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Australia. Wool

c1930s. Colour process lithograph, initialled “D.J.F.” in image upper and lower right, 56.8 x 88.2cm. Slight foxing, repaired tears and creases to edges. Linen-backed.

Text includes “There are roughly 124,000,000 sheep in Australia. Wool provides 42% of Australia’s total export…Wool-classing is a well paid job which needs special training. Hydraulic presses squeeze the wool into tight bales for dispatch to selling centres. The bales leave the shearing sheds for Sydney where they will be sold. Printed by Peverleys Ltd., EC4. Issued by the Australian News and Information Bureau, Australia House, Strand, London. WC2.”

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Item #CL182-35

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