QCL 85: Wool a staple strength through the years

Sally Gall
Updated July 28 2020 - 1:59pm, first published 1:30pm
Plenty of Queensland families like the Mackenzies at Plevna Downs near Eromanga have stuck with Merino sheep through drought, dingoes and price fluctuations.
Plenty of Queensland families like the Mackenzies at Plevna Downs near Eromanga have stuck with Merino sheep through drought, dingoes and price fluctuations.

It's often said it was wool that Australia's prosperity was built on, and in 1935 in Queensland, that base was still very much in evidence.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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