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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
8
The article traces wool’s role from central Asia to Mesopotamia and Egypt, noting its uses from early shelter and insulation to the first spun cloth. It cites 4700 BC as a baseline for Near East finds, with wool production expanding into Egypt by 900 BC and pottery-era Mesopotamia as a major industry.
Australia’s wool story begins with the First Fleet in 1788 but real industry starts with a 1797 flock of thirteen Merino sheep aboard the Reliance. Captain Macarthur’s breeding and export success transformed NSW into a global wool giant, with exports rising steeply to 13.8 million pounds by mid 1940s and flocks now totaling over 58 million.
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