History Of The Wool Industry In Australia By Lucas Visser May 14, 1778 The First Sheep In Australia Jul 18, 1797 First Sheep Used For Wool Jun 11, 1813 The Largest Shipment Of Australian Wool So Far Aug 17, 1815 Demand For Woolen Products Sky Rockets Jul 21, 1870 Australia The no.1 Wool Supplier May 27, 1902 The Federation Drought cut the sheep number by 50 million Aug 13, 1973 Australian Wool Production Increased Sep 3, 2008 Austrlia Largest Wool Proccescor