Though just reading the words don't hit home what this done to the wool industry, but changing the motion of the blades from circular to straight improved the cut to the wool and also improved the speed of the shearing process dramatically. Being one of the industries that helped Australia advance into the modern world at that time, this invention could be seen as the driver of Australia’s advancement. So far ahead of its time was his inventions design that to this day no improvement has been necessary to the base of his invention, all these years later the same shear design principals are being used still. So important was this invention to the future of Australia that it can also be seen pictured with David Unaipon on the $50 note.
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