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Synopsis
The Wool Track reveals how Australia’s sheeps, mills, and markets shape a nation, offering clear insight into a vast industry.
This concise study follows the journey from paddock to product, showing how wool drives work, communities, and life across the red country. It blends vivid scenes with practical context, helping readers understand the people behind the wool.
From the people who tend the land to the workers in bustling mills, the book paints a textured portrait of Australian life tied to a single traditional industry. It dwells on the land, climate, and tools that turn sheep into cloth, while also exploring the characters and communities that form around this enduring trade.
- See how a wool-based economy shapes towns, work, and daily routines.
- Meet the diverse people—from bush workers to machinists—who keep the industry moving.
- Understand the stages of wool production, from breeding to finished fabrics.
- Explore the cultural and historical context that makes the wool industry central to Australian life.
Ideal for readers of Australian history, labor life, and economic development, this edition offers a grounded look at a defining industry.
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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book plunges readers into the heart of Australia's vast and unforgiving interior, exploring the lives of those who worked the land during a period of rapid expansion. Through a series of vivid anecdotes and observations, the author paints a picture of life on the sprawling sheep stations of the West, offering a glimpse into the harsh realities of Australia's pastoral industry. The book delves into the complex relationship between men and the landscape, highlighting the challenges of survival in a seemingly endless expanse. The author explores the role of the "Boss," the skilled and determined individuals who shaped the Australian sheep industry through careful breeding and selection, and whose expertise was crucial to the survival and prosperity of the stations. Through a captivating blend of reportage and reflection, the author reveals the unique character of the Australian sheep, not as a passive creature, but as a symbol of the nation's pioneering spirit and the resilience of those who worked the land. This book provides a captivating and insightful journey into the heart of Australia's past, revealing the hidden stories of the people and animals who shaped a nation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332025831_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781332025831
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