Next to LIttle Darwin's pet headless bulldog is another recently added oddity - a flag-waving seemingly headless wooden sheep bearing the name of the American Wool. Co.
The critter was found tucked away in a Townsville garage sale by our Shipping Reporter who discovered the American Woolen Company was established in l899 ,which by l920 owned 60 mills , one the largest in the world.
One mill had a four-sided clocktower which was a foot shorter than London's Big Ben tower .
The company- like Australian wool growers - thrived during the cold Korean War which created a big demand for warm woollen clothing . However, at the end of the war and the loss of government contracts , the company was taken over.
