Tweeds, blankets and rugs

Contains a brief history of Geelong. Discusses the development of the wool industry and its importance to the town. A chronological history of Geelong's four mills built 1860-1875. The importance of the textile industry as an employer, especially of women is covered.

Managing along the supply chain : a two country three occupation comparison

This paper examines the experiences of three groups of technical managers: production and operations managers, logistics managers and quality managers in Britain and Australia, who play key roles in maintaining an effective supply chain. The analysis is divided into three sections: entry into the three different occupations, work experiences in them and continuing professional development needs. The paper offers fresh insights into the experiences of technical managers along the supply chain and provides senior management with recommendations for the more effective deployment and training of managers in these key roles.

Dismantling Baathist Iraq : foreign occupation and cultural destruction

This paper examines the systematic efforts to dismantle or destroy the symbolic dimension of the Baathist regime in Iraq since 2003. It argues that while the Baath were undeniably cruel and oppressive, they did undertake one of the twentieth century’s most robust attempts to utilise the political power of historical memory to create a unified Iraqi national identity. However, while many have examined the militaristic or bureaucratic dimensions of de-Baathification, no such attempts have been made to examine the destruction of the symbols and monuments of the Baathist state and the consequences it has had for Iraqi national identity. This paper addresses this paucity and concludes that with the symbolic destruction of the Baathist state has come a near complete erosion of the Iraqi brand of nationalism that the Baath had managed to promulgate to varying degrees of success since the late 1960s.

A review of the literature exploring the occupation of contemporary pilgrimage

Contemporary pilgrimage is a multi-dimensional, diverse and evolving occupation, not limited to overtly religious intentions or practices, which has not been explored in the occupational science literature. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the scholarly discourse as an important initial step toward understanding the occupation of pilgrimage and its impact on well-being. The discovery process within the literature was strategically refined yielding occupational science's first view of this expanding field of enquiry. This paper introduces the scope of the topic, defines key terms and explores the range of participation in contemporary pilgrimage. International evidence of increased popular interest and participation in pilgrimage is discussed, and the interdisciplinary evidence of the benefits to health and well-being experienced by pilgrims is summarised. This paper argues that occupational science could take a leading role in investigating the relationship between participation in pilgrimage and the experience of well-being for a range of people and populations.