James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionF Murgatroyd Sellers 1940 83-5 KODAK PRINTtextile machinery textile mills textile mills - staff textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd yarra falls mill tweedside woollen mills, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, textile mills - staff

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionF Murgatroyd KODAK PRINTtextile machinery textile mills textile mills - staff textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd yarra falls mill tweedside woollen mills, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, textile mills - staff

James Murgatroyd worked at Warrnambool Woollen Mills, Federal Mill, Tweedside, Collins Mills and set up looms for Alexander Spinning Mills Sydney, his son Fred Murgatroyd worked as a loom tuner at Yarra Falls, Tweedside and Collins mills in Victoria as well as in Sydney, and studied at Leeds University.Murgatroyd Photograph CollectionF Murgatroyd KODAK PRINTtextile machinery textile mills textile mills - staff textile mills, collins bros mill pty ltd yarra falls mill tweedside woollen mills, murgatroyd, mr fred murgatroyd, mr james, textile machinery, textile mills, textile mills - staff

Program for a 'Welcome Home' held by the RSS Mill on Friday, 21 June, 1946, to welcome back their ex-employees who had enlisted in the Second World War. The program includes a list of employees who served, where they fought and a list of those who were killed.Program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. First page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Second page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Third page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II. Last page of a program to welcome home the RSS Mill employees who enlisted in World War II (lists those who were killed).RETSOL / WELCOME / HOME / Friday, 21st June, 1946 / With the Compliments of the Directorate of the / Returned Sailors' & Soldiers' Woollen & Worsted / Co-operative Manufacturing Coy. Ltd. - - Geelongworld war ii, textile mills, textile mills staff, returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff

Winding Department, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong, c early 1960'sWinding Department,/Federal Woollen Mills, /Geelong 20/87textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd, winding machinery, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Leesona Winders, Worsted Division, Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong, c early 1960'sLeesona Winders, Worsted Division, early 1960's/ Federal Woollen Mills, Geelong 19/87textile mills - staff woollen mills - history, federal woollen mills ltd, winding machinery, textile mills - staff, woollen mills - history

Letter from the Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Co. Ltd of Hill Street, Ballarat to W.R. Lang in 1945 re: an employee reference.textile mills - staff world war ii, ballarat woollen and worsted co. ltd, lang, dr w. roy, textile mills - staff, world war ii

Photograph,of two men, displaying a presentation box containing a satin edged blanket with the royal coat of arms, made at Godfrey Hirst Mills and a record. The blanket was made at Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd as a gift to Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne, 1950, and was accompanied by a recorded message.(ref w6036)Photograph, black and white, of two men, displaying a presentation box containing a satin edged blanket with the royal coat of arms on silk.Made at Godfrey Hirst's for/ Princess Anne Capt A C Dykes/Mr McDonald/ British Travel Assnweaving mills textile mills weaving textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, weaving mills, textile mills, weaving, textile mills - staff

Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording. All associated with the presentation of a baby blanket from the staff of Godfrey Hirst & Co Pty Ltd on the occasion of the birth of Princess Anne.Scrapbook, contains newspaper clippings,1950, extract from the Wool and Textile Newsletter, Sept 1950, radio results and script for recording.Royal blanket presentation/ Godfrey Hirst and Company Pty Ltd BRITISH COMMERCIAL NEWS...textile industry textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, blankets, textile industry, textile mills - staff

Photograph, of two people looking at the flood levels 1880 and 1951, marked on a wall. The photograph is possibly of the Godfrey Hirst and Co Pty Ltd mill c1951Photograph, of two people looking at the flood levels 1880 and 1951, marked on a wall. The photograph is possibly of the Godfrey Hirst and Co Pty Ltd mill c1951.W C Meyer Photographer/ 233 Myers Street/ East Geelong. Phone 3289textile mills - history textile mills - staff, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd excelsior woollen and worsted mills, textile mills - history, textile mills - staff

Letter from , R D Croll, Eagley Mills Pty Ltd, Collingwood 1952 to W.R. Lang, Gordon Institute of Technology, Geelong re. the use of bottle bobbins and the supply of a bottle winder and fabric knitting machine.knitting textile mills - history textile mills - staff, eagley mills pty ltd, lang, dr w. roy, knitting, textile mills - history, textile mills - staff

"Gala Day" Geelong float, the second last float entered by the Federal Woollen Mill.1937woollen mills - history textile mills - staff, federal woollen mills ltd, jose, mr reginald, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff

"Gala Day" Geelong float, the last float entered by the Federal Woollen Mill.Photographic print: of the Gala Day float, 19381938woollen mills - history textile mills - staff, federal woollen mills ltd, jose, mr reginald, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff

Sladen House was built by Sir Charles Sladen in 1850 and it served as the amenities section of the R S & R Mill after World War 2.Mr G Kidmanwoollen mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House was built by Sir Charles Sladen in 1850 and it served as the amenities section of the R S & R Mill after World War 2.Geelong R S & S Woollen & Worsted Co-operative Manufacturing Coy lLimited Robert Pockley Studios/ photographers... Copy by/woollen mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., sladen house, geelong, woollen mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Photograph of Margaret Keown, Mr E J Fairnie's SecretaryMargaret Keown/ E J Fairnie's Secretary G Kidmantextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, keown, margaret - returned soldiers and sailors mill fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Photograph of Sue FairnieSue Fairnie Horsted G Kidmantextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, fairnie, ms sue - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Photograph of R S & S Staff with the "Spirit of Anzac" statue at the mill.textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, the spirit of anzac, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Photograph of Sue Fairnie's weddingLindsay Fairnie/ Sue Fairnietextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, fairnie, ms sue - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Photograph of Sue Fairnie's weddingSue Fairnietextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, fairnie, ms sue - returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Section employees cafeteria, Sladen House, R S & S Mill.Ritter-Jepperson Studios... Section employees cafeteriatextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Reading room, R S & S Mill, probably Sladen House,G Kidman Reading room, time after eating lunch/ to sew or knit 1 hour for lunch, subsidised meal 3 course/qualified cooktextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Group photograph of a picnic for R S & S mill workers.Mill picnic Era 1920's/ annual picnic/ 2 vehicles drays 96 to 5 horses) G Kidmantextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Warping machine R S & S millWarping machine R S & S Department of Informationtextile machinery textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, warping machinery, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Worsted room, R S & S mill.Worsted spinning /R S & Stextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, spinning machinery, cloth - worsted, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Warping machine, R S & S mill.Warping machine/ R S & S / Australian Official Photograph/ Dept of Informationtextile machinery textile mills - history textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, warping machinery, warping, kidman, mr g. l., textile machinery, textile mills - history, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Ofice at the R S & S mill.Black and white photograph of four people in an office, most likely at the Returned Soldiers & Sailors Mill, Geelong.Gen Stan Savige/ Mr Schofield/ Gethin Kidmantextile mills - management textile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, kidman, mr g. l., textile mills - management, textile mills - staff, textile mills