THE HISTORIC FLEECE
AUSTRALIA'S WOOL INDUSTRY.
In the catalogue of the wool sales.in Sydney a few days ago were five bales or. golden fleece from the direct descendants of the historic flock of the Captain John Macarthur, who laid the foundations of the great wool industry" of Australia in 1797 at Elizabeth Farm, Parramatfca. It was not until about 1820 that the flock was: removed to Camden Park, and to this day the breed has been carefully preserved. The wool comprising the five bales was shorn from ewes, and, while the.'-staple wag inclined to be short, it was of good quality, and still retains the real merino characteristics. It realised up to 26d per lb. One bale of the clip is being sent to England for display', at the Empire Exhibition.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 13
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131THE HISTORIC FLEECE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 13
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