But that's what sent them offshore to start with. They couldn't...

But that's what sent them offshore to start with. They couldn't compete with the lower tariffs

Here's one example

The mill cost £70,000 to build and within 10 years was on a sound financial footing and employing more than 300 people.

Kelsall and Kemp and its Doctor branded products weathered the Great Depression to become one of the most profitable mills in Australia. It was bought by the Coats Patons company in 1969 and was renamed Doctor Textiles.

The removal of trade tariffs on imported textiles in the early 1970s saw the decline of the mill and it was forced to close in June 1977. The main building was demolished in 1996.

https://www.julianburgess.com.au/single-post/the-rise-and-fall-of-kelsall-and-kemp