Humorous photographs of overseas wool buyers in Australia around late 1930s. Photographs have names of wool buyers on the rear of the image. Images were a joke between wool buyers created by superimposing the head of the wool buyer on a famous person's torso. Some images also have name of famous person's torso on rear.26 Photographs in total. Each has a famous person's torso with the face of a overseas wool buyer superimposed on top. On the rear of the image is the name of the overseas wool buyer.Photographs have names of wool buyers on the rear of the image. Some images also have name of famous person's torso on rear. Inscriptions are written in pencil and are have a cursive fontwool sales

Camp 1 German wool buyer, Eberhard Schuster, looking at some of the remains at Camp 1.Colour photograph of Mr Eberhard Schuster, German wool buyers, a short distance of him standing near the building remnants of camp, some 300 cm (10 ft) high.german wool buyers, eberhard schuster, camp 1

Photograph of Geelong Wool Brokers Picnic to Wool Buyers, Barwon Heads, 1908. (Supp. file contains a modern reproduction of this photo which gives the names and companies of all those pictured.)Sepia toned, mounted under glass and framed photograph of Geelong Wool Brokers Picnic to Wool Buyers at Barwon Heads, February 14th 1908. Photo shows a group portrait of buyers, brokers and guests including a small girl.

Camp 1 German wool buyer Mr Eberhard Schuster, standing in front of the remains of Cafe Wellblach at camp 1. Colour photograph of a man in black hat and jacket standing in front of a stone wall. Trees in the background. german wool buyers, eberhard schuster, camp 1, cafe wellblach

Sketch of Hans Beck by Max Graf; unknown who did other two sketches. Hans Beck, Sydney based wool buyer, interned Bathurst Goal and Camp 1.Square cream board with 3 Black and white photograph of 3 sketches, laminated onto board: a head and shoulders sketch of a man in a suit and tie, drawn by Max Graf (internee), inscription Max Graf 1940; looking into a cell, inscription H M G Bathurst 30 Sept 1939; Sketch of a section of Bathurst goal, inscription Mr H Beck Esq Goal Bathurst A Hall.wool buyers, camp 1, bathurst goal, hans beck, max graf

Eberhard Schuster was a German wool buyer and interned in Camp 1 during WW2. He is standing in front the skittle alley which he operated at Camp 1. Photograph taken in 1991.Colour photograph of Eberhard Schuster, standing in front of a stone wall, behind which are gum trees. Mr Schuster is attired in brown strides, white jacket, black beret and walking stick.german wool buyers, eberhard schuster, camp 1, skittle alley

This image was taken on 31 August 1936 on the opening day of sales for the 1936-1937 season. Approximately 300 wool buyers are present. The image belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who worked for 43 years in the wool industry. Wilhelm arrived in Australia from Germany in 1937, and the image taken before his arrival. Over his career, Wilhelm worked for a number of wool buying firms and also had his own business. Some of these businesses failed and he had to move to other firms, it is assumed he took this image with him while leaving one of these companies.Black and white photograph showing approximately 300 wool buyers waiting for the start of the day's bidding at Sydney Wool Sales, 1936.Lettering: Opening Day of Sydney Wool Sales Season 1936 - 1937 31.8.36 Hall Studio 20 Hunter Street Sydneywool sales, 1936 - 1937

Joseph Walter Reinhold Wolfgarten was a German wool buyer, interned in Camp 1.Coloured head and shoulders photograph of a distinguished gentleman with grey hair, moustache and glasses, wearing a suit, white shirt and blue tie. Has been laminated.german wool buyer, german internee camp 1, joseph walter reinhold wolfgarten

Pages contain typewritten codes for use by the company's wool buyers."F Kanematsu & Co Ltd: Private code for wool" 1959GEELONG OFFICE 28th Jan '59 Book#13 Messrs F Kanematsu (Aust) Pty Ltd /Sydneywool sales wool sales - auction system textile mills textile mills, f kanematsu & co pty ltd, japan, wool sales, wool sales - auction system, textile mills

Tea trolley was brought from England in the 19th century and used to serve refreshments to wool buyers at the Denny Lascelles Wool Store.wool stores wool brokering, dennys, lascelles limited, dennys lascelles wool store, wool stores, wool brokering

These coins belonged to Wilhelm Eckels who was a wool buyer in Sydney when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years.2 Australian pennies, 1938 and 1940. Kings head on one side has been erased and "Tatura Meister 1942" (Tatura Master 1942) has been stamped or etched on it. Australian Penny on other side.as abovewilhelm eckels, woolbuyers, australian penny 1940, australian penny 1938, tatura meister

This banner belonged to Wilhelm Eckels, a wool buyer in Sydney , NSW, when war broke out. He was interned in Camp 1, aged 22 years. Red cloth banner with hand stitched green tassels on one end. Hand painted Comedy and Tragedy symbol and writingas abovewilhelm eckels, wool buyer, rod eckels

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: LUNCH ATwool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: STRACHAN & CO. LTD.wool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: DALGETY & N.Z.L.wool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: ELDER, SMITH & CO. LTD.wool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Rectangular blue cardboard sign with printed black text.front: A.M.L. & F.wool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Signs used during wool sales, used to direct buyers to dining rooms. Particular companies would ‘host’ meals in different areas. Blue cardboard signs with printed black numbers. 8518.1 – seven blue cardboard signs with the number 1 printed in black text. One sign has the capital letter M and one sign has the capital letter P written in hand written black texta. 8518.2 – seven blue cardboards signs wit the number 0 printed in black text. One sign has the capital letter M and one sign has the capital letter P written in hand written black texta. 8518.3 - seven blue cardboards signs wit the number 2 printed in black text. 8518.4 - seven blue cardboard signs with the number 3 printed in black text. One sign has the capital letter M and one sign has the capital letter P written in hand written black texta. One sign has hand written text in black pen ink on the back. 8518.5 - eight blue cardboard signs with the number 4 printed in black text. One card has a six pointed star drawn in black ink on the top right corner on the back. 8518.6 - seven blue cardboard signs with the number 5 printed in black text. 8518.7 - eight blue cardboard signs with the number 9 printed in black text. One sign has hand written text in black pen ink on the back.0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 9wool sales, signs, dining, buyers, wool industry, business

Ready Reckoner used by J and F O'Beirne, Wool and Skin Merchants of LintonBurgundy coloured Ready Reckoner.J and F O'Beirne Linton Oct 20, (19)17wool and skin buyers, o'beirne, office equipment

This set of two posters were displayed in the sale rooms for wool, skin, hides, and tallow at the Wool Exchange in Melbourne, on the corner of King and Little Collins Street. The posters were found in the storeroom under the white sale room in the late 1970s, when the Melbourne Woolbrokers Association moved around the corner to 530 Little Collins Street. The first poster is dated 21st of September 1914. It predates the second poster which replaced it on the 4th of December 1914. The posters detail that the Auctioneer will accept any bid from German or Austrian buyers on the condition that the buyer is not acting on behalf of any country which is at war with Great Britain. The Auctioneer also reserves the right to cancel any purchases found to be in violation of this condition. Presumably, the posters were in use until 1916, when Australia's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, negotiated the sale of Australia's entire wool clip to the British Government for the remainder of The Great War. The British government agreed to buy Australia’s entire wool production in 1916 at 55% above market price. In the end, £160,000,000 British pounds was paid by the UK Government to Australia for the nation’s entire wool clip between 1916‑1920. This would be equivalent to £7,619,760,000 in 2022 money when accounting for inflation, or $13,239,000,000 AUD.Two posters on yellowed card. The first poster is printed in black text with a title of “NOTICE”. The second poster is printed in red text with the same title, “NOTICE”. Both posters have 4 body paragraphs of text, detailing restraints put on potential wool buyers because of war with Germany in the Great War. Both Posters are finished with a date in the bottom left corner.the great war, world war one, melbourne wool exchange, melbourne wool brokers association, wool sales, 1910s

Wool Buyers Interned 1939 from Sydney. Standing: P. Buettner; H. Becker; E. Noltenius; H. Schuster; F. Karpe; J. Wolfgarten; G. Fabarius; P. Hauff; P. Reuter; F. Hoffmann. Centre: Senior Buyers: J. Eckardt; G. Weisspflog; F. Kirschner; C. Heckmanns; Hans Beck. Front: W. Eckels; K. Waldthausen; A. Scheidt; H. Keil; R. Schoeller.Black and white photograph of 3 rows of men (1 row standing, 1 row sitting and 1 row squatting) in front of some trees and bushes. Some of the men are in suits others no suit jackets.143 in centre frontbuettner, becker, notenius, schuster, karpe, wolfgarten, fabarius, hauff, reuter, hoffmann, eckhardt, weisspflog, kirschner, heckmanns, beck, eckels, waldthausen, scheidt, keil, schoeller, woolbuyers, haynes, camp 1

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