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Examination of the characteristics of the wool in its raw state
and classing (grading) it accordingly. Wool classing is done by a wool classer. Some of the qualities a wool classer examines when classing wool are:
Wool_classing
Textile fiber from the hair of sheep or other mammals
determined by a technique known as wool classing, whereby a qualified person, called a wool classer, groups wools of similar grading together to maximize
Wool
Breed of sheep
August 2012. "Will a Sheep's Wool Grow Forever?", Modern Farmer, 24 July 2013 Australian Wool Classing, Australian Wool Corporation, 1990, p. 26 Cottle
Merino
Naturally formed cluster or lock of wool fibres
reported as the coefficient of variation (CV%). Micron (wool) Staple (textiles) Wool Wool classing "staple, n.3". OED Online. June 2011. Oxford University
Staple_(wool)
Diameter of wool fibres
reasonably reliable results. Pre wool classing micron test results are a useful guide for classers in determining lines of wool to be made. Samples of fleece
Wool_measurement
Chilver – a female lamb Clip – all the wool from a flock (in Australian Wool Classing). Clipping – cutting off the wool: see shearing and rooing. Comeback
Glossary_of_sheep_husbandry
Process by which wool on a sheep is cut off
known as wool classing, which is performed by a registered and qualified wool classer. Based on its type, the fleece is placed into the relevant wool bin ready
Sheep_shearing
Standardized pack of compressed wool
A wool bale is a standard sized and weighted pack of classed wool compressed by the mechanical means of a wool press. This is the regulation required method
Wool_bale
Agricultural college in Longerenong, Australia
of study at the College is "agronomy, rural merchandise management, wool classing, agricultural education, farm management, research and livestock sales
Longerenong_College
Sheep husbandry practice
and Wool Handbook. Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press, 20–23. ISBN 0-909605-60-2. Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services
Crutching
American actress, writer and producer
Breeda Wool is an American actress, writer and producer. She is best known for her roles as Lou Linklatter in the Audience crime drama series Mr. Mercedes
Breeda_Wool
(1853 – 26 April 1942) was a Scots-born wool technologist, who developed the art or science of wool classing in South Australia through teaching and lecturing
George_Jeffrey_(wool_expert)
Heritage-listed building in Brisbane, Queensland
dedication of purpose-built classing facilities for the training of wool classers, the building demonstrates the importance of the wool industry in Queensland
Brisbane Central Technical College
Brisbane_Central_Technical_College
Building where sheep are shorn
roustabout and cast onto a wool table for skirting, rolling and classing, before being placed in the appropriate wool bin. Wool bins should be made of a
Shearing_shed
Australian businessman, pastoralist and racehorse owner
for Thomas Geddes & Co., a wool-scouring firm in Sydney. He developed expertise in wool classing and was an assistant wool-valuer by the age of 18, eventually
F._W._Hughes
Australian politician
received a Certificate of Wool Classing from the Gordon Institute of Technology in 1962, and embarked on a career in the wool industry. He was eventually
Barry_Steggall
Species of domesticated mammal
and hairlike. There is variation of wool type and quality even among members of the same flock, so wool classing is a step in the commercial processing
Sheep
Breed of sheep
Commons has media related to Romney sheep. Bradford system Sheep shearing Wool classing "Sheep: Romney". TidyHQ. Retrieved 5 October 2026. ML Ryder, The history
Romney_sheep
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
a c. 1900 residence (Bldg 8258); Shearing Shed (1941) (Bldg 8230), Wool Classing Shed (c. 1940s) (Bldg 8231), and 6 other c. 1940s buildings associated
University of Queensland Gatton Campus
University_of_Queensland_Gatton_Campus
Clothing made of furry animal hides
Guardian. Retrieved November 25, 2022. Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990. "FICA sales stats" (Press release)
Fur_clothing
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Wool classing and sorting at the shearing sheds of Burrawong, circa 1900.
Burrawang,_New_South_Wales
New Zealand cricketer
wool classing at the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College for 25 years. He and his wife had a daughter. A wicket-keeper, Cate made his first-class debut
Alf_Cate
Town in Queensland, Australia
aircraft. Princess Anne was given a demonstration of sheep shearing and wool classing on the working property and was accompanied on a horse ride during her
Cunnamulla
Musical artist
Australia) he initially worked for the Department of Agriculture and studied wool classing. As a teenager his career ambition was to become a stockman and learned
Reg_Lindsay
Australian public accountant
consistent prize-winning student and athlete 1882–1889. He studied wool classing and sheep breeding at the School of Mines and Industries, Adelaide.
A._E._Hamilton
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
houses the pulleys of the wool-bale loading hoist. This area was a wool storage area that led from the classing bins and the wool presses in the same wing
Jondaryan_Woolshed
Australian politician (born 1943)
attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. He has qualifications in wool classing and welding from Wagga Wagga Technical College and has been a farmer
Bill_Heffernan
Regional city in Victoria, Australia
tertiary college focusing on agronomy, rural merchandise management, wool classing, agricultural education, farm management, research and livestock sales
Horsham,_Victoria
for wool valuers.[citation needed] Before classing, the process of "skirting" took place, aiming to achieve a uniform fleece by removing any wool that
Woolstores_in_Geelong
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
to the school council. The property was used to train young men in wool classing, farm management and engineering. Waddy first named the property "the
Broughton_House,_Parramatta
Product made of wood slivers cut from logs
Wood wool, known primarily as excelsior in North America, is a product made of wood slivers cut from logs. It is mainly used in packaging, for cooling
Wood_wool
Former university in Victoria, Australia
business studies, while the technical division provided such programs as wool classing, plumbing and bricklaying.[citation needed] The organisation remained
University_of_Ballarat
Fibers of discrete length
convenient cotton classing as follows: In wool, fineness is the major criterion. Wool classification and grading are focused on measuring the wool's diameter in
Staple_(textiles)
Tours of Australia by royal family members
plane. Princess Anne was given a demonstration of sheep shearing and wool classing on the working property and was accompanied on a horse ride during her
Royal_tours_of_Australia
Australian poet and short story writer
study wool-classing but as the prevailing drought in south-east Australia progressed (later known as the 'Federation Drought'), he decided that wool-classing
Ernest_O'Ferrall
1922) was a New Zealand wool-scourer and wool-classer. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1856. He built up the largest wool-scouring plant in the
Richard_Tucker_(wool-scourer)
Australian politician (born 1950)
1967 in Sydney as a boarding student before studying accountancy and wool classing. He is married to Katie and they have two children. Prior to his political
Duncan_Gay
Australian politician
where he worked in a woolstore and gained a wool classing certificate. He later attained a degree in wool technology from the University of New South
Bob_Whan
Family of rabbit breeds
rabbit breeds, which is bred for the long fibers of its coat, known as Angora wool. They are gathered by shearing, combing or plucking. There are at least 11
Angora_rabbit
American author, yarn critic and wool expert
Clara Parkes is an American author, yarn critic, and wool expert. Parkes has been described as "quite possibly the only writer you will ever read who can
Clara_Parkes
Australian poet (1866–1892)
included sheep shearing, mustering, and drafting, and he also learned some wool classing. Mullah experienced a drought over the Australian summer of 1888–89
Barcroft_Boake_(poet)
Radio station in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States
WOOL (91.5 FM, "Black Sheep Radio") is a Community radio station broadcasting a freeform music and talk format. Licensed to Bellows Falls, Vermont, United
WOOL_(FM)
agricultural science in Germany from around 1822 to 1824, specialising in wool classing and sheep breeding. He was employed by the Australian Agricultural Company
Hampden_Dutton
Australian author
hardest working advocate. Before that, he was a professional sheep and wool classer. Don Burke said that Tony Parsons has done more to developing the Kelpie
Tony Parsons (Australian author)
Tony_Parsons_(Australian_author)
New Zealand businesswoman
Atihaunui-a-Paparangi and Ngāti Ranginui iwi. Mullins began her working life as a wool classer in her family's shearing business and soon moved into management of the
Mavis_Mullins
Town in Vysočina, Czech Republic
ores were mined and subsequently hammer mills were founded. In 1839, a wool classing workshop was set up in one of the castle's wings. In 1875, glassworks
Kamenice_nad_Lipou
Australian novelist and short story writer
New South Wales. His father Francis Augustus Niland was a cooper and wool classer, and his mother was Barbara Lucy, née Egan. He was the eldest of six
D'Arcy_Niland
Creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing
because wool easily absorbs colour, so it is important to be cautious in order not to ruin the wool. Some of the higher-end wools are alpaca, angora wool, mohair
Haute_couture
Aboriginal Australian soldier and public servant
Dock & Engineering Company in Sydney. In 1913, he was employed as a wool classer at Belltrees, near Scone. It was from Scone that he enlisted to serve
Douglas_Grant
23024 10 Grey Street Jaylu Flats, 34 Queen Street 23026 34 Queen Street Wool Classing Room; Weick Gallery, US Navy Laundry Duplex, 3 Arundel Street 23040
List of heritage places in Fremantle
List_of_heritage_places_in_Fremantle
Australian breed of sheep
The Cormo is an Australian breed of dual-purpose sheep, reared both for wool and for meat. It was developed in Tasmania in the early 1960s by crossing
Cormo
Agricultural organisation
The International Wool Secretariat (IWS) was formed in 1937 to promote the sale of wool on behalf of woolgrowers and review research carried out by independent
International Wool Secretariat
International_Wool_Secretariat
Australian politician (1909–1995)
Adelaide, he was educated in that city at St Peter's College. He became a wool-classer, then a seaman and Port Phillip pilot, earning the rank of ship's master
Sam_Benson
with them in 1928. Other members included an accountant, a mechanic, a wool classer, a cattle buyer, a surveyor, a wireless operator and a cook. The expedition
The MacRobertson Expedition 1928
The_MacRobertson_Expedition_1928
Australian trade unionist and politician
Thompson. He left school at the age of 14, and subsequently worked as a wool classer at the Fremantle Woolstores. He was later employed as a shopkeeper and
Ron Thompson (Australian politician)
Ron_Thompson_(Australian_politician)
Worker with broad-based, non-specific skills
A roustabout throwing a freshly shorn fleece onto a wool table for skirting and classing.
Roustabout
Australian rules footballer
noticed by Geelong recruiters. Moving to Geelong where he trained to be a wool classer, Taylor had ankle issues that restricted his only season in the VFL.
Bill Taylor (Australian footballer)
Bill_Taylor_(Australian_footballer)
1951 novel by Cynthia Harnett
The Wool-Pack is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Cynthia Harnett, published by Methuen in 1951. It was the first published of
The_Wool-Pack
Species of woolly domesticated mammal
pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple
Llama
Rugby player
January 1999) was an Australian international rugby union player. A wool-classer from country New South Wales, Bailey was known by the nickname "Broody"
Bruce_Bailey_(rugby_union)
Topics referred to by the same term
legislator in North Carolina Richard Tucker (wool-scourer) (1856–1922), New Zealand wool-scourer and wool-classer Richard Hawley Tucker (1859–1952), American
Richard Tucker (disambiguation)
Richard_Tucker_(disambiguation)
Fine subset of cashmere wool
the source, the cashmere wool of the Changthangi cashmere goat, or fine Kashmiri cashmere wool. The word pashm means "wool" in Persian, but in Kashmir
Pashmina_(material)
2004 television film directed by Steven Schachter
The Wool Cap is a 2004 American television comedy-drama film directed by Steven Schachter, who wrote the teleplay with William H. Macy. It is an updated
The_Wool_Cap
Species of mammal
wool, pre-Columbian indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast did incorporate their wool into their weaving by collecting spring moulted wool
Mountain_goat
Australian cinematographer
early years on a small farm near Geelong, where his father worked as a wool classer. Boyd started his professional career at Cinesound in Melbourne as a
Russell_Boyd
Australian sheep breeder
high quality and high yield fine soft wool which is regarded as "some of Australia's finest wool". This Merino wool, known today as the "Merryville" type
Walter_Merriman
1933 July 26, 1933 173 6221-A National Recovery Administration Code for the Wool Textile Industry July 26, 1933 174 6221-B National Recovery Administration
List of executive actions by Franklin D. Roosevelt
List_of_executive_actions_by_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
agenda included protective tariffs, preventing excessive speculation in raw wool, stronger efforts to research and market American fish products, an increase
John_F._Kennedy
Australian film
about a love affair that goes wrong. Doctor Sal Bono falls in love with wool classer Kate Maloney. Nick Carrafa as Salvatore Bono Kimberley Davenport as Kate
Hungry_Heart_(film)
Hot mulled cider, ale or wine
bags full; Barn floors full and a little heap under the stairs. "Lamb's wool" or "lambswool" is an early variety of wassail, brewed from ale or mead,
Wassail
South African politician (1940–2026)
Moorcroft resided in the Eastern Cape. In 2018, he published his book The Wool-Classer, the Shearers, and the Golden Fleece. He died on 2 January 2026, at the
Errol_Moorcroft
Sheep husbandry practice
strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent the parasitic infection flystrike (myiasis). The wool around the
Mulesing
Australian rules footballer (1936–2020)
East Brighton came to an end because of his increasing workload as a wool classer. He would eventually become manager of Dalgety's Melbourne enterprise
Brian_Muir_(footballer)
Australian publisher
of Eunice Ellen (née Lloyd) and Louis Joseph O'Neil. His father was a wool classer and his mother was a professional pianist. He attended Caulfield Grammar
Lloyd_O'Neil_(publisher)
for quality Welsh woollen products. Wool processing includes removing the fleece by shearing, classing the wool by quality, untangling, carding and spinning
Woollen_industry_in_Wales
Australian cricketer
Alexander later moved to Euroa in central Victoria, where he worked as a wool classer and became a municipal councillor. He oversaw the reconstruction of the
Harry_Alexander_(cricketer)
Landholding for raising sheep
New Zealand, the main activity of which is the raising of sheep for their wool and/or meat. In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or
Sheep_station
New Zealand international rugby union and league player
Weight 70 kg (150 lb) School Rotorua Boys' High School Occupation(s) Wool classer Garage proprietor Rugby union career Position(s) First five-eighth Halfback
Neville_Black
Wild South American camelid
together, the product of the vicuña's wool is very soft and warm. The Inca valued the vicuña highly for its wool, and it was prohibited for anyone but
Vicuña
Zimbabwean cricketer
Charles Robert Dudley Wooler (30 June 1930 – 26 April 2017) was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England and
Charles_Wooler
Australian politician
Mary Herbert was born in Leeton to parents Esma Mary (née Williams) and wool classer Cecil Vaughan. She received a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1960 and studied
Marlene_Goldsmith
Bradford worsted trade and the true weight character quality and condition of wools; to authorize the transfer of the Bradford Fever Hospital to the said mayor
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1887
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1887
Australian cricketer (born 1955)
Mosman. His father John, from Coonamble in rural New South Wales, was a wool classer and his mother Sheila was the proprietor of a corner store. The family
Allan_Border
Australian politician
educated in Brisbane, Toowoomba and Bribie Island before becoming a wool classer and shop assistant. On 30 April 1938 he married Dorothy Morris, with
Lindsay_North
Secondary boarding school
of agriculture, entomology, agricultural botany, soil physics, and wool-classing (which was very popular). To enable agriculture to be comprehensively
Yanco Agricultural High School
Yanco_Agricultural_High_School
Australian politician
attending Cabawin State School and Brisbane Technical College, he became a wool classer and grazier. On 5 September 1964 he married Frances Lillian Nelson, with
Don_Neal
Australian feminist, public servant and labour activist
and labour activist. She was born in Neutral Bay, New South Wales, to wool classer John Hoare Carden and Patricia Anne, née de Coque. She attended St Joseph's
Anne_Conlon
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
1928, re-subdivisions 47 and 48 were purchased by Richard Jack, a young wool classer of Brisbane. By this time about 20 homes had been built in Clifton Street
Uanda
Australian yachtsman (born 1939)
twenties, worked with shearing teams for 17 years. Initially he was a wool classer/shearing contractor, shearing team overseer and later owner of his own
Jon_Sanders
Former New Zealand politician
variety of positions, including wool cleaner and wool classer, where he was responsible for separating sheep's wool, organiser for the Northern Clerical
Tau_Henare
Australian decorated soldier (1919–1976)
ran a herd of dairy cows, but soon switched to sheep and trained as a wool classer. In 1956 he requested and received exemption from the Aborigines Act
Tim_Hughes_(soldier)
they want to have a go, but Matthew tells them they will need their own wool. Soo then goes off and looks for some but, Sooty and Sweep decide they will
List_of_Sooty_Show_episodes
Australian trade union
The Wool and Basil Workers' Federation of Australia was an Australian trade union which existed between 1890 and 1976. It represented workers employed
Wool and Basil Workers' Federation of Australia
Wool_and_Basil_Workers'_Federation_of_Australia
leading from the Borough of Dorchester, in the County of Dorset. (Repealed by Wool Bridge and Dorchester Road Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. xxiv)) Wiltshire
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1790
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1790
wolves are actually the Weasel Trio in disguise and that they want the golden wool for their own plans. "I Wander Where the Warbler Went?": As Mayor Clarabelle
List of Mickey Mouse Funhouse episodes
List_of_Mickey_Mouse_Funhouse_episodes
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
baker, blacksmith, carpenter, steam engine drivers, drovers, shearers, wool classers etc. On 22 June 1866 the Officer brothers were authorised to purchase
Murray_Downs_Homestead
Australian politician (1938–2017)
11 September 2017(2017-09-11) (aged 79) Sunshine Coast, Queensland Party Liberal Party Relations Andrew Laming (son) Occupation Wool classer, soldier
Bruce_Laming
Hip-length coat of blanket-weight wool often in a plaid pattern
effective as cold weather workwear and popular among the blue-collar working class including farmers, fishermen, lumberjacks, longshoremen, trappers and outdoorsmen
Mackinaw_jacket
Australian paralympic shooter
1992 Summer Paralympics, Bremner was noted as a qualified musician, wool-classer, mechanic, welder and fitter/machinist with recreational interests in
Keith_Bremner
historically accurate double-hung windows on the sun porch. In the kitchen, mineral wool - an old-style insulation known for its fire resistance and sound deadening
List of This Old House episodes (seasons 21–30)
List_of_This_Old_House_episodes_(seasons_21–30)
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