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Woolgrowers, brokers and the debate over the sale of the Australian wool clip, 1920-1925 Keneley, Monica 2001, Woolgrowers, brokers and the debate over the sale of the Australian wool clip, 1920-1925, Australian economic history review, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 35-55. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Woolgrowers, brokers and the debate over the sale of the Australian wool clip, 1920-1925 Author(s) Keneley, Monica Journal name Australian economic history review Volume number 41 Issue number 1 Start page 35 End page 55 Publisher Blackwell Publishers Ltd. Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2001-03 ISSN 0004-8992 1467-8446 Keyword(s) Economic history Summary Prior to the First World War, the selling of the Australian wool clip rested firmly in the hands of the large woolbroking firms. An agreement between the British and Australian governments during the war saw many of the wool-selling functions of broking firms taken over by the Central Wool Committee. At the conclusion of hostilities, brokers moved to regain their role in the market. However, market conditions had changed. On an international level, traditional trading relationships had broken down, leaving commodity markets unstable and prices unpredictable. On a local level, woolgrowers had benefited from the wartime orderly marketing scheme and the high price guaranteed by the British government for their wool clip. As a result, they had begun to demand a greater role in the selling arrangements of their clip. This paper investigates the debates over the sale of the wool clip in the 1920s and how woolbrokers and growers eventually arrived at an understanding as to the manner in which the market should operate. Language eng Field of Research 140203 Economic History HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd and The Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30001188 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Economics Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sun, 01 Mar 2015, 13:45:36 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 20:54:07 EST Filtered Full Citation counts: Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 432 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 07:33:03 EST

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