Tag Archives: wool

Vicars Woollen Mills c. 1916

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

This rare photograph of men at work on a construction site was taken at Vicars Woollen Mills in Marrickville around 1916. The figures of the men, all standing still and… More

His Majesty the Merino Stud

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image from our collection shows a sepia photograph of a magnificent merino ram named ‘His Majesty’ from the famous Wanganella Station near Deniliquin in… More

Line-up of Stud Merino Rams from Wanganella Station

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image from our collection shows two sepia photographs framed together of stud rams from the famous Wanganella Station near Deniliquin in New South Wales.… More

Loading overstuffed wool bales onto a ship

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Paula Bray

85/1284-1401 Glass negative, full plate, 'Shipping Wool, Circular Quay', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

In this photo, we see big fat wool bales being loaded onto a ship in Sydney. These bales have been formed in a hydraulic dumping… More

Wool drays and the curious case of the missing bodies

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Paula Bray

At first glance, this photo shows horse-drawn drays laden with wool bales, standing in a Sydney street near the waterfront. But look more closely and… More

Wool classing

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Paula Bray

85/1284-810 Photographic negative, men classing sheep wool in the stockyards, glass / gelatin emulsion, photographed by George Bell (attributed), p...

The sheep classers

A wool team taking wool to market

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Paula Bray

A century ago the journey to market was often long, difficult and expensive. From Western NSW, it could take between three and nine months to… More

Knitting and conversation

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Paula Bray

This shot was taken in the Museum yesterday during the hands-on knitting workshop that is being led by Nikki Gabriel. A group of people were… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

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