This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching our current exhibition, Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of fabrics and clothing in Tasmania. These blogs are designed to complement the exhibition, expanding information presented on the story walls to provide more context and other perspectives. This blog is the last of three blogs that extends the research presented on the “Tale of two Woollen Mills” story wall.
Continue reading “The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Three: Success or Misfortune?)”Author: Amberlei Darlington
Amberlei Darlington Beresford is an Archivist and Archives Support Officer with the State Library and Archive Service in Libraries Tasmania.
The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Two: To the South)
This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching our current exhibition, Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of fabrics and clothing in Tasmania. These blogs are designed to complement the exhibition, expanding information presented on the story walls to provide more context and other perspectives. This blog is the second of three blogs that extends the research presented on the “Tale of two Woollen Mills” story wall.
Continue reading “The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part Two: To the South)”The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part One: In the North)
This blog is one in a series published by the State Library and Archive team that explores in greater depth some of the fascinating stories that we uncovered while researching our current exhibition, Duck Trousers, Straw Bonnets, and Bluey: Stories of fabrics and clothing in Tasmania. These blogs are designed to complement the exhibition, expanding information presented on the story walls to provide more context and other perspectives. This blog, which will be published in three parts, extends the research presented on the “Tale of two Woollen Mills” story wall.
Continue reading “The Race to a Thousand Pounds: Unravelling Tasmania’s Woollen Industry (Part One: In the North)”