Trish Fitzsimmons
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99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
In 1802, Lord Hobart, who was one of the pooh-bahs of the British colonial administration, he says, you know, absolutely we want to encourage these colonists to
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
to develop fine wool that can suit our manufacturaries.
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
World War I has got so many more soldiers than any previous war.
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
I want to say 60 or 70 million.
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
Each of those men needs something like 20 sheep to support them, keep them alive, keep them warm, just in one year.
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
As the wool industry gathers a head of steam, the areas of the continent where sheep are grown starts to expand out into the continent.
99% Invisible
The Longest Fence in the World
Those sheep are vulnerable to dingoes.