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Author

Massy, Charles, author.

Title Breaking the sheep's back : the shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool industry / Charles Massy.

Publication Info.

St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2011.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (478 pages) : illustrations, portraits
	text rdacontent
	computer rdamedia
	online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	From the author of the influential The Australian Merino comes the shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool empire a tale that features a brace of Australian characters, political skulduggery and betrayal on a massive scale. Breaking the Sheep's Back is the untold story of Australia's biggest business disaster.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Australian Wool Corporation.
	Sheep -- Government policy -- Australia.
	Sheep industry -- Government policy -- Australia.
	Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Australia.
	Political corruption -- Australia.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Massy, Charles. Breaking the sheep's back : the shocking true story of the decline and fall of the Australian wool industry. St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2011 xxvii, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm 9780702238857 (OCoLC)681071132
ISBN	9780702238857 (pbk.)
	9780702246845 (kindle)
	9780702238857
	9780702246821 (e-book)