People, objects & stories

Here you will find out more about the fascinating story of Ross and the Australian Wool Industry, plus details on much-loved garments and interviews with some of our fantastic suppliers. Check back regularly for new and interesting content!

Ross Primary School: A Legacy of Learning & Community

Rediscovering History: The Mail Line Railway and Ross Railway Station

Enhancing Ross’s Ecosystem: Revegetation and the Continued Species Hotel Initiative

A Family Tradition: Our Wool Classer and Trainer’s Inherited Passion for Wool

Visual Weight: What it is and How to Utilise it

Meet our Latest Recruit and Resident Woolgrower!

Planet Vs Plastics

Toorallie – From the 90s to Now

Welcome Georgina Wallace of Trefusis

Waverley Mills: A Story of Enduring Craftsmanship

Yarn With A Farmer – For the Love of Shearing

Feature Business – A Chat with Pippa from Woolerina

A Christmas Crochet Project – Popcorn Garland!

Dial a Local

What’s in Your Closet with Sheila

Animal Health Innovator and Friend of the Australian Wool Industry

Dags, Fribs and Monkeys – A Glossary of Wool Industry Terms

Feature Business – Chat with Claire from Merineo

What’s In Your Closet with Helen

What’s in Your Closet with Tanya

A yarn with Nan Bray of White Gum Wool

The Low-Down on Pilling

Men in conversation in the Hobart Town Hall, waiting for wool auction to begin

Historical Hobart Wool Sales

Black and white photo of Somercotes homestead circa 1960s - unknown author.

Somercotes History

Patons Knitting book circa 1950s, featuring a boy and girl in knit jumpers holdings hands by the seaside.

‘Australia’s Best Knitting Wools’

THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD REGIMENT HAS BUILT ITS OWN PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSAULT COURSE. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT GOING OVER THE COURSE IN FULL BATTLE ORDER. LEFT TO RIGHT:- BOMBARDIER K.D. HERRON, BOMBARDIER C.W.V. EMMS, GUNNER C.H. BANKS, GUNNER V.T. ATKINS AND GUNNER K.C. KNIGHT.

Mona Vale Military Camp, Ross

Sheep grazing in Ross

Wool-Waste to the Rescue

The Tacky Bridge

Workers in the Ross Quarry circa 1800s.

Prize-Winning Ross Sandstone

The Macquarie River Rises

Hearth – A Living Sculpture

How To Care For Your Merino Wool Garments

Wool and History, Knitted Together at the Campbell Town Show

Ross: What’s in a Name?

The Uniting Church (The Methodist Church) 1885

Ross Female Factory Historical Site

The Ross Bridge

Daniel Herbert