Australian Industry (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...produced by Australian woollen manufacturers are thoroughly pure and reliable. There are no better blankets and rugs in the world than are turned out from our mills, and the same may be said of the piece goods manufactured in Australia from Australian grown wool. The Commonwealth imported during the last year piece goods, "woollen or containing wool," to the value of 1,738,454, on which duty, at 15 per cent., was paid to the extent of /"267,19s, and flannels to the value of, "50,482, the duty paid being, at 15 per cent., . "7,574, whilst " woollens" upon the free list came in to the extent of, "22,419. The wages paid by the foreign producer of all the above mentioned goods should have been paid to our own workmen. If Australian men and women would only purchase Australian made woollens alone, they would, in a very large degree, help forward their own material prosperity. Tweeds, Vicunas, Serges, Military Cloths, Travelling Rugs, &c. and all High-Class Woollens. Warehouse DEGRAVE'S BUILDINGS, FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE. THE PARRAMATTA WOOLLEN MILLS, Parramatta, IM.S.W. The woollen manufacturing industry of Australia would not be complete without some mention of one of the leading and most extensive mills in the Commonwealth in the shape of the Parramatta Woollen Mills, which are situated on the bank of the Parramatta River, about 12 miles from Sydney. The bnsiness was carried on for many years by the Murray Brothers, afterwards being converted into a Joint Stock Company under the managing directorship of Mr. A. Murray. Here, in these fine mills, fitted up with every modern appliance and the latest and most approved type of machinery, every class of woollen goods is manufactured from New South Wales wool...