Pioneering Mt Alexander silk woman to be recognised

‘Orbe’, the silk production project on Mount Alexander abandoned by Sarah Neill in 1877.
‘Orbe’, the silk production project on Mount Alexander abandoned by Sarah Neill in 1877.

Not many people visit the site of ‘Orbe’, the silk production project on Mount Alexander abandoned by Sarah Neill in 1877.In fact only a handful know of its existence.Sarah established it as part of h...

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