Geelong to Japan

This panel discussion will examine the relationship between Geelong and Japan through the wool trade. Japan has been a prominent buyer of Australian wool since its first shipment in 1890, overtaking France as Australia’s second largest market for wool in 1931-32, and then making news in 1995 when the Japanese company Aoki International placing the winning bid on the ‘million dollar bale’ auctioned within the walls of National Wool Museum. Join researchers as they unpack this significant relationship and the impact it has had on both Australian and Japanese design.