This letter is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This letter, dated 1923, is a reference for Charles' work undertaken with W. Angliss & Co. Pty. Ltd in Footscray.

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[printed] TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN / It is pleasing to me that I can certify to the ability, integrity / and industry of Mr. C. Tansley who is serving his connection with us / after giving very satisfactory service in wool department for a period / over one year.

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This letter is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This letter, dated 1925, is a reference for Charles' wool classing work undertaken with Dennys, Lascelles Ltd, Geelong.

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[printed] Geelong / 4th March 1925. / CABLE ADDRESS "YELKEER" GEELONG / To Whom It May Concern. / We have very much pleasure in certifying to the / ability of Mr. C. E. Tansley as a wool classer. / He is a young man, capable, energetic, sober, and / skilled in his job.

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This letter is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This letter, dated 1928, is a reference for Charles' wool classing work undertaken in Hobart, Tasmania.

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[printed] TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN / We have the pleasure in certifying to the competency of / Mr. C. E. Tansley as a Wool Classer.

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This letter is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This letter, dated 1921, is a reference for Charles' wool classing work undertaken at Malahide Estate in Fingal, Tasmania.

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[handwritten] This is to certify that C. E. Tansley / classed the Malahide wool here this / last season

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This certificate is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This certificate shows qualifications gained by Charles in Woolsorting from the Victorian Department of Education.

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Front [printed]: Government of Victoria / DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

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This certificate is part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. This certificate, dated 1918, shows qualifications gained by Charles in Woolsorting from the Working Men's College in Melbourne.

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Front [printed]: The Working Men's College / MELBOURNE / The Technical College and School of Mines for the Metropolitan District / EXPERT'S CERTIFICATE / DEPARTMENT OF SHEEP AND WOOL

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Newspaper article part of a collection of archival documents including letters and certificates that relate to Charles Tansley. Charles Tansley was a wool classer mainly in Victoria, but also worked in Tasmania and New South Wales. In his career, he also worked as a wool valuer with Elders in Geelong. Charles was born in Melbourne in 1898 and was educated in England at Bedford Modern College. He was sent home from England due to WW1 and was not enlisted due to health reasons. Charles married Mary Brownjohn in 1924, and together they moved to Geelong in the late 1920s. Charles is pictured in this news article on the right, in his role as wool valuer with Edler, Smith and Co. Ltd. in 1961.

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[printed] FEBRUARY 8, 1961 / ITALIAN FIRM PAYS / SEASONAL WOOL RECORD

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