Historical information
This flour bag came from the W.C. Thomas Flour Mill at Warracknabeal, Victoria. W.C. Thomas ran a number of flour mills throughout the Victorian wheat belt, with the Warracknabeal Mill operating from 1884 to 1964. After their use for flour storage, flour bags were able to be reused for bulk storage of other dry goods or sewn into domestic objects such as tea towels, pillowcases or waggas.
Significance
This is a good example of a flour bag from a prominent Victorian flourmill, operating from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
Physical description
Calico flour bag for 'Roller Flour' from the flour mill of W.C. Thomas in Warracknabeal, a large wheat growing area in Victoria. The stencil on the front of the bag includes an image of wheat overlaid with the written information in scroll format.
Inscriptions & markings
W.C. Thomas, Finest, Patent, Roller Flour, Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia. Wheat image.
Subjects
References
- Website Contents pages for book ‘The Flour Mills of Victoria 1840-1990’. Contains a list of flour mills for W.C. Thomas. There were mills in Ballarat, Beaufort, Beulah, Lubeck, Minyip, Murtoa, Nathalia, Newport, Rainbow and Warracknabeal.
- Website - Trove Advertising poster for W.C.Thomas, Flour Warracknabeal (pre- 1950)
- Website - Murtoa Museum Information on W.C. Thomas, Flour Mill, Murtoa
- Website - flickr Photo and notes on the Warracknabeal Flour Mill - operating from 1884-1964
