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Sydney Mill.
Simeon Lord established the first mill in Sydney. -
Female Factory at Paramatta.
Governor Macquarie and Simeon Lord agreed to mill, dye and dress Cloth obtained from the Female Factory in Paramatta. -
Blackwattle Bay Textile Factory.
The 'finest as well as the coarsest cloths' were manufactored by the Blackwattle Bay Textile Factory, established in 1832. -
Seven Woolen Mills.
In New South Wales by 1838 there were seven woolen mills in use. -
Tweeds.
Most people were dressed in tweeds manufactored in Paramatta by 1841. -
235 000 Yards Per Annum.
235 000 yards per annum was the output of woolen cloth in 1852. -
Waverley Wooden Mill.
Near Launceston the Waverley Wooden Mill was established in 1873 and went on to win a prize money of 1000 pounds.