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Part of the Zakrzewski Collection of spinning wheels donated to the National Wool Museum by Mr Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski. For many years, Mr Zakrzewski collected, researched and repaired spinning wheels from all over the world. This wheel is made from oak and is English, dating from the late 18th century. It was acquired from Margaret and Joan Mellor who had earlier acquired it from Kosminskis.
Part of the Zakrzewski Spinning Wheel collection.
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring blue cover with blue text and graphic.
front: GRAZCOS / SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT / 1980
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring white cover with black text.
front: GRAZCOS / SIXTIETH ANNUAL REPORT / 1979
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring white cover with black and orange text.
front: GRAZCOS / 59th Annual Report / 1978
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring white and cream text graphics and black printed text.
front: GRAZCOS / Fifty-eighth / Annual Report / 1977
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring green cover and blue text.
front: GRAZCOS / FIFTY-SEVENTH / ANNUAL REPORT / 1976
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring blue cover and blue text.
front: GRAZCOS / Fifty-sixth / ANNUAL REPORT / 1975
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring cream cover and brown text.
front: GRAZCOS / 55th / ANNUAL REPORT / 1974
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring grey cover and purple text.
front: GRAZCOS / FIFTY-FOURTH / ANNUAL REPORT / 1973
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring green cover and green text.
front: GRAZCOS / 1972 / FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring brown cover with yellow text.
front: GRAZCOS /FIFTY-SECOND / ANNUAL REPORT / 1971
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a cream cover with black and brown text and graphics.
front: GRAZCOS /1970 / 51 ST / ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring blue cover with gold and white text and graphics.
front: ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / 50 / YEARS OF / SERVICE
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring black and white image of sheep with river in background, and black and yellow text.
front: GRAZCOS / 1968 / FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring blue, white and black text and graphics. Image depicts sheep on farmland with man on horseback in the background.
front: GRAZCOS / 1967 / FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring tan and brown text and graphics. Graphics depict shearing and wool classing.
front: CENTRAL CLASSING / SHEARING / GRAZCOS / 1966 / FORTY-SEVENTH / ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring black and white image of sheep in farmland, with white text.
front: GRAZCOS / 1965 / FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring faded brown and white illustration of shearers at work, with brown and white text.
front: GRAZCOS / 1964 / FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring repeated brown graphic depicting a shearer bagging wool with a sheep, with brown and white text on dark green background.
front: GRAZCOS / 1963 / FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet, with cover featuring blue text on cream background.
front: GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED / 1962 / FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT / NOTICE OF MEETING
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet, with cover featuring blue text on cream background.
front: GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED / 1961 / FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT / NOTICE OF MEETING
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of a man packing wool bales, with printed white and red text on a green background.
front: 1960 / 41st ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of a child holding a lamb, with printed black, white and red text on a tan background.
front: 1959 / 40th Annual Report / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of a man on horseback with sheep and shearing sheds, with printed black, brown and white text on a green background.
front: 1958 / 39th ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep in farmland, with printed black, white, yellow and red text.
front: 1957 / THIRTY-EIGHT ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image showing a man shearing a sheep, with printed black, white, green and red text.
front: 1956 / THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image showing sheep in foreground with two men on horseback in the background and mountains in the far distance, with printed black and blue text on a yellow background below image.
front: 1955 / THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image showing two woolhandlers with fleece, with printed black and red text.
front: 1954 / THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image showing an internal view of a factory with working processing wool , with printed black text on blue background below image.
front: A GENERAL VIEW OF WOOL POOLING OPERATIONS IN A GRAZCOS STORE / THIRTY-FOURTH / ANNUAL REPORT / 1953 / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep, a man on horseback and farmland, with printed black text on blue background below image.
front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1952 / GRAZCOS / CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
The co-operative was registered in 1919 as the Graziers Co-op Shearing Company Limited. It changed its name in September 1948 to Grazcos Co-operative Ltd. In 1981 the co-operative merged with Farmers & Graziers Co-op Ltd to form Farmers Grazcos Co-op Ltd. This item is part of a collection of Annual Reports from Grazcos dated from 1949 - 1980.
Booklet featuring a black and white image of sheep and farmland, with printed black text on blue background below image.
front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1951 / GRAZCOS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
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