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National Wool Museum
Book, Skinner's Wool Trade Directory of the World 1969-70
... Wool Processing Textile Industry Textile Production... Textile Industry Textile Production Wool Processing Textile ..."Skinner's Wool Trade Directory of the World 1969-70" - Thomas Skinner & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, England.wool processing textile industry textile production, wool processing, textile industry, textile production -
National Wool Museum
Book, Wool and the nation 3rd ed
... Wool - history Wool Sales Wool Processing Textile Industry... - history Wool - history Wool Sales Wool Processing Textile Industry ..."Wool and the nation 3rd ed, 1960" , gives an overview of all facets of the "Wool" industry.shearing sheep breeding - history merino sheep - history wool - history wool sales wool processing textile industry - history, goldsbrough, mort and company limited, shearing, sheep breeding - history, merino sheep - history, wool - history, wool sales, wool processing, textile industry - history -
National Wool Museum
Book, Geelong Textiles
... Wool Processing Textile Industry... and manufacturing industries. Wool Processing Textile Industry Geelong ..."Geelong Textiles: directory of capability, products and services" Geelong Textile Network, 2001. Lists Geelong based textile processing and manufacturing industries.wool processing textile industry, geelong manufacturing council: geelong textile network, wool processing, textile industry -
National Wool Museum
Machine - French Comb, Schlumberger & Cie, 1964
... Processing Pty Ltd in 1993. French Comb Wool processing Textile ...Combing removes the short or broken fibres and draws out the long fibres into even strands suitable for spinning. The process is necessary to produce long and soft strands needed for worsted yarn. These machines remove the short fibres and blend the remaining long fibres together to form the top. The short fibres that are removed, known as the noil, are used in the woollen system. The long fibres are drawn together, ready for spinning. To retain as many of the valuable long fibres as possible, a skilled operator always needed to be on duty in the factory to precisely set the machine. Machine has been completely rebuilt and set up by Nick Sokolov of Comb Research and Development with the help of Bruce Hill and others. NSC Schlumberger Comb PB25L machine No 3953, year of manufacture 1964. A rectilinear version of the Noble Comb, this machine separated long and short fibres. Donated to the National Wool Museum by Port Phillip Wool Processing Pty Ltd in 1993.French comb machine. 1962 Shlumberger and Co, France Model PB 251 NO. 3953.french comb, wool processing, textile industry, factory, machine, comb, restoration, fibres -
National Wool Museum
Machine - Loom, George Hattersley and Sons Ltd, 1920 - 1935
... processing Textile Industry Hattersley dobby loom. In working order ...Weaving is the interlacing of two yarns, one at right angles to the other. Yarns that run the length of the fabric are called the warp. Yarns that run across the fabric are called the weft. Most woven fabrics are produced on a loom. The warp yarns are raised to form an opening - the shed. The weft carrier, usually the shuttle, shoots through the shed. Then the warp yarns change position up and down. Finally, the weft is pushed tight against the previous yarns, gradually building up the fabric. Hattersley dobby loom. In working order, black painted cast iron.weaving, george hattersley and sons ltd, weaving machinery, loom, wool processing, textile industry -
National Wool Museum
Book, An examination of proposals to expand scouring and combing of wool in Australia, 1974
... Wool Processing Woollen Mills Textile Industry - pollution... Processing Woollen Mills Textile Industry - pollution Trade ..."An examination of proposals to expand scouring and combing of wool in Australia" -Ms Jenny Dickson, Australian Wool Corporation, 1974wool processing woollen mills textile industry - pollution trade - international, australian wool corporation, carbonising, combing, scouring, wool processing, woollen mills, textile industry - pollution, trade - international -
National Wool Museum
Book, Skinner's Wool Trade Directory of the World 1971-1972
... Wool Brokering Textile Industry Textile Production Wool... Processing Wool Brokering Textile Industry Textile Production Wool ..."Skinner's wool trade directory of the world 1971-1972"wool brokering textile industry textile production wool processing, wool brokering, textile industry, textile production, wool processing -
National Wool Museum
Container - Basket
... Used for wool handling. Wool processing Basket Textile ...Used for wool handling.Four cylindrical cane baskets, frayed around top and base. Traces of paint on all baskets.wool processing, basket, textile industry -
National Wool Museum
Functional object - Mending Table, c1930
... Processing Fabric Textile Industry Large wooden table with tilted top ...Any faults in the final product can be repaired by mending. Prior to more advanced machinery, fabric was draped over a mending table and carefully inspected for faults. Quick eyes and nimble fingers were needed. Repairing faults was a highly skilled manual operation. Any knot or thickness had to be removed without affecting the quality of the fabric and mending had to be invisible. In the 1930s to make the day pass faster, popular records were played to the factory workers in the mending room. The top of the table is propped up to make it a well-lit surface over which bolts of fabric were unrolled to check for faults. Menders repaired them with invisible hand stitching. Each weaver stitched a coloured thread in the selvage to show the start of their shift, therefore if mistakes were found the company could easily find who was responsible. This table was used by Gail Morris in teh 1960s. Large wooden table with tilted top. mending table, wool processing, fabric, textile industry -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Exterior view of the Barwon Mill (built 1874; taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890) in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the west wall of the Barwon Mill, looking north in Factory Road. The Barwon Mill was built in 1874 and taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the west wall of the Barwon Mill, looking north in Factory Road. The Barwon Mill was built in 1874 and taken over by Godfrey Hirst and renamed Excelsior One in 1890. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts a northern view of the Victorian Woollen Mill. This was the first woollen mill in Victoria and was producing cloth by 1868. It became defunct and was purchased by Godfrey Hirst and his partners in 1899, who renamed it Excelsior Mill No. 2. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, victorian woollen mill, excelsior mill no. 2 -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the dry finishing room from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile finishing, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, dry finishing, raising machinery -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the warehouse from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills - warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the north-west walls of the warehouse from one of the Godfrey Hirst mills in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch (the Barwon Mill can be seen alongside). In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill, textile mills - warehouses -
National Wool Museum
Photograph
Depicts the warehouse of the Barwon Mill of the Godfrey Hirst operation in 1966, where the finished goods were stored awaiting despatch. In 1966 McKendrick Consolidated Industries Ltd purchased Godfrey Hirst Ltd to operate a carpet manufacturing concern and this photo was taken at the time of the takeover.Proof IAN HAWTHORNE / PHOTOGRAPHER / Commercial, Portrait, Wedding, Colour Processor / Upstairs, 140 Moorabool St., Geelong Ph. 98096textile mills warehouses, godfrey hirst and co. pty ltd, barwon woollen mill, excelsior one mill, textile mills - warehouses -
National Wool Museum
Document, The Wool Textile Industry: ten minute broadcast
... Post-war reconstruction Textile Industry Woollen Mills Wool...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Document The Wool Textile Industry: ten minute ...Typescript copy of a 10 minute speech given by the Hon. J.J. Dedman, Minister for Post War Reconstruction, and broadcast in c.1946 re: the Wool Textile Industry. The speech mentions W.R. Lang and a copy was presumably forwarded to him for this reason.FROM / The Hon. J.J. DEDMAN, MP / With his Compliments / No. 13post-war reconstruction textile industry woollen mills wool processing, dedman, hon. j. j. m.p. - c. of a. - ministry of post-war reconstruction, post-war reconstruction, textile industry, woollen mills, wool processing -
National Wool Museum
Book, World Wool Guide 1969
... Wool Marketing Textile Industry Wool Brokering Wool.... Wool Marketing Textile Industry Wool Brokering Wool Processing ..."World Wool Guide 1969 ed."wool marketing textile industry wool brokering wool processing woollen mills trade - international, world wool guide inc., wool marketing, textile industry, wool brokering, wool processing, woollen mills, trade - international -
National Wool Museum
Chart, Australia's Wool Industry Processing chart, 1960
... -and-the-bellarine-peninsula Chart Australia's Wool Industry Processing chart ..."Australia's Wool Industry Processing chart, 1960"education wool industry textile industry - education, australian wool board, galloway, mr ken, education, wool industry, textile industry - education -
National Wool Museum
Book, Early stage processing of Australian wool [English and Chinese]
"Early stage processing of Australian wool [English and Chinese]" Australian Wool Corporation and Production Department of the Ministry of Textile Industry of the People's Republic of China, 1984wool processing export - wool yarn production textile production textile machinery, australian wool corporation, wool processing, export - wool, yarn production, textile production, textile machinery -
National Wool Museum
Book, World Wool Guide, 27th ed., 1965
... Wool Marketing Textile Industry Wool Brokering Wool.... Wool Marketing Textile Industry Wool Brokering Wool Processing ..."World wool guide, 27th ed.,1965" - World Wool Guide Inc, Philadelphia.wool marketing textile industry wool brokering wool processing woollen mills trade - international, world wool guide inc., wool marketing, textile industry, wool brokering, wool processing, woollen mills, trade - international -
National Wool Museum
Book, Background Paper on Opportunities and Impediments to Adding Value to Wool
"TCF Information Paper no. 1: Background paper on opportunities and impediments to adding value to wool" - Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Section, Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce, Canberra, May 1987. Examines ways in which wool could be processed in Australia, rather than being exported raw.c. of a. - department of industry, technology and commerce - textiles, clothing and footwear section -
National Wool Museum
Book, Recent Developments in Wool and Wool Blend Processing
... " CSIRO Division of Textile Industry, 1983. Textile Finishing Wool ..."Recent Developments in Wool and Wool Blend Processing" CSIRO Division of Textile Industry, 1983.textile finishing wool processing, csiro division of textile industry, dyeing, spinning, textile finishing, wool processing -
National Wool Museum
Book, The World Book of Wool
"The World Book of Wool" Dept. of Education, International Wool Secretariat, c.1947.textile production textile industry - history wool - history wool growing wool processing, international wool secretariat, textile production, textile industry - history, wool - history, wool growing, wool processing -
National Wool Museum
Book, CSIRO Wool Technology: research for a great Australian industry
"CSIRO Wool Technology: research for a great Australian industry", 1992. Brochure promoting the work done by the Division of Wool Technology at CSIRO in Geelong. It provides an overview of its history and explains some of the breakthroughs made by the division.wool processing textile finishing, csiro division of wool technology, wool processing, textile finishing -
National Wool Museum
Book, The Sheep and Wool Industry in Australia and New Zealand
"The Sheep and Wool Industry of Australia and New Zealand: A Practical Handbook for Sheep Farmers and Wool-Classers with chapters on wool buying and selling, sheepskins and kindred products" - 3rd ed., Henry B. Smith, rev. Harold Haile, c.1926.wool growing sheep breeding - history shearing wool - characteristics woolclassing textile fibres wool - pelts wool sales wool brokering wool processing, wool press, scouring, fellmongery, mutton, wool growing, sheep breeding - history, shearing, wool - characteristics, woolclassing, textile fibres, wool - pelts, wool sales, wool brokering, wool processing -
National Wool Museum
Textile - Rug, Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill, 1963
The Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mills was located near the Barwon river on Pakington Street, Geelong, where its building still stands. The mill was established in October 1922 with capital acquired from War Gratuity Bonds. The mill produced fine grade woollen products with its speciality being ‘Retsol’ travelling rugs. The mill first began to run into financial troubles with the ‘Credit Squeeze’ or the ‘Holt Jolt’ of the early 1960s. This saw import restrictions lifted which triggered the start of a minor recession and a rise in unemployment. Included in these troubles was the RS&S Mill which saw the number of employees gradually decrease and business declining with cheaper imports beginning to grab an expanding part of the market share. The mill was eventually purchased by Godfrey Hirst in 1973 who tried to continue operations without success and in June 1975 textile production at the site ceased. Outside of financial considerations contributing to the closure of Woollen Mills in this period was the declining need for heavier fabrics as in-home heating and insulation improved. This need had been replaced for a demand for ever softer, finer and lighter worsted fabrics for more casual clothing. Modern day textile production requires fewer steps in the processing of materials for this use. This meant large factory complexes such as early woollen mills like the RS&S mills were no longer required. Compared to modern textile production which can spin a fine yarn out of synthetic fibre or imported cotton easily, spinning fine yarn from medium quality wool at a textile factory was cumbersome and no longer financially viable to suit new consumer demands. This rug provides context to this statement. It was gifted to Shirley and Gordon Green as a wedding present in November 1963 by one of Gordon's colleagues in the wool industry. Living in areas such as Neutral Bay, the Hornsby area and later in life retiring to the Central Coast, the blanket was too heavy for use in these weather conditions and hence it stayed in its original box for nearly 60 years. Top and bottom of rug has frilled edges. Pattern is titled the 'Clan Cameron' and is repeated in a 7x7 grid. Front of rug has a red background with 4 vertical and horizontal lines. All is surrounded by a yellow boarder. Label is stitched into the bottom right corner. Reverse of rug also has a repeating 7x7 grid. Blue background with thick green horizontal stripe. Yellow and red boarder to the grid with 4 red vertical and horizontal lines making up the interior. Rug measure 1550 x 2040mm, approximately the same size as a queen size mattress.Wording, Bottom right corner. THE GEELONG R.S&S. WOOLEN MILLS/ PURE/ WOOL/ AUSTRALIA/ The John Monash Rug (cursive)/ The Clan Cameron (cursive)rs&s mills, textile manufacture, rug, clan cameron, sydney greasy wool exchange -
National Wool Museum
Journal, Wool Record
... Wool Processing Wool Marketing Textile Fibres Textile... Processing Wool Marketing Textile Fibres Textile Industry Textile ..."Wool Record" Vol. 100, No. 2745, Bradford, Fri. Dec. 22, 1961.wool processing wool marketing textile fibres textile industry textile production, wool processing, wool marketing, textile fibres, textile industry, textile production -
National Wool Museum
Book, Modern Developments in the Australian Wool Industry
"Modern Developments in the Australian Wool Industry", c.1923. Examines the operations of the Yarra Falls Spinning Co. Pty Ltd and the Australian Knitting Mills Limited (makers of Golden Fleece and Kookaburra knitted underwear). Includes photos of processes and of the buildings.F H Murgatroyd/20 Kensington Rd/ Leopold 3224weaving textile industry - history textile production machine knitting textile mills, yarra falls spinning co. pty ltd australian knitting mills limited, yarn - woollen, cloth - worsted, yarn - worsted, wool tops, yarn - cashmere, weaving, textile industry - history, textile production, machine knitting, textile mills