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Simeon Lord's Mill
In 1815 Simeon Lard establishes a mill in Sydney. In 1816, he enters into an agreement with the then Governor Macquarie to mill, dye and dress cloth from the Female Factory, based in Parramatta. This begins the gradual process of an Australian-Made alternative to British exports. -
Another Textile Mill
ANother textile mill opens at Blackwattle Bay, Sydney. It manufactures the 'finest as well as coarsest cloths', demonstrating the way local industries are beginning to provide for every person, rich or poor. -
Textile Industry Take-Off
By this point, there are seven woollen mills in New South Wales,
showing the quick growth of the textile industry. -
Local Production Reigns Supreme
By this point, almost all of the colony's population is dressed in textiles made in Parramatta. -
Woollen Cloth Production Booms
By this point, 235, 000 yards of woollen cloth is being produced in New South Wales every year. -
Industrial Machinery Assists Textile Industry
With the production of steam and treadle driven machines for use in the textile industry, the industry experienced the ablility to create more cloth faster. This is hugely beneficial to the industry. -
First Victorian Textiles
It is possible that the first cloth ever woven in Victoria was woven at Pentridge Prison, in the August of 1867. -
Tasmanian Textile Industry
More textile production firms begin to appear all over the country, such as the Waverly Woollen Mill in Tasmania. It wins the 1000 pound prize for having the first woollen goods produced of local wool. -
Rapidly Expanding Industry (pt I)
By this time, employment in factories numbered up to 1000 people, showing evidience of a rapidly expanding industry. -
Rapidly Expanding Industry (pt II)
By this time, employment in factories numbered upwards of 2000, showing even greater evidence of a rapidly expanding industry, driving Australia forward toward Industrialisation.