Street it was so far out of left field for them."

Part of that Melbourne life included Ms McDonald conducting much of her business from a table at Florentino's, which at the time, was one of the top restaurants in the Victorian capital.

Added to this, in her determination to promote wool as an international fabric, she would bring out high profile film stars.

Mr Massy remembers this form of promotion led to one of her two French Poodles, that went everywhere with her, disgracing itself.

Renowned U.S. comedian Danny Kaye, was in Melbourne for a photo shoot.

Unbeknownst to Ms McDonald, Kaye was not fond of dogs.

His dislike of pooches was probably heightened when 'one of the dogs lifted his leg on [Kaye's] designer trousers!'.

However, both Mr Massy and Mrs Jobbins saythere was a very serious side to Ms McDonald, which helped in her determination to sell wool.

"The fellas would talk to her and she would explain how the textile industry worked, said Mrs Jobbins.

"She could explain to a grower why a shearer's shirt would cost a certain amount, compared to what the wool grower would get for the raw material."

Mr Massy believes Ms McDonald's skills would work today in having the fashion houses seeking the top end of Australian wool, although he believes she 'would be even to radical for our old statutory body today.'

"She was decades ahead of her time," he said.

"She could see that in terms of global fibre percentage, it was already shrinking down.

"It was only going to be a rare fibre in time and