Founded in 1923 by local graziers as an outlet for their wool, Amalgamated Textiles became Albury’s first big manufacturing company, providing employment and stimulating local economic growth. At their peak, they employed about 700 workers. The company became known as Macquarie Worsteds Ltd in 1957, and as Macquarie Textiles Group Ltd in 1994.
By 2000, Macquarie Textiles was Australia’s largest woollen and worsted textile mill, manufacturing wool-rich fashion fabrics, machine knitting yarns, woollen blankets, upholstery cloth, industry cloth, safety cloth and weaving yarns for both domestic and overseas markets. Macquarie Textiles closed permanently at the end of 2020.
This exhibition brings together images, objects and documents from the Museum and Social History Collection and on loan from members of the community to showcase the history of Macquarie Textiles in Albury.
