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In Sydney, Simeon Lord established a mill.
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Simeon Lord made an agreement with Governor Macquarie to mill, dye and dress close from Parramatta's "Female Factory".
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In Sydney's Blackwattle Bay, another textile factory was established.
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Seven woollen mills were in NSW.
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A majority of the colony were dressed in tweeds made in Parramatta.
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235 000 yards per annum was the output of woollen cloth.
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Melbourne clothing factories were using treadle and steam-driven sewing machines.
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The first cloth to be woven in Victoria was by the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company.
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The Victorian industry expanded rapidly.
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The Waverley Woolen Mill, located near Launceston, was founded.
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1000 were employed in factories.
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The employment number in factories escalated to 2000.