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Mosgiel woollen mill, 2009

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Mosgiel woollen mill, 2009
The Mosgiel woollen mill was the town’s major employer from 1871, when it opened, until its closure in 2000. The buildings are now an industrial estate known as Mill Park.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Taieri, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22775/mosgiel-woollen-mill-2009 (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.