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Sericulture
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Bladen Neill, Sarah Florentia
THE VICTORIAN LADIES’ SERICULTURE COMPANY ‘Contributions of mulberry leaves of the right kind would still be very welcome to Miss Anderson, at 6 Barkly-terrace, East Melbourne, where a portion of Mrs. Bladen Neill's sericultural operations are now being carried on.’ So stated The...
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Sarah's Search: A Silk Odyssey
The story of Sarah Bladen Neill's attempts to establish a silk industry in Australia. The story concentrates on her activities in Corowa, Central Victoria and Europe, but its earliest beginnings were in East Melbourne when Sarah lived at Barkly Terrace in Grey Street (now demolis...