Bale Fillers: Western Australian Wool 1826-1916 by Christopher Fyfe

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good to near fine condition. Minimal wear to book edges, corners and covers. Light foxing to top foredge. Dust jacket has light creasing to top and back cover. Inscribed by author.

The history of the Western Australian wool industry from European settlement through to 1916.

Recounted are the early days of pastoral settlement and wool growing, with details provided concerning the washing of wool, transport in the north and shipping away. It outlines the dealings of the colony's wool traders, the emergence of the banks as wool shippers, and the subsequent sale of wool in London and the Eastern States.

Finally, the book explores the establishment of sales at Fremantle and the problems of wartime selling leading up to the wool appraisements in 1916.