Historical information

The National Wool Museum accepted a donation from Brian Licence in 2022 of several mementoes relating to his career in the wool industry. Brian studied Wool Classing and worked for a decade in this profession before moving to Melbourne which required him to change careers.

These Wool Classing Clip Reports date from 1965 to 1966, there are 7 total. The reports give feedback to the wool classer about their clips recently classed. They include some suggestions as to how a wool classer may improve their performance, and how a wool grower may be able to increase profits from their flock.

Physical description

8 sheets of paper, slightly under a4 size at 260 x 205 mm. 4 sheets have a header from Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited, 2 from Bennett & Fisher Limited, and 1 from Roberts, Stewart & Company Limited. All Wool Classing Clip Reports have the same structure, a header from the sending company, a body paragraph of black ink from a typewriter, concluding with a signature at the bottom of the page. Some of the pages have yellowed with age, others have slight tears.

Report 1 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 4th March, 1965.
Report 2 is by Bennett & Fisher Limited. It is dated 7th October, 1965.
Report 3 is by Bennett & Fisher Limited. It is dated 11th July, 1966.
Report 4 is by Roberts, Stewart & Company Limited. It is dated 12th July, 1965.
Report 5 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 9th November, 1965.
Report 6 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 5th July, 1965.
Report 7 is by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Limited. It is dated 26th October, 1965.

Inscriptions & markings

Multiple. See Multimedia