N.Z.L. BRANCHES AT STATE PRICES F.O.R. MELBOURNEagriculture, animal management, sheep, rural industry, dalgety, product catalogue, merchandise bulletin

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

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Sheep from Swan Hill being unloaded from at "Byfrons", Thompson Avenue, Cowes.local history, photography, sheep unloading, black & white photograph, rural industry, sheep, "byfrons", john jenner, bryant west

Simple funnel type drenching was used by dunking base into saucepan containing drench. Funnel was then held upright and current dosage was retained in the funnel. With the drenchers finger covering the filling opening the pointed end of the funnel was then placed sufficiently far into the sheeps mouth to release dose into throat.Long cone shaped metal object with a rectangular hole at one end. drenching tool, funnel, agriculture, sheep farming, wool industry, drench

Twelve page product catalogue with a blue front and back cover and black printed text. front: [printed] Geigy / Diazinon / for Lice and Kedagriculture, animal management, chemicals, treatment, diazinon, lice, geigy, parasites, sheep, ked, rural industry

Wooden model of a sheep shed, mounted on a wooden base. Model also has sections of corrugated iron.wool shed, model, shearing, wool industry, sheep, farming, agriculture

Tape shows a long form advertisement for Sportwool, featuring national and international sports athletes.Black VHS tape with white stickers and hand written and printed text. Tape is housed in a white plastic case. Film includes colour footage and audio. 00:06 - titles 'Sportwool' 00:11 - line of cold looking people and sheep mascot 00:21 - sheep mascot and basketball players on indoor court 00:42 - sheep mascot on unicycle 00:54 - various scenes of Australian athletes 01:37 - Manchester United, various scenes 01:56 - basketball 02:16 - cyclists 02:32 - hockey 02:53 - Pat Farmer, ultramarathon athlete, running through outback landscape 03:03 - skiing 03:14 - netball 03:27 - australian football league 04:42 - end credits 04:45 - endLabel on tape: THE WOOLMARK COMPANY / SPORTS WOOL / Duration: 4 min 38 secfilm, textile industry, sheep, training, fitness, sport, athletes, uniforms, pat farmer, sportwool

A 45kg Spanish Merino from Mt Bute at Linton, Victoria. It is a descendant of the original Spanish Merino brought to Australia by John MacArthur in 1797. John and Elizabeth MacArthur undertook breeding experiments at Camden Park, Parramatta, crossing the Spanish Merino with Bengal and Irish sheep already in the Colony. The resultant merino became the foundation of Australias sheep industry. Although of little commercial value, the Mt Bute station has ensured the survival of the Camden bloodline.Taxidermy figure of a Spanish merino ram. Ram has curved horns and is mounted with crooked front legs.sheep, taxidermy, spanish merino, irish sheep, camden, mt bute station