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Simeon Lord establishesd a mill in Sydney.
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Simeon Lord entered an agreement with governor Macquarie to do mill, dye and dress cloth from the female factory in Parramatta.
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A textile factory was established at Blackwattle Bay.
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By this time there were seven woolen mills in New South Wales.
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Most people were dressed in tweeds made in Parramatta.
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The rapid evolution of technology meant that the output of woollen cloth reached 235 000 yeards per annum.
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Melbourne clothing factories were using treadle and steam-driven sewing machines.
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The Waverly Woollen Mill near Launceston was the first company to produce woollen products. For this the government gifted the company 1000 pounds.
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The employment in factories was numbering by 1000.
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The work force increased from 1000 to 2000 and beyond.