woolclassing

Much conjecture remains as to the meaning of Jimbour’s name. The Barungam Aboriginal people native to the region referred to it as Gimba, meaning white clouds. It could also be translated to mean good pastures. Luckily, Jimbour is blessed with both. But the long and storied history of Jimbour entwines and aligns with the history of European settlement in both the Darling Downs, and in Greater Queensland. 1841 Jimbour Station came into existence in 1841 when Henry Dennis settled in the area and took up the Jimbour run on behalf of the first owner, Richard Scougall, who had come to Australia from Scotland in 1832. Source: jimbour.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1020_Jimbour_Histo...

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Science, Technology, History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Great!

I worked in this shed in January 2000, most of it had fallen down but the remaining board and wool room I worked in had stencils of shearers names and dates on the wall from many many years!

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71501292# - this pic appeared in the Australian Town & Country Journal on 19th April, 1905. The T&CJ's caption: 'Wool Sorting and Classing, Burrawong Station.' If you're interested in this part of the country, the PHM has several other Kerry & Co negatives in their collection which aren't on Flickr collection.maas.museum/object/29531 - 'Shearing Board, Burrawang Station' collection.maas.museum/object/29483 - 'Burrawang Woolshed' collection.maas.museum/object/28242 - 'Burrawang Station, near Forbes' collection.maas.museum/object/28251 - 'Burrawang Station, near Forbes'

Postcard version www.flickr.com/photos/uon/29641133073/

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trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163682091# - this pic appeared in the Sydney Mail on 17th October, 1906...in a feature article on the wool industry (see pic on 2nd page of link)...