Meat worker gloves

Chainmail gloves were all that protected the meat workers from the threat of the extremely sharp knives, used when butchering cattle. Their annual cattle head count is marked on a wooden ‘Tally board’, that still hangs in the museum, documenting the rise and fall of cattle exports between 1919 and 1985. The Wyndham Meatworks finally closed in 1985, marking the end of a unique and important era for the region.