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Wool workers tend to massive blue and red hydraulic wool presses in a corrugated iron shearing shed, processing freshly shorn Merino fleeces. Stray wisps of wool drift across the concrete floor, evidence of the labor-intensive work happening around industrial machinery branded with 'Lucd', 'Bluechip', and 'Dominator' logos. A worker in a green top and black shorts operates a press, methodically compressing woolly white bales that will soon be transported to textile mills. The overhead steel truss roof filters warm, diffused light across the utilitarian workspace, capturing the rhythmic precision of Australia's wool production. Complex machinery stands ready, transforming raw fleece into compact bales that represent generations of agricultural expertise and the backbone of rural economic production. Scattered wool fragments and industrial equipment reveal the tactile, mechanical process of transforming sheep's raw fleece into a globally traded commodity.