Wool+Industry

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Geelong’s wool mill was established in 1868 it provided a large new source of jobs for Geelong which helped with Geelong’s infrastructure. Merino sheep across Victoria produced wool that was soft, plentiful and appealing to Britain's mills, so wool became Geelong main industry. In 1840 the first wool was sent to England and this marked the true beginning of Geelong’s wool industry. The Geelong wool industry became the main port in all of Port Phillip Bay and shipped off from Cunningham Pier to the U.K.
 * Geelong Wool Growing, Selling and Processing**