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National Wool Museum
Photograph
... Photo depicts the combined Elders, Dennys sheep sale held...Sheep sale at Jerilderie, 5 Oct. 1973....Jerilderie Sheep Sale 5th October 1973 / 60,000,00 sheep... sale held at Jerilderie on 5 Oct. 1973, where 60,000 sheep were ...Photo depicts the combined Elders, Dennys sheep sale held at Jerilderie on 5 Oct. 1973, where 60,000 sheep were sold, which constituted the largest wool sale at that time. The photographer was Frank Johnstone, now retired, of the newspaper 'Stock and Land' who covered the sale. Those identified in the photos are: Ray Hobson in mid-foreground behind in pen, Harry Gibbs (back to hat), Ken McKenzie (hat), Clive Hoelter (book), Danny Reilly (behind leaning on fence), right - Bob Falconer (white hat).Sheep sale at Jerilderie, 5 Oct. 1973.Jerilderie Sheep Sale 5th October 1973 / 60,000,00 sheep. Largest sheep sale in Australia COMBINED ELDERS, DENNYS SALE / Ray Hobson in mid- / foreground / behind, in pen, / Harry Gibbs (back & o,hat) / Ken McKenzie (hat) / Clive Hoelter (book) / behind leaning on fence / Danny Reilly / right Bob Falconer (white hat)sheep sales, dennys, lascelles limited elders vp -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Town Crier, Mernda Market, unknown
... sheep sale... thomas pig shed plenty road mernda cattle sale sheep sale auction ...An article about the history of the Mernda Market owned by Nobel Quiney and sons Garnet and John.Newsprint with black and white images.mernda, mernda market, quiney family, nobel quiney, garnet quiney, john quiney, nobel powell, moses thomas, pig shed, plenty road mernda, cattle sale, sheep sale, auction market -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HERD INSTINCT
... , September 24, 2003. Herd instinct: a sheep sale in the 1930s...: a sheep sale in the 1930s. Little has changed in sheep sales since ...Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Wednesday, September 24, 2003. Herd instinct: a sheep sale in the 1930s. Little has changed in sheep sales since then except the prices.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Rodney Irrigation Trust
... . Alexander Arbuthnot photo, Starritt's sheep sale. Index and story... Trust office. Alexander Arbuthnot photo, Starritt's sheep sale ...Correspondence 1887 to and from Tatura Water Trust office. Alexander Arbuthnot photo, Starritt's sheep sale. Index and story of irrigation, Goulburn Valley Pumping Station 1885, Waranga Basin 1906Blue plastic cover, white label, gold letteringrodney irrigation trust, arbuthnot, starritt, tatura, irrigation, document, reference, rural, industry -
National Wool Museum
Notice
... Advertising notice for a sheep sale at the Woolbroker's...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Advertising notice for a sheep sale ...Advertising notice for a sheep sale at the Woolbroker's Stock Department. Involves Strachan and Co. Ltd and Dennys Lascelles Ltd who were the agents in conjunction. (NB: According to the original record, this object acquired with the purchase of property from Myer Properties Ltd and was acquired 6/8/86. It is not known what this property was or if anything else was acquired at the same time. Until further details are know, no accession record has been created.)STRACHAN & CO. LIMITED / DENNYS, LASCELLES LIMITED / Agents in Conjunction / "OSBORNE" / 6 YR. EWES. / For Information Only. But not Guaranteedsheep sales, dennys, lascelles limited strachan and co. limited, sign -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: GRAND TOTALS OF STOCK SOLD - JULY 87 TO SEPT 89
... . Typed list of Bendigo Special Sheep Sale Dates 1991. Also listed... Special Sheep Sale Dates 1991. Also listed are the advertising ...9 Hand written pages mentioning the totals of Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Bobby Calves, Pigs and Goats sold at the saleyards from July 87 to Sept 89. May 88 was the last entry for horses. After this date a column for stores was inserted. Six hand written pages Oct 89 to Jun 91.Columns mention the totals of sheep, lambs, fat cattle, bulls, bobby calves and pigs with totals. Typed list of Bendigo Special Sheep Sale Dates 1991. Also listed are the advertising agents: Elders Pastoral, R H McGregor & Company, W McKean & Company, Miller Turner Livestock, F P Nevins & Company, Ellis Nuttall & Company, B Rodwell & Company, E M Vains & Company, Victorian Producers and Dalgety Farmers Limited. Written at the end is Charolaise 1st Wednesday March '92. All Agents.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - grand totals of stock sold - july 87 to sept 89 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Letter, Augustus Bostock to E H Macartney, 1900
... , in this case the construction of a sheep dip and the sale of Lincoln... and the sale of Lincoln sheep and expenses. This is one of a number ...Augustus Bostock was the 9th child of Robert & Rachael Bostock of Vaucluse Epping Forest, Van Diemen’s Land. He was only 4 years old when his mother died. He was inspired by his father to seek his fortune in the Western District of Victoria. He arrived around 1850. He married Margaret Aitkin in July 1865. Augustus owned several properties in the district and leased others. He sat on the court of Warrnambool, Mortlake or Hexham as required. He resided at Marramook in Hawkesdale and later moved to Vaucluse in Hopetoun Road Warrnambool, where he died in 1920 at the age of 87. He was involved in many aspects of life in the Western District, racing, cricket, and social activities to name a few. This is one of a number of personal letters exchanged between Augustus Bostock and E H Macartney. Generally the topics discussed relate to sheep and farming practices, in this case the construction of a sheep dip and the sale of Lincoln sheep and expenses.This is one of a number of documents which relate to the Bostock family who were one of the most important pioneering families of the Western District. They owned and leased various properties around Warrnambool and were involved in many aspects of social and business life. As a letter , which discusses issues of the day, this item has social and historical significance.Cream lined paper folded in two. Written in black ink over three and a half pages with hand drawn diagram at the end of the letter.Dated September 27th 1900. Marramook. Addressed to E H Macartney Delatite Mansfield.augustus bostock, e h macartney, warrnambool, lincoln sheep -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Docket, Wilson & Anderson Jos Tilley 1916, 1916
This docket from the firm of Stephen Holgate and Co. of Ballarat gives details of this firm’s sale in 1916 of nine bullocks on behalf of Joseph Tilley of ‘Aringa’ of Port Fairy. The sale yielded £215-15-0 and, with costs of £14-12-2, the profit for Joseph Tilley was £201-2-10. Stephen Holgate established his auctioneering firm in Ballarat in the late 19th century and was an authority on sheep and cattle breeding. Joseph Tilley was farming at ‘Aringa’ in the early 20th century and also owned the Penshurst Hotel. ‘Aringa’, five miles west of Port Fairy on the Portland Road, was established by John Ritchie in 1839.This docket is of some importance as it is an original one and gives details of a 1916 sale of cattle with the names Joseph Tilley and Stephen Holgate of interest. It gives us the prices for bullocks in 1916 and the type of receipt forms used at that time.This is an original receipt for an account sale of 1916. The docket is a printed one from the firm of Stephen Holgate and Co. of Ballarat with printed blue and red lines for entering the details of the sale. The client’ s name is typed in blue type and the details of the sale are handwritten. On the back of the docket: ‘Wm Delaney from Lin Shoppee’ ‘1916’aringa, joseph tilley, stephen holgate and co. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document - Docket: Dalgety & Co Jos Tilley 1917, 1917
This docket, from the firm of Dalgety and Company Limited of Terang, gives details of the sale of three rams on behalf of Joseph Tilley of ‘Aringa’. The total profit for Mr Tilley was £6-10-6. Joseph Tilley ran the property of ‘Aringa’ which was on the Portland Road, five miles from Port Fairy. He also owned the Penshurst Hotel at the same time. Dalgety and Company was established by Frederick Dalgety in Melbourne in 1846, primarily to support sheep farmers. In 1993 Dalgety Farmers became a subsidiary of the A.N.Z. Bank and the pastoral interests of the company were taken over by Wesfarmers.This docket is of some importance as it is an original one and gives details of a 1917 sale of a bull, with the names Wilson and Anderson and Tilley of some local interest. It gives us the prices for bulls at the time and the type of account form used.This is an original docket of 1917. It is a printed one with printed red and blue lines for entering the details of the client. The client’s name and sale details are handwritten in pencil.wilson and anderson, joseph tilley, aringa -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Financial record - Bonnett Farm Account Notebook, George Bonnett, Mepunga, 1920 to 1981
... date from 1920 to 1981 and commence with the sale of stock... and commence with the sale of stock (pigs, sheep and cattle) in 1920 ...This is a notebook used to keep some of the farm accounts of the Bonnett farm in Mepunga. As the handwriting is the same throughout, most of the entries appear to have been made by George Bonnett, the son of Frederick and Charity Bonnett. The accounts date from 1920 to 1981 and commence with the sale of stock (pigs, sheep and cattle) in 1920 and go on to record purchases as well as sales in a variety of goods and services - cartage costs, electricity bills, garage repairs, stock feed, household goods etc. This notebook is an interesting memento of Westen District farm finances over a period of sixty years in the 20th centuryThis is a small note book with a black cover. It contains pages with ruled lines and handwritten entries in red, blue and black ink. Some pages have been cut out at the back of the book.mepunga farming, bonnett family of mepunga -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Document, laminated List of Pioneers Moorabbin Parish, c1985
This list shows the names of the Pioneer settlers with the amount of Acres, the date purchased from The Crown and the Lot or Portion Number in the Land of the Henry Dendy Special Survey of Brighton 1841, in the County of Bourke , Victoria. The Squatters ,who arrived in the area first, used the land for grazing sheep and cattle. The Squatters had the right to graze unoccupied Crown land for ₤10 per year rental and a per capita payment for animals grazed. They could develop , improve and clear the land for the purpose of the tenancy but ownership was not permitted. When the land became useful The Crown put it on the market and the developers took over whilst the Squatters lost the improved land, dwellings and out buildings, there being no compensation paid. Squatters named John and Thomas Martin 1840-41; Richard and John King 1840- 1854 ; M.N.M.Moysey and M.J.Bickford 1841-1852 ; James McMahon 1846-1853 ; Daniel MacKinnon 1839- 1840. The 5120 Acres of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841were divided into approx. 83 Portions / Lots with varying acreage . Josiah Holloway, a speculator purchased 625 acres of the King Brothers run and re-sectioned the land into 2 acre Lots for Sale as market gardens. It was called The Two Acre Village later known as Cheltenham. A List of the names of The Pioneers in County of Burke Victoria c1841-1887 compiled by Lesley A. Schumer in 1985 A 3 Laminated display on wall in room 2 THE PIONEERS, Signed L.A. Schumer moorabbin, brighton, cheltenham, bentleigh, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers, dendy henry, henry dendy's special survey 1841, squatters, king john, martin john, mcmahon james, two acre village, holloway josiah, were jonathan binn, grazing, cattle, sheep, market gardens, -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph Tobacco selling, Tobacco sale floor, 1950 to 199
This promotional photograph by the Tobacco Growers Association was in response to a 1935 meeting of tobacco growers from Victoria, South Australia and Queensland which produced four major resolutions for the industry covering the remainder of the 1900s. These four resolutions were: (1) Adequate tariff protection (2) Control of pests and diseases (3) Orderly marketing (4) The formation of an advisory council of growers. History has produced the following results. (1) adequate tariff protection was never achieved,(2) control of disease through benzol vapour (CSIRO) breakthrough, was later identified as carcinogenic, (3) orderly marketing was achieved through (4) the establishment of the Tobacco Growers Association(19840. In October 2006, by way of Government buy back of tobacco leases from growers, resulted in the end of Tobacco farming in Australia (after 136 years of planting the first crop). It was also significant that the major tobacco companies such as Philip Morris and The British American Tobacco Australasia advised the industry that it would source its tobacco requirements overseas by 2009.This particular photograph shows prospective buyers (from the major processing firms of Philip Morris and British American Tobacco Australasia) inspecting the dried tobacco leaves at the Melbourne sales, before 2009, when they moved to overseas growers.The remnants of the Tobacco Industry can still be viewed throughout the Kiewa Valley and adjacent regions on the former tobacco farms, which still have the former tobacco drying sheds but now converted into hay sheds. The death of the tobacco industry(2006) resulted in the expansion of the dairy , sheep, beef cattle, venison and lama wool producers in the Kiewa Valley and surrounding regions. The problems from the large quantities of carcinogenic infused soil of farmlands in the region, still remains a problem now and for future generations. The tighter restrictions of where the final product can be smoked and the higher tax levied (no tariff protection) was the main contributor to this one time lucrative industry's demise.Coloured photograph pasted onto a thick wood chip backing. Two galvanised eyelets at the top of the frame, 50mm from each end, with a twine cord stretch from each, for hanging purposes. See also KVHS 0054A to KVHS 0054EA sign, which has been removed from the picture at some previous point in time is "Tobacco sale floor"tobacco, farming, rural industry, licences, ollie mould, blue mould, benzol vapour, photograph -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Burrumbeep, 1884, 16/10/1884
Auctions of Crown land were introduced in the Colony of Victoria from 1851 to encourage settlers to occupy and work the land. Many squatters purchased land at auction at the upset (minimum) price of £1 per acre. In some areas where demand was high, such as the goldfields, the price realised at auction was much more. Land was put up for sale in the study area on the Burrumbeep run in May 1855, on the Lexington run in 1857, and on the Gorrinn run in 1858. (http://www.ararat.vic.gov.au/library/document/thermatics.pdf, accessed 27 January 2015) For 70 years or more, Yalla-y-Poora, Burrumbeep, Edgarley, Mount William and Narrapumelap ranked in the leading wool producers in Victoria. 1 Stud owners at Yalla-y-Poora, Eurambeen, Burrumbeep and Challicum crossed merino sheep with sheep descended from John Macarthur's Camden Park in New South Wales. (http://www.ararat.vic.gov.au/library/document/thermatics.pdf, accessed 27 January 2015) In what was to become the Ararat Mining Division, gold was discovered in May 1854 on the Burrumbeep run at a place that became known as Pinky Point on the Mount William goldfield. By 21 June 1854, between 600 and 1,000 people had arrived. (http://www.ararat.vic.gov.au/library/document/thermatics.pdf, accessed 27 January 2015)\ Town allotment plan for Burrumbeep. Merrymbuela, Borung, Lexington and Langi Logan are neighbouring areas. The plan includes the Burrumbeep Pre-Emptive Right (Roger and Wright); licensed land holders including Stephen Young, John Carroll, William Walsh, Thomas Purcell, Martha M. Bond, Colin Johnson, John Charles Webb, Henry Withycombe, William Henry Barbridge, John Wall, Thomas Flatelly, William Jenkinson, Elisia Radford, V. Radford, Denis Byrne, George Cook. Land holders included Andrew Maloney, Richard Wingfield Harrocks, W. Sporton, Terence Lynch, F. S. Falkiner, A. Millman, H. Morris, George Upham, J. McCLure, S. Fletcher, W. Parker, Thomas Myers, William wright, W.C. Winter, C. Wordman, Oliver A. Winter This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines student Richard Squire (1875-6) Gift of the Squire FamilyVerso written in pencil - Plan of Burrembeep Ararat Burrembeep Araratburrumbeep, corrinn, langi logan, merrymbuela, lexington, ararat, roger & wright, cook, rogers, upham, george upham, ross, parsans, morris, johnson, withycoombe, colin johnson, falkiner, dsporton, john carroll, donald gordon, denis bryne, maurice dooley, martha bond, william harricks, \william wingfield harricks, william l.c. harricks, michael houlihan, thomas purcell, martin ryan, michael cody, fletcher, mccaw, w. parker, j.m. clow, elisia radford, thomas radford, thomas myers, barbridge, e. wilde, j. wall, flatelly, g. wardman, w.c. winter, david ball, jenkinson, ballarat school of mines, richard squire, squire -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: J COCK - FAMILY BUTCHER
Copy of a black and white photo of J. Cock, Family Butcher Shop. Photo shows a weather board shop with the name J. Cock. Family Butcher Sale and Retail. In the front of the shop is a tree and a butcher wearing a striped apron and holding a sheep. A man is standing next to the sheep and there is seven girls of various ages. Three boys are also in the photo and a dog near the tree.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - j cock - family butcher -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: ORDER OF SALE OF FAT SHEEP
... BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: ORDER OF SALE OF FAT SHEEP...Bendigo Saleyards Collection - Order of Sale of Fat Sheep.... Then Order of Sale of Fat Sheep and below that the date. Each page... - Order of Sale of Fat Sheep City of Bendigo Cattle Market VPC ...Tan coloured book with crocodile skin pattern and cloth tape binding on the spine. Pages are pale blue. Sheep 91 written in black on the front. Book dates from 7 january 91 to 16 December 91. Pages have City of Bendigo Cattle Market heading. Then Order of Sale of Fat Sheep and below that the date. Each page is divided into columns with number, Agent, No of Pens, Pen Number, No of Yards, Mins, Start and Finish. Agents are Nevins, Dalgety, V.P.C., McKean, Rodwell, Nuttall, Elders, M/Turner, Vains and McGregor. Each week the agents sell in a different order. Some pages have notes made in pencil on the back.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - order of sale of fat sheep, city of bendigo cattle market, vpc, mckean, nuttall, rodwell, elders, miller turner, mcgregor, nevins, vains, dalgety -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LANDS OFFICE: SANDHURST AND DISTRICT LAND SALES BY PUBLIC AUCTION 1854
Document: booklet, heavy brown paper cover, written on cover ' copy of sale books, suburban lots in Sheep wash and Emu Creeks sold June 20th. And 21st. 1854. Contains newspaper cuttings with purchase amount and purchaser name. White sticker fixed to pocket : Book 2 Strathfieldsaye and Nerring Land Sales 20th. June 1854 to 21 June 1854place, bendigo, land sales, lands office, bendigo, sandhurst, land sales, auctions -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, The Perpetual (income tax) Recorder. No. 5. Agricultural and Pastoral. M Lowry, 1917
Entries of sale of cattle, horses, wool, grain and sheep. Includes receipt to M. Lowry from Vic Producers Co op and final dist. Liquidators payment of wool shares and personal letter to M. Lowry from R. Charles. 1919Cream and red leather linen like hard cover with brass studs on spine. Title on red label, gold letters on front.m. lowry, vic producers coop, r. charles -
National Wool Museum
Photo Album, 1930-1934
The Photo Album was created by Hans Beck, who interned with the donor's father (Wilhelm Eckels). The Photo Album depicts wool buying and sheep station related life between 1927-1939. Each photograph has been individually labelled.Straw coloured booklet with gold cursive writing on front cover spelling 'Photo Album'. Inside are 18 pages containing 63 photographs, each individually captioned. Internal pages show signs of age with discolouration, particularly in areas of previous adhesive application.Lettering, Front: Historic Interest Before WME arrived - 1930-1934 Wool & Sheep Photo Album Lettering, Internal by Page: Page 1 - Bottom Left Conner: Table from right:/ O. Hilbert sen. / WW. Richter, W. Ehrig/ Sampler: C. McCarthy/ at desk: E.S. Bottom Right Corner: 1927/ Wool Sample Room/ O. Hilbert/ Terranora Buildings/ Reiby Lane Page 2 - Bottom Middle: 1931/ Opening Sale/ Sydney Page 3 - Bottom Middle: 1934/ Opening Sale/ Sydney Page 4 - Bottom Middle: 1933/ Wool Auctions/ Brisbane Page 5 - Top Left Corner: 1930 Escapade/ Sydney to CAIRNS/ via Bourke, Central/ Queensland, Hinter-/ land & Atherton/ Table Lands Top Right Corner: Dubbo: Main Street/ (1st Night)/ 31.7.1930 Middle Right: 1st Night-"OUT"/ Stranded 11 miles/ from Bourke. (Red/ Dust in Carburettor Bottom Right Corner: Our "ERSKINE'/ hits Culvert &/ breaks both King-/pins. 1 1/2 miles from/ CUNNAMULLA SW-Q. Page 6 - Top Right Corner: "Rosevale Station"/ via Cunnamulla SWQ/ "Gidgi" country/ Gidgi Creak &/ Warrigo R. Middle Left: STAN HILL Page 7 - Middle Top: Blackhall/ Tattersall's Hotel/ Yarning at Cross-/roads. Middle Left: FO Wool Sales/ 22 Horse team Middle Right: Roadsign to:/ ISIS DOWNS &/ Homestead (Fart Page 8 - Middle Top: Muster: 3000 sheep/ Semi-circular/ Shearing shed/ ISIS DOWNS Page 9 - Middle Top: Shearer/ Water Tower/ Counting out/ pens Middle Bottom: Shearers Cook/ Hot Water & Soup/ Cake for Shearing/ Shed Charity Ball Page 10 - Middle Left: Isis Downs Home-/ stead with fire// flood Lookout./ Artesian Borewell Bottom Right: Manager: Moore/ & Alfred Loh-/ mann with kills/ Ducks & Emus Page 11 - Top Middle: PORTLAND DOWNS/ Muster: 10,000/ Sheep Bottom Left: Manager:/ Mr. Luck/ with A.L./Moore Page 12 - Middle Top: ROOKWOOD Station/ near/ HUGHENDEN/ Central NWQ Page 13 - Top Middle: 'HINTERLAND"/ Cattle country/ Spear Grass/ Tracks Bottom Middle: Crossings:/ Creeks: Quick/ Sand/ Rivers: rocky Page 14 - Middle Right: Lyndhurst stat/tion/ Head Stockman Middle Left: -Valley of la-/goons/ Station Bottom Right Corner: Master Atkinson/ saves/ Petrol shortage Page 15 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ LAKE BERRINE Middle Centre: Tropical Rainforest/ near/ Lake Berrine Page 16 - Top Middle: ATHERTON TABLELANDS/ Timber Country Bottom Middle Edge: CAIRNS/ Imperial Hotel Page 17 - Hans Beck with/ Betty Hilbert/ Lapstone Hill 1931 wool - transportation, wool sales, wool growing, wool growing agriculture farming, wool industry, wool sales - sydney, wool sales - brisbane, dubbo, 1930, bourke, cunnamulla, isis downs, shearing, shearing - lifestyle, portland downs, muster, hughenden, hinterland, lake berrine, cairns -
National Wool Museum
Sale notice, "Marathon" "The Mountains look on Marathon, and Marathon looks on the Sea"
Used in NWM Woolbrokers office displaysheep stations - history wool sales property sales, dennys, lascelles limited, sheep stations - history, wool sales, property sales -
National Wool Museum
Sale notice, "Darriwill"
Sale notice lists property as belonging to the Hope family for the last 100 years, who were the original owners. The property contains a bluestone house, stables, a carpenters shop, two cottages, working ammenities, all fronting the Moorabool River and Sutherland Creek. Notice was used in the NWM Woolbrokers office display.sheep stations - history property sales wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited strachan and co. limited, hope, mr alistair, sheep stations - history, property sales, wool brokering -
National Wool Museum
Sale notice, Euroa
Notice was used in the NWM Woolbrokers office display.sheep sales wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, sheep sales, wool brokering -
National Wool Museum
Article, Sale by sample with clean colour measurement
... - measurement Wool Sales Sheep stations - management "Sale by sample ..."Sale by sample with clean colour measurement" - Australian Wool Corporation 1977."Sale by sample with clean colour measurement" - Australian Wool Corporation 1977.woolclassing - objective measurement wool marketing wool - measurement wool sales sheep stations - management, australian wool corporation, wool clip preparation, woolclassing - objective measurement, wool marketing, wool - measurement, wool sales, sheep stations - management -
National Wool Museum
Brochure, Famous Collaroy Stud, Dispersal Sale
Auction brochure for the Dispersal Sale of the Collaroy Merino Stud, 14th September, 1927.Auction brochure for the Dispersal Sale of the Collaroy Merino Stud, 14th September, 1927. Auction brochure for the Dispersal Sale of the Collaroy Merino Stud, 14th September, 1927. Auction brochure for the Dispersal Sale of the Collaroy Merino Stud, 14th September, 1927.Famous collaroy Stud...Dispersal sale...Public Austion at Collaroy Station (Merriwa)...Wednesday, 14th September, 1927.. ESSEXmerino sheep, sturgeon merino, sturgeon, mr glen, collaroy station, merriwa -
Yarrawonga and Mulwala Pioneer Museum
Memorabilia - Wool Show Prize cards, Yarrawonga Chronicle, Lions Club Wool Show
The Lions Club has been conducting their Wool Show in conjunction with the Yarrawonga Show Committee since 1985. Proceeds from the sale of fleeces donated by local farmers are donated to worthy causes in the communitySmall Third Prize cards. White card, blue print. Awarded to J.C. and N. C. Thom for fine comeback wool fleecessheep wool, agricultural show -
Torquay and District Historical Society
Black & White photocopy, Bellbrae Cemetery Memorial Exhibition 2015
Photographs donated by Valda ConnellyGundry descententsIron Bark Station was purchased by Joseph Gundry in 1844 The property consisted of 7721 acres plus conditional rights to adjoining properties.The station housed 6000 sheep and 60 cattle . In the top left hand corner of the photograph you can see the LLAMBERIS House built by Joseph Gundry. It was thought that later the property was sold and Roderick Impey Murchison was the buyer,he later offered it for sale in 1885 and later that year A N Hassall invited tenders for lots of Liamberis.C j Cook was the listed owner in 1888 ( land of the Magpie) -
National Wool Museum
Painting, The White Farm, 2020/21
The farm buildings that Linda Gallus has studied and painted are on the farmland adjoining the Leura Park properties in Curlewis, on the Bellarine Peninsula. The current owner of the property told Linda that he bought the farm in 1994. He has used it for both sheep and cattle grazing since purchasing the property. When the farmer bought the land all the buildings on the property were painted white for sale, despite the fact they were very old. The shearing shed was in use up until the time of sale but was in a bad state of disrepair. The roof, stumps and floor required replacing. The building was no longer in use after the sale, so the shearing shed gradually fell into further disrepair. The previous owner had also used the property for growing potatoes, crops and livestock, mainly sheep. Linda’s fascination with the property came when she caught a glimpse of the white chimney over the hill driving towards Point Lonsdale, which still stands proud today on the roof of the old shearing shed. The owner kindly allowed her to visit the property over the past few years to capture the buildings using photography and painting. During this time many of the buildings have fallen. Linda calls it The White Farm as there are remnants of that original white paint on the outside of most of the buildings giving it a strange and rather beautiful patina. The structures are wonderful remnants of the history of the Bellarine. Linda first spotted the old shearing shed when she was driving home to Clifton Springs from Geelong. It was the white chimney on the shearing shed that stood out behind the rolling grassy hills. It was intriguing – bright white and still in good condition, unlike the rest of the building. After further investigation Linda got to know the owner of the property and visited it frequently to draw, take photos and paint. There is a variety of lovely old buildings on the property, but it was the shearing shed that held extra fascination for Linda. The most intriguing thing for Linda was that the buildings were all painted white at some stage and now the patina of peeling paint and bleached timber brought a wonderful mood and feeling to the farm. This is what she has tried to capture in this series of 11 paintings. Most of the buildings are falling, so Linda felt an urgency to capture them using acrylic paint on canvas in order to commemorate them forever.Acrylic Paint on Canvas. The images both feature a falling down shearing shed as the central focus. The wood of the shearing shed is a central theme of importance. The old buildings were painted white for sale despite being in a state of structural instability. After time this same painted wood has been left with an interesting complex patina like film on the surface which the artist has taken great care to capture. Image 1 is titled ‘Another gust of Wind’. It shows the exterior of the shearing shed which is in the process of collapsing from the forces of mother nature. In the background of this painting another of the buildings in the ‘White Farm’ complex is visible, in addition to blue skies and overgrown green grasses. Image 2 is titled ‘Green Trough’. It features the interior of the same collapsing shearing shed. The image is painted as though the viewer is peering through a crack of the external wall. Internally a green trough is seen hanging on an internal fence. Unlike everything else in the shearing shed, the trough appears new and in good condition. It provides a strong juxtaposition to the rest of the shearing shed, and the larger surrounding ‘White Farm’ complexbellarine peninsula, the white farm, shearing shed -
National Wool Museum
Tool - Stencil, c.2018
The story of 90 years of wool classing between father & son begins in 1936, when a young boy by the name of Stanley James Hucker walked through the doors of the Gordon Technical School in Geelong. Born in 1921, Stanley was 15 years of age when he began his 3-year course in Wool Classing. 30 years later, Stanley’s second son Denis completed the same 3-year wool classing course. Beginning in 1966, Denis attended the same Gordon Technical School and walked the same halls as his father before him. Stanley finished his course in 1938. He went back to the family farm in Lake Bolac for a brief period before enrolling in the Second World War. At the completion of the war, Stanley returned home and married before gaining a soldier settler allotment, north of Willaura. This enabled Stan to use his wool classing knowledge. He ran between 1,500 and 2,000 sheep for many years, while his wool classer stencil also allowed him to go out and class at various sheds around the area. He held his stencil from 1938 until he retired at the age of 60 in 1981. On retirement, his second son Denis was working in the district, managing a local property while also leasing land himself. Upon his father’s retirement, Denis had the opportunity to lease his father’s farm, an opportunity he could not refuse. Denis had finished his wool classing course at the Gordon Technical School in 1968, graduating dux of his class. He began working with a local contractor and started classing wool in his team. Denis gained a great deal of experience working as part of this team in big sheds of up to 8 stands servicing between 10 & 20,000 sheep. It was not all smooth sailing for Denis however, and he soon learnt an important lesson. Class wool the way you’re taught, don’t listen to the owner standing over your shoulder. At a clip of Corriedales near Casterton, Denis was pushing too many fleeces into the line of fine wool. This resulted in a notice from the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) “mixing counts too much, submit three clips for inspection”. Denis was able to submit 3 clips with no further complaints, however, this proved a valuable lesson he would never forget over his long career classing wool. In the early 1980s, when Denis was leasing two properties including his father’s, things were going well until drought struck. February 1983 was the date of the Ash Wednesday bushfires, and saw Melbourne have three days over 40 °C for only the second time on record. This period saw Denis give away farming, turning towards contracting work instead. After the difficult times of the early 1980s, the next two decades were a good time for the sheep industry. 15 micron wool was selling for prices between 4 to 5,000 cents per kilo, double what you’d expect for the same wool in 2022. In 1995 a single bale of wool sold for a million dollars. This was a good time for Denis too. His contracting work saw him employing local shearers and shed staff. His team was involved with the shearing and classing of more than 130,000 sheep. After 20 years of contracting, it was time for Denis to transition into the next phase of his life. He gave up independent contracting, preferring instead to return to being a member of someone else’s team. In 2018, having completed 50 years of wool classing, it was time to call it a day and retire completely. At the annual Gordon Wool School Old Students Association dinner held in 2018, Denis was presented with his 50 years as a registered wool classer stencil awarded by the Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX). This is a rare honour achieved by few. As of February 2020, a total of 430 wool classers had achieved this 50-year milestone. For Denis however, his proudest achievement is achieving 90 years of wool classing with his father. The National Wool Museum is proud to share the collection of objects gained from 90 years in the wool classing industry by Stanley and Denis. This ranges from Stanley’s first stencil and Wool Sample book, started when he first attended the Gordon in 1936. The collection concludes 90 years later with Denis’ 50 years of wool classing Stencil. The collection contains many more objects, all telling the story of these 90 years, and the hard work invested by this dedicated father and son duo. Thin sheet of orange plastic with letters and numbers moulded to produce a consistent pattern for the surface below through the application of ink. This wool classing stencil once belonged to Denis Hucker. The top number is Denis’ Wool Classing Stencil Number. On the next line is the emblem of the Australian Wool Exchange, followed by an image of Australia, and finally the letters AW. The final line reads 50 years, indicating Denis’ experience in the profession of wool classing. This stencil is reserved for wool classers who have held their stencil and been actively classing wool in Australia for more than 50 years. Wool classers sort, classify, and grade wool into various lines so that it can be sold at best market price. They also manage and supervise wool-handling teams. The stencil is used in the final step of preparing a bale of wool for sale. It is branded across the front of a wool bale to indicate the quality of the wool, with the classers number used as a seal of approval. Accompanying the stencil are two sheets of white A4 paper with printing in gold and black ink. The first sheet was presented by the Australian Council of Wool Exporters & Processors to Denis Hucker for achieving 50 years of wool classing. Surrounded by a thin gold boarder, the page is made up of black text with gold headings. In the top right corner, an image of a sheep with an outline of Australia is found. The second piece of paper was presented by the Australian Wool Exchange to Denis Hucker for achieving 50 years of wool classing. Two thirds of the page is made up of a gold stencil which reads “50 years”. Accompanying the stencil is black text. Moulded letters, numbers, emblem, and imagery. “950326 / (emblem AWEX) (Image Australia) AW / 50 Years” A4 Paper. Printed. See Multimedia A4 Paper. Printed See Multimedia wool classing, stencil, 90 years wool classing between father & son -
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Certificate
Certificate used to accompany sale of pure merino rams sold by Sturgeon family to certify that sheep are descendants of His Majesty George III's Flock.Certificate used to accompany sale of pure merino rams sold by Sturgeon family to certify that sheep are descendant of His Majesty George III's Flock. Black print on cream coloured paper, Gray's Hall address.For details...Wool from this flock No 625merino sheep - history, sturgeon merino, sturgeon, mr t. b. sturgeon, mr glen -
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Catalogue, Stanbury corriedale stud, Ceres, Victoria, Catalogue of stud sale by tender
Stanbury corriedale stud, Ceres, Victoria, Catalogue of stud sale by tender c1991. The Stanbury Corriedale Stud was run by the Wettenhall family.922 / actual number sold..corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association, pettitt, mr r. w., stanbury corriedale stud, victoria, corriedale sheep, sheep breeding -
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Certificate, Vendor's Certificate
Copy of an Australasian Corriedale Society vendor's certificate for sale of 24 ewes flock no. 36, by E M Middleton to Messrs Pettitt & Son, 13th Nov 1936.THE AUSTRALASIAN (LINCOLN-MERINO) CORRIEDALE SOCIETY Copy Pettitt & Son/ Geelong, Vic/ (flock numbered) 36/sgd E MMiddleton/per A E C Bennett/ Hamilton, Vic/13th Nov 1936corriedale sheep sheep breeding, australian corriedale association australasian (lincoln-merino) corriedale society, pettitt, mr r. w., corriedale sheep, sheep breeding