Title Tweeds, blankets and rugs : a history of the wool industry in Geelong, 1860s to 1914 / by Anne Shirley Riggs

Published [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1987

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Description vi, 93 leaves ; 30 cm Summary Contains a brief history of Geelong. Discusses the development of the wool industry and its importance to the town. A chronological history of Geelong's four mills built 1860-1875. The importance of the textile industry as an employer, especially of women is covered Notes Submitted to the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University Thesis (B.A.(Hons))--Deakin University, Victoria, 1987 Bibliography Bibliography: leaves 90-93 Subject Woolen and worsted manufacture -- Australia -- Victoria -- Geelong Woolen goods industry -- Australia -- Victoria -- Geelong Genre/Form Academic theses. Author Deakin University. Faculty of Arts.

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