shearing

18 photos and 6 illustrations tagged shearing, from 6 members of Flickr Commons.

When were these photos & illustrations taken?

1894

2013

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16% of these photos & illustrations are geotagged.

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Powerhouse Museum 10 photos & illustrations
British Library 6 photos & illustrations
State Library of Queensland 4 photos & illustrations
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales 2 photos & illustrations
National Library of Ireland on The Commons 1 photo / illustration
U.S. National Archives 1 photo / illustration

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Two shearers shearing sheep with hand shears, ca.1899 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
Shearers shearing sheep with electric clippers, ca. 1930s from State Library of Queensland uploaded June 2019
British Library digitised image from page 45 of "The Imperial Heritage, etc" from British Library uploaded July 2018
British Library digitised image from page 313 of "The History and Antiquities of Morley, in the West Riding of ... York. With ... illustrations" from British Library uploaded December 2017
British Library digitised image from page 603 of "Cassell's Picturesque Australasia. Edited by E. E. M. With ... illustrations" from British Library uploaded May 2017
British Library digitised image from page 69 of "New Colorado and the Santa Fe trail ... Illustrated" from British Library uploaded September 2014
Sheep shearing at Pantycelyn, the home of William Williams from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales uploaded March 2014
British Library digitised image from page 123 of "A collection of ballads printed in London. Formed by T. Crampton" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 548 of "The Rise and Progress of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand ... By an Englishman (D. P [i.e. Daniel Puseley])" from British Library uploaded November 2013
The Royal Welsh Show 1963, Llanelwedd from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales uploaded July 2012
Sheep shearing at Clonbrock Estate, Ahascragh, Co. Galway from National Library of Ireland on The Commons uploaded June 2011
Shearing By Hand Is an After-Hours Chore For This Navajo Hard-Hat. He Is an Employee of Peabody Coal Co from U.S. National Archives uploaded January 2010
A woolshed in the Bland District from Powerhouse Museum uploaded August 2008

Conversations

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Shearing by machinery

from Powerhouse Museum

Fortunato Mercado-Diaz said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Casual Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Chachoy said:
very nice!
Deanna Davis said:
Interesting picture. Loooove it!!
Steve Pearson said:
Nicely posed. You'll notice that the overhead gear isn't spinning.

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/

Wool-sorting room, Clifton Station

from Powerhouse Museum

5 older comments, and then…
Anne said:
Amazing!
Shamelessly Hannah said:
Amazing and messy
Mario Aprea said:
Cool
Connie Krejci said:
Love the romanticized light
Mark Faviell said:
tough work