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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. The photograph is of Joseph Williams who lived all his life in the Geelong area.
Murgatroyd Photograph Collection
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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
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 farm workers at stockyards, with printed black text on blue background below image.
front: ANNUAL REPORT / 1950 / 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 colour graphic on the cover of horses pulling a cart load of wool bales, with the sun setting in the background and black printed text.
front: GRAZCOS
agricultural co-operative, agricultural wholesaling, annual reports, rural life, rural industry, business, corporate body
Letter written to Collins Bros Mills in Geelong from Gum Farinol Company in England. The letter details the instructions, use and benefits of gum farinol in woollen textiles.
Letter consisting of two pages of cream paper with printed and typed black text. The second page has hand written text in pencil written on back. Both page show a letter head graphic image of a building with people and vehicles out the front.
GUM FARINOL COMPANY / W. G. WEST. / Sole Manufacturers of Gum Farinol. / MILLS: WILSON STREET & PARK STREET / STOCKPORT, / ENGLAND. / Messrs. Collins Bros. Pty. Ltd. / Woollen Manufacturers, / Latrobe Terrace, / Geelong, Victoria, / Australia. / October 4th 1933
letter, correspondence, company records, gum farinol company, textile industry, wool industry, wool mills, collins bros mill pty ltd, technology
Navy blue pinstripe suit jacket and pants. Charcoal tie with a tan geometric print.
Printed [inside jacket tag]: Flair / COOL / WOOL / WARM IRON / DRY CLEAN ONLY / PURE NEW WOOL Printed [tie label]: Country Road Australia / Made in Italy Printed [pants label] No. 9722
fashion, wool, men's suit, clothing, fabric, australian made, tie, pants, jackets, design, textile
This tabard is one of a small number that were produced/woven by Japanese master weaver Jun Tomita during the period that he was resident artisan at the Jam Factory in Adelaide. The tabard incorporates Ikat/Kasuri woven central panels. The donor purchased this tabard from an exhibition held at Wool House in Parkville, Victoria which was sponsored by the Australian Wool Board to promote the use of Australian Wool in textiles and fashion at that time, around April/May in 1977. At that time (1976-1977) the donor owned and run a retail/display shop for craft products such as ceramics, artworks and jewellery. The donor subsequently retained this in storage with some other items since the business closed.
Double sided reversible tabard featuring woven centrals panels. One side is navy blue with white and blue detail panels, one side is grey with green, brown and cream central panel detail.
textile, tabard, japan, art, clothing, weaving, fashion, design, ikat, kasuri
Green tie with gold stripes. Australian Olympic emblem pattern on front and back with tag on back.
On emblem - Austrlia On tag - "Austico" Wash Wear Made in Australia
design, australian, athletes, uniform, textile, fashion, tie, olympics
The Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics were the last Games to be staged in the same year as the Summer Games. It was the third time France had hosted the Winter Olympics. Australia sent 23 athletes to the 1992 Winter Olympic Games.
Burgundy and cream women's woollen jumper printed with eucalyptus leaves and gumnuts.
On hem of jumper - 'Eucalyptus' - Hand printed by 'Elly Originals'
1992 albertville winter olympics, france, design, australian, the woolmark company, athletes, uniform, jumper, textile, fashion, eucalyptus, gumnuts
This pattern book was produced by the Villawood Textile Company, Sydney and contains a knitting pattern for a jumper and cap.
Four page booklet with black and white printed text and graphics. The front cover features a colour image of a man and a woman both wearing knitted jumpers in yellow and black with matching knitted hats. The man is also wearing ski googles and the woman is holding ski poles.
Front: [printed] L 361 / Villawool / KNITTED / in 12 and 8 PLY / SIZES 90 to 110 cm / 36 to 44 in.
knitting handicrafts - history, villawood textile company, knitting, handicrafts - history, skiing, clothing, design, winter, fashion
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