shearers
18 photos tagged shearers, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.
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Related tags
Tags that often appear on the same photos:
- sheep
- shearing
- queensland
- statelibraryofqueensland
- men
- wool
- workers
- powerhousemuseum
- xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
- shearingshed
- shed
- fleece
- pastoralindustry
- industry
- workmen
- sheepshearing
- dc:creator=httpnlagovaunlaparty469651
- laine
- woolsorting
- wooltable
- blackandwhite
- people
- working
- bicycles
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Photos
Photos tagged shearers:
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Recent uploads
The last upload was November 2025.
Portrait of shearers and farm workers in front of a farm building at Talgai, Queensland from State Library of Queensland uploaded November 2025
Shearers in an open car, Queensland, 1920-1930 from State Library of Queensland uploaded February 2023
Men shearing sheep in a Queensland shearing shed, ca. 1940-1950 from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
Two shearers shearing sheep with hand shears, ca.1899 from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
Shearers posing outside the counting pens of a shearing shed from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
Sheep shearing at Barcaldine, ca. 1910 from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
Sheep shearing at Yandilla Station, ca. 1894 from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
A Shearer from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2009
Travelling shearer with bicycle, ca.1885 from State Library of Queensland uploaded March 2009
Shearer on the move with his bicycle from State Library of Queensland uploaded February 2009
A shearing shed from Powerhouse Museum uploaded August 2008
Sheep shearing from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection uploaded June 2008
Shearing by machinery from Powerhouse Museum uploaded May 2008
A board of shearers from Powerhouse Museum uploaded May 2008
Conversations
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Wool-sorting room, Clifton Station
from Powerhouse Museum
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- Anne said:
- Shamelessly Hannah said:
- Mario Aprea said:
- Connie Krejci said:
- Mark Faviell said:
Sheep shearing
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pellethepoet said:
Same image showing a figure has been cropped out of history (at right).
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Photos of the Past said:
whatsthatpicture has suggested that this should be dated 31 December 1921 - view the suggestion on the Commons Tagr app. If you're the image owner, login to approve the suggestion and update the 'date taken' on Flickr.
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Photos of the Past said:
whatsthatpicture has suggested that this should be dated 31 December 1921 - view the suggestion on the Commons Tagr app. If you're the image owner, login to approve the suggestion and update the 'date taken' on Flickr.
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Photos of the Past said:
whatsthatpicture has suggested geotags for this image - view the suggestion on the Commons Tagr app. If you're the image owner, login to approve the suggestion and add/update the location on Flickr.
Shearer on the move with his bicycle
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Stefan Perneborg said:
Great bits of history that you share with us! All the best and enjoy the day! stefan
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mandy beeson said:
What a lovely photo
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Andre Koopmans said:
Very nice picture from the black and white-time !
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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.
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Júlia R. Monteiro said:
Legal!!! Fotos antigas me lembram meus antepassados.