Download or read book Flanders in Australia written by Jacqueline Dwyer (Librarian) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the late 19th century to the 1950s, many wool buyers from the Flanders region of France & Belgium emigrated to Australia with their families to establish careers as buyers for the woollen mills of Europe. Although originally they had no intention of remaining here permanently, many stayed, establishing a prosperous and vibrant French community"--Back cover.