Main Title: |
Wanganella and the merino aristocrats / Timothy Lee. |
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Author: |
Lee, Timothy, 1964-
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Imprint: |
Hardie Grant Books, 2011. |
Collation: |
320 p. : ill. (some col.), ports, hbk, ; 25 cm. |
Summary: |
If Australia's economy was said to ride on the sheep's back, it was mostly the broad back of the robust Peppin merino. From the inhospitable plains of southern Australia emerged a wool-producing merino that would change the face of world agriculture and commerce. |
Subject: |
Merino sheep Wool industry Wanganella (NSW) Riverina (NSW)
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ISBN: |
9781742703565 (hbk.) |
Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-314) and index.
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