Flanders in Australia: A Personal History of Wool and War

by Jacqueline Dwyer

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From the late 19th century to the 1950s, many wool buyers from the Flanders region of France and Belgium emigrated to Australia with their families to establish careers as buyers for the woollen mills of Europe. Although originally they had no intention of remaining here permanently, many stayed, establishing a prosperous and vibrant community.
  • ISBN13 9781925588125
  • Publish Date 1 June 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Australian Scholarly Publishing
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 374
  • Language English