ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionSmall table cloth or fabric square made from flour bag stencilled with Dingo flour, Fremantle. Linen and clothes were often sewn from the cotton flour bags in the Post War era, early 20th Century, in response to make or mend thrift strategies and financial pressures. Donated by Janja Skroza who came to Western Australia from Croatia, living and working in the City of Stirling.CollectionMarket gardens collectionDate createdc1950Height (mm)670Width (mm)850MaterialsCotton fabricHistorical details
Wheat is one of Australia's biggest exports and most important agricultural crops. Planted as early as 1788 in New South Wales, it soon became the staple of Western Australian production.
