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Rutherglen Historical Society
Pair of hand shears, 1920 (Approximate)
... Used for shearing sheep before shears were electrified...Hand shears for shearing sheep, sprung handle, has leather...-country Pair of hand shears Hand shears for shearing sheep, sprung ...Used for shearing sheep before shears were electrifiedHand shears for shearing sheep, sprung handle, has leather blade shield"Combination / T / U / S No.1 / Sheffield"shearing, farm work, agriculture, farm tools -
National Wool Museum
Book, Practical sheep farming in Australia
... Sheep breeding Sheep Dipping Shearing Sheep - nutrition... breeding Sheep Dipping Shearing Sheep - nutrition Sheep stations ..."Practical sheep farming in Australia"- J W Jordan, 1961sheep breeding sheep dipping shearing sheep - nutrition sheep stations - management wool growing woolclassing, sheep breeding, sheep dipping, shearing, sheep - nutrition, sheep stations - management, wool growing, woolclassing -
National Wool Museum
Book, Flocks and Fleeces
... Sheep - diseases Sheep breeding Shearing Sheep Dipping... Shearing Sheep Dipping Mutton Logo Merino: sheep in Australian art ..."Flocks and Fleeces: being a concise history of the sheep and its wool in all countries, with a special chapter on the frozen mutton industry" by E. Herbert Fison; 1894sheep - diseases sheep breeding shearing sheep dipping, mutton, logo merino: sheep in australian art and design - exhibition (29/07/2000 - 04/02/2001), sheep - diseases, sheep breeding, shearing, sheep dipping -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Shearing s Sheep
... Shearing s Sheep...Slide Shearing s Sheep One male sheering a sheep, other ...One male sheering a sheep, other shhep behind. Sat The Stawell Showstawell show -
National Wool Museum
Book, From Dreams to Reality: Mobile Shearing, 2015-16
... Sheep Shearing..., providing amenities for shearer and sheep alike.... at Arcoona, the first sheep was shorn on the portable shearing ...From Dreams to Reality: Mobile Shearing is a book which details the creation of a portable shearing station on the back of a semi-trailer truck tray. Starting in 2015, Paddy Hanbury and John Bailey sat around a campfire in Twin Hills, Central Queensland. A conversation ensued about Paddy’s desire for a portable shearing station to enable more efficient shearing of his 2,145 km2 property “Arcoona”, 500km north of Adelaide. “I can probably build that for you”, responded John. Three months later John phoned Paddy to inform him he had built a 1/3 scale model of his vision of a mobile shearing facility at his garage in Ocean Grove. After seeing the model, Paddy gave the project the green light. John, with the assistance of his mate Lindsay Price, set about transforming a semi-trailer provided by Paddy into a life-size version of his model, while also working in his fulltime occupation as a builder. Based at Lindsay’s property in Lara, the next 8 months were spent researching, designing, fabricating, and fitting out the trailer. On the 20th of March 2016 at Arcoona, the first sheep was shorn on the portable shearing station. The project was a success, and the mobile shearing facility is now in full service, providing amenities for shearer and sheep alike.64-page book containing colour images. Occasional information text supports these images.sheep shearing, portable shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Hand Shears
... . In 1892 Jack Howe an Australian shearer sheared 321 sheep in one...Spring double handled hand shears for shearing sheep.... object Spring double handled hand shears for shearing sheep ...Hand shears - also called blade shears - were used to shear sheep prior to the introduction of machine shears and are still used today where no power machinery is available. Hand shears consist of two blades with a hinge at the end furthest from the point. The cutting edges pass each other as the shearer squeezes them together and shears the wool close to the animal's skin. In 1892 Jack Howe an Australian shearer sheared 321 sheep in one day using hand shears. This record has never been broken. This pair was made by Burgon and Ball in Sheffield under patent number 294. Filed in 1865, this brand of shears has been in constant production since then, although this pair was probably made in the 1930s.Spring double handled hand shears for shearing sheep."HIND'S PATENT DOUBLE HOLLOW GROUND BURGON AND BALL PATENT NO. 294 (inside a shield with a crown on top) MADE IN ENGLAND"churchill island, hand shear, burgon and ball, shearing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Sculpture - Bas-relief, Untitled (Early Pastoral Industries), n.d
... Copper bas-relief depicting a man bent over to shear... a man bent over to shear a sheep. His shirt sleeves are rolled ...Commissioned by State Bank to produce 5 copper bas-reliefs for 73 Percy Street, Portland. Spoke with Miss Betty Vivian (Member of the Portland Historical Society) re Portland's history. Commonwealth Bank stored objects in Melbourne (c.1991). Negotiations between Portland Historical Society and Commonwealth Bank of Australia led to gift of works to People of Portland. Stored at Council depot c.1998, retrieved for Maritime Discovery Centre display.Copper bas-relief depicting a man bent over to shear a sheep. His shirt sleeves are rolled up and he is bent toward the viewer.sculpture, industry, rural, copper, bas-relief, shearing, sheep, shearer -
National Wool Museum
Photograph, Shearing Table
... Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep... photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed ...Photograph of shearing table in use, designed by John Borthwick.Black and white photograph of shearer shearing sheep on shearing table, inside shed, with two men in suits adjacent.Shearing table marketed 1953 designed by Qld. grazier John Borthwick Illegible . 134654L 6965shearing machinery shearing, shearing machinery, shearing -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Haeusler Glass Negatives Collection - Harry Schuster blade shearing, c1910
... Australia. Shearing - Although the first mechanised sheep shearing... collection. Harry Schuster shearing sheep using blade shears. ... Australia. Shearing - Although the first mechanised sheep shearing ...The Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection provides invaluable insight into life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century north east Victoria. The collection comprises manuscripts, personal artefacts used by the Haeusler family on their farm in Wodonga, and a set of glass negatives which offer a unique visual snapshot of the domestic and social lives of the Haeusler family and local Wodonga community. The Haeusler family migrated from Prussia (Germany) to South Australia in the 1840s and 1850s, before purchasing 100 acres of Crown Land made available under the Victorian Lands Act 1862 (also known as ‘Duffy’s Land Act’) in 1866 in what is now Wodonga West. The Haeusler family were one of several German families to migrate from South Australia to Wodonga in the 1860s. The Schuster family were also of German migrant background. Johannes Edward Schuster was born in Hoyles Plains, South Australia and with his wife Johanna and young family moved to Victoria circa 1882. He took up farming land in Wodonga West. The St John’s Lutheran Church Sunday school hall was erected from part of the proceeds of the sale of some 41 acres of land at Wodonga West, which had been bequeathed to the Wodonga congregation by the late Johannes Edward Schuster. This land was the original home site of the Schuster family on arrival from South Australia. Shearing - Although the first mechanised sheep shearing machine was created by James Higham, from Melbourne in 1868, the use of blade shears were more common well into the early 20th century. Pastoralists on smaller holdings continued to either shear their own sheep or employ blade shearers rather than outlay the cost of machines. In large sheds, professional shearers worked as they travelled the country. They would earn around 17 to 20 shillings per day in the early days of the wool industry. However mechanisation continued and by 1915 most sheep shearing sheds in Australia contained sheep shearing machines. The original machines were powered by steam and later combustion engines were used. This digital image was produced from one of the glass negatives that form part of the collection, probably taken by Louis Haeusler (b.1887) with the photographic equipment in the Wodonga Historical Society Haeusler Collection.This item is unique and has well documented provenance and a known owner. It forms part of a significant and representative historical collection which reflects the local history of Wodonga. It contributes to our understanding of domestic and family life in early twentieth century Wodonga, as well as providing interpretative capacity for themes including local history and social history.Digital image created from the Haeusler Glass negative collection. Harry Schuster shearing sheep using blade shears. wodonga pioneers, haeusler family, glass negatives, dry plate photography, blade shearing, schuster family -
National Wool Museum
Tool - Grinder, 1960-69
... Sheep Shearing.... Sheep Shearing Shearing Equipment Sunbeam Grinder Sunbeam ...Cooper S.E. Ball Bearing Grinder made and guaranteed by Sunbeam Corporation Limited. Grinders like this example have been made the same since the early 1900s, with this grinder thought to have been produced in the 1960s. It is belt driven, with the other end of the belt being attached to an engine; the same engine that would have powered the overhead shearing equipment in shearing sheds. It was common for shearing teams to bring their own equipment, especially pre-1960 as most shearing sheds were not connected to power, and shearers preferred to work with their own equipment. The engines that powered the shears and grinder were typically fuelled with kerosene or petrol. The large circular disks are attached to the bolt that protrudes from the grinder and fastened tightly with a nut. An example of seeing a similar grinder in action can be found on the following link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eimI_Gm9o. Inventor Frederick Wolseley made the world's first commercially successful power-shearing system in Australia in 1888. US company Cooper, which had been founded in 1843 as a maker of sheep dip, began selling Wolseley equipment in the USA in 1895. The Chicago Flexible Shaft Company successfully entered the power-shearing market a few years later and entered a joint venture with Cooper. It set up a branch in Sydney and sold shearing sets, and engines to power them, into the Australian market. In 1921 the US parent company, realising it needed to make products whose sales were not as seasonal as those of shearing equipment, made its first household appliances and branded them Sunbeam. In 1933, changes in exchange rates and taxes led the company to manufacture engines and shearing equipment in Australia via subsidiary Cooper Engineering, which changed its name to Sunbeam in 1946. Although most Australians know of this company as a major manufacturer of household appliances, its rural division flourished and retained the Sunbeam name for shearing equipment even after it was taken over by New Zealand company Tru-Test in 2001. The grinder is formed from a central arch shaped block of green painted metal. Much of this paint has been lost to age, leaving the grinder in a ‘farm used’ condition with much surface oxidation present. On the front of the arch is a specification plate, reading “Cooper S.E. ball bearing grinder. Made and guaranteed by Sunbeam”. At the foot of the arch, three bolt holes are found for securing the grinder to the base of a solid wooden surface. Two of the bolt holes are found on the front of the grinder, with another found on the rear. From the central arch, a bolt protrudes to the right of the grinder. This large bolt is for securing a grinding plate to the grinder. Above the central arch is a pendulum which holds the comb / cutter that is being sharpened. From the pendulum, a large arm extends down (not pictured) to meet and strike the plate spinning at a rapid speed. On the left-hand side of the central arch of the grinder, a wheel is found which a belt is attached to for power. This belt is then attached to a separate engine, spinning the wheel and hence powering the grinder. The wheel is partially covered with a section of protective bent tube, designed to provide protection from the rapidly spinning wheel. Below this wheel is the belt shifter. It is designed to move the protective bent tube from one side of the grinder to the other, to accommodate the grinder in the setup of different shearing sheds. The two separate grinding plates are identical. They have a slight slope for sharpening the comb and cutters in the correct method, with a slight bias towards the base, or “tooth”, of the equipment. The disks have a large central bolt for attaching to the grinder. They have tags on the horizontal axis of the grinding plates, for securing the plates in transportation, and to help with initial alignment when setting up the grinder. The reverse of these grinding plates has the same green painted metal finish found on the grinder. This paint is also in a ‘farm used’ condition, with surface oxidation present. The grinder would be provided from the factory with a comb holder, shifter for securing the grinding plates, emery cloth and emery glue. The emery cloth is what does the actual grinding and is applied to the grinding disks, replacing once well worn. These items can be seen in the final images in the multimedia section, showcasing advertising for this grinder. Plate. Inscribed. “Cooper / S.E. BALL BEARING GRINDER / MADE AND GUARANTEED BY / Sunbeam / CORPORATION LIMITED / SYDNEY MELBOURNE / ADELAIDE BRISBANE ”sheep shearing, shearing equipment, sunbeam, grinder -
National Wool Museum
Book, Sheep management and wool technology
... Agriculture Sheep - diseases Sheep - parasites Sheep... - diseases Sheep - parasites Sheep breeding Shearing Wool - biology ..."Sheep management and wool technology" - J B D'Arcy, 1972agriculture sheep - diseases sheep - parasites sheep breeding shearing wool - biology woolclassing textile production, mulesing, baling, agriculture, sheep - diseases, sheep - parasites, sheep breeding, shearing, wool - biology, woolclassing, textile production -
National Wool Museum
Book, Sheep, Farm and Station Management
... Sheep - diseases Shearing Woolclassing Sheep stations... - diseases Shearing Woolclassing Sheep stations - establisment Sheep ..."Sheep, Farm and Station Management" - compiled by E.H. Pearse, 1920.wool growing sheep breeding merino sheep sheep - british sheep - diseases shearing woolclassing sheep stations - establisment sheep stations - management, pastoral review pty ltd, wool growing, sheep breeding, merino sheep, sheep - british, sheep - diseases, shearing, woolclassing, sheep stations - establisment, sheep stations - management -
National Wool Museum
Book, Sheep, Farm and Station Management
... Sheep - diseases Shearing Woolclassing Sheep stations... Sheep - diseases Shearing Woolclassing Sheep stations ..."Sheep, Farm and Station Management" - compiled by E.H. Pearse, 2nd ed. 1926.wool growing sheep breeding merino sheep sheep - british sheep - diseases shearing woolclassing sheep stations - establisment sheep stations - management, pastoral review pty ltd, wool growing, sheep breeding, merino sheep, sheep - british, sheep - diseases, shearing, woolclassing, sheep stations - establisment, sheep stations - management -
National Wool Museum
Shearing Handpiece
... wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd... 1910. shearing machinery wolseley sheep shearing machine co ...Wolseley no.10 shearing handpiece. Helical spine with no.4 style rear joint. Pre 1910.Wolseleyshearing machinery, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Wolseley
... Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd... of shearing machinery, in text and images. Shearing Wolseley Sheep ...Specification manual outlining all parts for a complete Wolseley set of shearing machinery, in text and images.Specification manual outlining all parts for a complete Wolseley set of shearing machinery.shearing, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, The Wolseley
... Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd... Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd ...Booklet with drawings and specifications of Wolseley shearing equipment.Booklet with drawings and specifications of Wolseley shearing equipment.shearing machinery, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd -
National Wool Museum
Agreement
... Sheep stations Shearing... at the Yallangpoora Station, beginning 18 March 1974. Sheep stations Shearing ...Cook's Agreement between Kenneth C. Paulke and A Harboard to work as Cook at the Yallangpoora Station, beginning 18 March 1974.Cook's Agreement.sheep stations shearing, paulke, mr kenneth c., sheep stations, shearing -
National Wool Museum
Book, Woolclassing
... Woolclassing Sheep - anatomy Shearing Textile Production... Marshall, 1967. Woolclassing Sheep - anatomy Shearing Textile ..."Woolclassing" - A J T Marshall, 1967.woolclassing sheep - anatomy shearing textile production wool brokering, woolclassing, sheep - anatomy, shearing, textile production, wool brokering -
National Wool Museum
Lid
... Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Co. Ltd... for shearing hand piece. Shearing machinery Wolseley Sheep Shearing ...Lid for shearing hand piece.Lid for shearing hand piece.WOLSELEY 3shearing machinery, wolseley sheep shearing machine co. ltd, de josselin, mr john -
National Wool Museum
Tally Books, Dalgety Farmers Tally book
... sheep shearing tally book ...Cream booklet with blue letteringDalgety Farmers. Dalgety Farmers Limited incorporated in Victoria. Tally Book.dalgety farmers, sheep, shearing, tally book -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Wool bale hook
... blacksmith, homemade, wool bale hook, sheep, shearing..., homemade, wool bale hook, sheep, shearing, agriculture, farming ...metal wool-bale hookblacksmith, homemade, wool bale hook, sheep, shearing, agriculture, farming -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people in a field
... sheep shearing... sheep shearing ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. Photograph of a line of people in the distance walking towards the camera in a field with seeded wheat and a man standing in the immediate foreground left of frame.catalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, sheep shearing -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Photograph - Photograph of people with binoculars
... sheep shearing... sheep shearing ...Churchill Island has a large photograph collection dating from the nineteenth century. This series shows snippets of life on the Island after its acquisition by the Victorian Government in the late 1970s. Photograph of a group of people standing in a field using binoculars to look to the left of the photographcatalogue number written on reverse in pencilchurchill island, photograph, sheep shearing -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, After Shearing, c1950
... Shearing, c1950 A black and white image of sheep in a race after ...A black and white image of sheep in a race after shearing. sheep, shearing, farimng -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Shearing Time, Burrawong Station, New South Wales, c1916
... shearing burrawong station shearers sheep Shearing shed farm ...Image of a number of shearers working in a timber shearing shed.shearing, burrawong station, shearers, sheep, shearing shed, farm -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, Jackie Howe Statue, 07/1998
... shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes at `Alice Downs... honours his achievement in hand shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours ...The Jackie Howe Statue honours his achievement in hand shearing 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes at `Alice Downs ` station near Blackall. Jackie Howe was born at Canning Downs station, on the Darling Downs, in 1861. He is known as the greatest shearer who ever lived. In 1892, an Australia wide competition was held to see who was the greatest shearer in the land. Two gold medals were offered as prizes and Jackie was determined to claim both. On 10th October 1892, at Alice Downs station outside Blackall, Jackie set the record for hand shearing 321 sheep in just seven hours and forty minutes. Later he went on to set the machine shearing record of 237 sheep. (http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/industry/display/90567-jackie-howe-/photo/2)Colour Photograph of Philip and Elizabeth Chatham with the Jackie How Statue.jackie howe, shearing, sheep, chatham-holmes family collection -
National Wool Museum
Folder, Wool trade products
... Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool Marketing..." Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool Marketing Wool ...Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Wool trade products"Wool trade products 13woolclassing sheep breeding farming shearing wool marketing wool industry, wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, farming, shearing, wool marketing, wool industry -
National Wool Museum
Folder, Australian Farm Journal - wool
... Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool Marketing... - wool" Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool ...Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "Australian Farm Journal - wool"Australian Farm Journal - wool 14woolclassing sheep breeding farming shearing wool marketing wool industry, wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, farming, shearing, wool marketing, wool industry -
National Wool Museum
Folder, National Wool Museum
... Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool Marketing..." Woolclassing Sheep breeding Farming Shearing Wool Marketing Wool ...Part of Ken Galloways research material associated with his career as a woolclasser. "National Wool Museum"National Wool Museum 15woolclassing sheep breeding farming shearing wool marketing wool industry, national wool museum wesfarmers dalgety limited, geelong, galloway, mr ken, woolclassing, sheep breeding, farming, shearing, wool marketing, wool industry -
National Wool Museum
Book, Wool and the nation 3rd ed
... Shearing Sheep breeding - history Merino sheep - history... of the "Wool" industry. Shearing Sheep breeding - history Merino sheep ..."Wool and the nation 3rd ed, 1960" , gives an overview of all facets of the "Wool" industry.shearing sheep breeding - history merino sheep - history wool - history wool sales wool processing textile industry - history, goldsbrough, mort and company limited, shearing, sheep breeding - history, merino sheep - history, wool - history, wool sales, wool processing, textile industry - history