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The merino was originally bred in Spain. Spain is a country that has warm climate like Australia. Merinos are known to have fine wool that is really suitable for spinning and weaving into a fine fibre that many people use to produce clothing. John and Elizabeth Macarthur got married in Devonshire in England in 1788. In 1790, on June 28, John Macarthur and his wife Elizabeth Macarthur arrived in Port Jackson with their son Edward. Macarthur purposely did not cross-breed his merino sheep and he and Elizabeth worked hard to establish their flock. The hard work that they put in soon began to pay off for the Macarthurs and by 1803, their flock numbered over 4000 almost-pure merinos. In 1807, the first wool was sent to England by the Macarthurs.

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