australiantownandcountryjournal19thapril1905

Woolsorting and classing at the shearing sheds, Burrawong, New South Wales

from Powerhouse Museum

• jamica1 said:

  Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Science, Technology, History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

• Andrey Timofeev said:

  Great!

• Didactic Writing said:

  I worked in this shed in January 2000, most of it had fallen down but the remaining board and wool room I worked in had stencils of shearers names and dates on the wall from many many years!

• covid convict said:

  trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71501292# - this pic appeared in the Australian Town & Country Journal on 19th April, 1905. The T&CJ's caption: 'Wool Sorting and Classing, Burrawong Station.' If you're interested in this part of the country, the PHM has several other Kerry & Co negatives in their collection which aren't on Flickr collection.maas.museum/object/29531 - 'Shearing Board, Burrawang Station' collection.maas.museum/object/29483 - 'Burrawang Woolshed' collection.maas.museum/object/28242 - 'Burrawang Station, near Forbes' collection.maas.museum/object/28251 - 'Burrawang Station, near Forbes'

• covid convict said:

  Postcard version www.flickr.com/photos/uon/29641133073/