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Towards the end of the 1890's East London became a centre for the wool trade,
with buying and selling of wool, as well as regular auctions being conducted by
wool brokers. With the further expansion of the local wool industry, various
co-operatives for buyers and brokers were formed.1928 saw the decision of the
East London Wool and Mohair Buyers Association, to construct a premises for a
wool exchange. Construction of the project was completed in 1930.
In 1981, wool buying in the Eastern Cape moved to Port Elizabeth, and the
Wool Exchange building located on the corner of Hill and Station Streets in East
London, was purchased by Rhodes University as the new site of their new East
London campus in 1982. The Old East London Wool Exchange is a National Monument.
This building is in use, though visits could be arranged with permission of
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