shearer

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1900

2014

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Stefan Perneborg said:
Great bits of history that you share with us! All the best and enjoy the day! stefan
mandy beeson said:
What a lovely photo
Andre Koopmans said:
Very nice picture from the black and white-time !
Industrious Pies said:
What great old photo. Pre-rack days, I take it. Bicycling sure has come a long way. This does seem like such an earthy/basic way to go. But I bet these guys had just as much fun as we do.
Júlia R. Monteiro said:
Legal!!! Fotos antigas me lembram meus antepassados.

Vesna Verencevic said:
During the early years of sheep breeding in Australia, shearing was carried out by shepherds, assigned servants, Ticket of Leave men, and free labourers using blade shears. As the sheep industry expanded, more shearers were required. Although the demand had increased, the conditions had not, and shearers had to contend with terrible working conditions, very long hours and low pay. In 1888, Australia became the first country in the world have a complete shearing, at Dunlop Station, finished using machines. By 1915, most large Australian sheep station shearing sheds had machines that were powered by steam engines. Later, internal combustion engines powered machines until rural power supplies became available. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_shearer

wally hofker said:
Great old photo !
Shirley Kay said:
I love this one!!!!!!
covid convict said:
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163682079# - this pic appeared in the Sydney Mail on 17th October, 1906...in a feature article on the wool industry (see pic top lhs)...