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Shearer and Woolhandler Training, Novice to advanced, Improve your performance and increase your skills. Learn the latest techniques with high quality trainers, Gain recognised qualifications - For further information and bookings Call Stephen Madson +(61) 0409 080 243 - Western Australia - Meals and accommodation available - link |
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| Shearplus end of year Updates ready now - Payments summaries update, export to File, and other improvements - click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sports Shear Australia Association 3 day workshop and fundraiser July 3/4/5 2008 - Link |
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| World Speedshear Record Attempt at Dubbo, New South Wales 21st June 2008 - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Books on Israelite Bay, 1950s & 60s, and Humour Through Handicap - Awesome reading - Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Take your hats off guys to Mick Plummer turned 59 recently and shore 308 in merino ewes at Nonning station SA on his birthday. Originally from WA but now spends most of his life shearing round SA with his wife Coleen (also a great cook ) in his bus "The Hacienda". He still shears 200 plus most days and is an inspiration and true Aussie Legend . well done Mick - G Haynes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The first edition of Ringer magazine is at the printers, and will be distributed early in June!
Ringer is a FREE bi-monthly magazine for the Australian Shearing Industry
- To secure your copy contact admin@ringermag.com Alternatively if you would like to be a distribution point for Ringer please contact donna@ringermag.com |
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| Rainbow, real name Gerard Crooymans passed away in Esperance 18/5/2008 after a long illness. Rainbow originally from NZ, came to Esperance in the early 1980s and made it his home. He shore and also crutched and ran a dipping service around Esperance for many years. He was a confident, outspoken person and will be missed by many. Sympathy to family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beiyuan has released 3 new shearing combs, BLACKHAWK - 94.5mm wide with a 6mm bevel, APACHE - 97mm wide with a 7mm bevel, KIOWA - 95mm wide with a 6.5mm bevel. This is an new comb with long scallops on the 3 outside top and bottom teeth, designed to enter the toughest of fine wool sheep - Also AW and BW cutters, are a wider cutter in both full thickness and ground down for the wider 98, 99, 100mm combs - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Des Allan, past Australian Shearing Champion, passed away the first week in April. Des was in the first Australian Shearing Team to New Zealand's Golden Shears in 1961, with Kevin Sarre and Fred Jarvis. He will be sadly missed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Country shearing contractor and publican Steve (Traggy) Trangmar passed away in his ute as a result of an accident early on Sunday morning 16/03/08. Widely known and well-travelled in NZ, Traggy was a true character who will be missed by many and will surely live on as a shearing world legend. Relatively new to the ownership side of a pub bar, Traggy organised the inaugural and very successful Te Anga Tavern Speed Shear on Saturday night; his commitment to and interest in the shearing community was huge. Sincere sympathy to his family – children Te Rangi, Hayley and Sam and special friend Ging. Funeral Waitomo Marae 10 am 22/03/08 Easter Saturday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Golden Shears New Zealand, Open
Shearing:1 John Kirkpatrick, 2 Paul
Avery, 3 Dion King , 4 David Fagan, 5 Gavin Mutch, 6 Dean Ball
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Piet Tenteng one of South Africa's leading shearers and NWGA Instructors passed away on 24/2/08 after a long illness. Piet represented South Africa at the World Championships in Ireland and was a gifted shearer. Piet will be sadly missed by instructors, wool farmers, and the shearing industry in South Africa and worldwide. To Piet's family and friends we are thinking of you in your time of sadness |
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| Jimmy Clarke claimed the solo 8 hour strongwool ewe record by shearing 560 strongwool ewes on January 23rd at Wairaki Station, Southland - Wairaki is home of 4 other World shearing record attempts, Dion Morrell 716, Darin and Wayne Ingram's 1347, Darin Forde's 720, all on strongwool ewes, and Darin Forde's Team's 6 stand strongwool lamb record of 4188 - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stories, photos and advertisements needed for new Australian Shearing Magazine (Ringer) due out midyear. Magazine will be free and available through shearing supply outlets, some contractors (let me know if you want some) and by subscription. For more information contact Donna on (+61) 0404 594 274 or email | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blair Rhodes solo 8 hour strongwool ewe record attempt at Mangaweka postponed, sheep were crutched outside the World Sheep Shearing Record Committee's template - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Bowen, Legend in the shearing industry and Open Winner of the Inaugural Golden Shears in 1961, passed away, 91 years old, at his home in Rotorua 29/12/2007 - Sympathy to family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 stand, 9hr strongwool lamb world record set Friday 21st Dec .Roger Neil's gang - Waihi Pukawa Station, Turangi -
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Joe Paewai, well renown shearer, passed away 5/12/2007 Joe was a great fine wool shearer, won the NZ Merino Championships open event this year, was a NZ Shearing Team member. He will be sadly missed by many. Sympathy to Dianne and family |
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Waikaretu shearer Emily Welch
busted
the Women's World 9 hour strong wool lamb shearing record with a
tally of 648 - on the 27/11/07 - From 5am to 5pm
at Whitford's Woolshed, Waikaretu Valley Rd, Waikaretu
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Tokoroa-based shearer Wai Whitiwhiti has died in a tragic accident, fishing off Northland rocks. Wai and his wife and great companion Denise have been a widely respected, hardworking couple, part of the shearing industry for many years. A devoted father, keen pig hunter and fisherman, successful show shearer and key support crew member for record breakers Justin Bell and Rod Sutton, Wai will be missed by many |
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Sportshear National Shearing and
Woolhandling Championships,
Saturday 27th October - Warrnambool
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World 8 hour, 2 stand, Merino
Wether record attempt on October 20th, Hughenden, Queensland, Laurence
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| Bill Morrison of Alfredton, ex Shearer, Contractor, and administrator for the NZ Shearing Contractors Association passed away suddenly early October 2007 at home. Bill was very well respected throughout the shearing industry for his input. Sympathy to Gloria and family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Australian Shearing Championships on the 20th October at Esperance
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Open Shearing Winner - Jack Noble - Senior - Zane Theobald, Intermediate - Belinda Box, Contractors Relay - Matthews 1 - Open Woolhandling - Bonnie Steel |
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Joe Paewai wins NZ Merino Championships at Alexandra, John Emslie runner-up, Woolhandling winner Joanne Kumeroa |
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Sports Shear Australia State Teams to
the National Championships at Warnambool Vic 27th October - WA Shearers;
Ray Sharpe, Beau Guelfi
- Woolhandlers; Deb Chandler, Esmeralda Harmer -TAS Shearers; Steve Rigby, Robert Glover
- Woolhandlers; Michelle Walker, Mel Morris - NSW Shearers; Dwayne Black, Daniel McIntyre
- Woolhandlers; Eileen Philipson, Rachel Hutchison - SA and Qld Yet
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| Paul (Pou) Edwards collapsed while shearing in Central Otago Aug 23 and died later that morning in Dunstan Hospital. Aged 39 and a loving father to three boys, Paul is a member of the respected Edwards shearing family from Mataura, Southland, NZ Sympathy to family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lex Jury, Shearing Judge, World Shearing Records Secretary and Records Referee for over 15 years at records in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, passed away July 16th aged 65 - Sympathy to all family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Longreach Diamond Sports Shears 27th-28th July 2007 - for more info call Rayleen Bowden on (+61) 0427 580 877 or email Winner Terry O'Leary - Runner-up Dave Grant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elite Speedshear 23rd June, Shearing Supplies NSW, 189 Fitzroy St, Dubbo- International and National Competitors attending - Rod Sutton, Dwayne Black, Barry Taylor, Atawhai Hauraki, Jason Wingfield, Hilton Barrett, Nigel Brown, Wayne Forester, also Intermediate, Senior and Open Speedshear - Link |
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LOCHEARNHEAD SHEARS 2007 - Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July - Link |
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| BEN TEHEIMAUROA SMITH - A total legend. Ben passed away after a long battle with his health, fighting to the end. Ben was part of a eight stand shearing record at Huiruia Station on the east coast of NZ back in the 60's shearing 402 in 9 hours thin gear and all. Shearing the north and south island circuit for many a years and even did a stint of farm managing on Matakana island. Raising four shearers and a woolclasser, Arthur, Tane, Darren, Mike, and Fleur. Sadly missed, gone to see his mates Rakai Tamihana and Lee Martell. Rest in peace Ben. Love and miss you Papa, from William and Michael. xxx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cunnamulla Masters Games, Queensland, Australia - 2nd to 7th of May - link |
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| Golden Shears - Masterton New Zealand Final Night - Results Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Two men dead-heated in the open final of the Southern Shears in Gore Feb 17. Paul Avery and Dion King finsihed up on the same total, but the open title was awarded to Avery in accordance with rules, given he had the better quality points. In other events at the South Island's longest running major show, James Fagan took out the South Island Shearer of the Year contest and Joanne Kumeroa the open woolhandling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan (Curly) Matthews passed away 13th February 2007 after a long illness. Alan was Porky Matthews brother (deceased 2006) and was well known for his trucking and helping with the Shearing Industry in the Esperance area of West Australia. He also had a passion for politics and helped enormously with Liberal party campaigns. Sympathy to family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rod Sutton sets new 9 hour
strong wool ewe record on January
31st at Bennydale, King Country NZ - Official
Woolweight - 3.3kgs -- 1st run 158 -- 2nd run 140 -- 3rd
run 142 - 4th run 140 - 5th run 141 = Total 721
beating the 720 - held by Darin Forde set in 1997 - Click Press |
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| Dion King sets new 9 hour World Strong Wool Lamb record 866 on 10th January 2007 at Bennydale, King Country, NZ, beating the 851 set by Justin Bell in 2004 - Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Mutch wins New Zealand Lamb Shearing Title Click - Gavin was 5th at the 2005 World Championships in Toowoomba on Merinos, and 4th in the Golden Shears Open on Strong Wools in 2006 - Pic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 & 2005 World Machine Shearing Champion, Shannon Warnest took out the SA Great Regional Award of Excellence in Sport 2006 in the Limestone Coast Region of SA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 hour strongwool lamb record attempt in Hawkes Bay by Dion King 29th November, Okahu Station, Havelock North, NZ - Dion was hindered with gear problems being 18 down at lunch time and he stopped at 2.15pm after shearing 634 .- Hard luck, but a valiant effort Dion - link |
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| Ben Frewen wins WA Shearing Championships in Esperance on Saturday Oct 21st, Beau Guelfi runner-up. Matthew Enterprise Contractors Relay Winner, Senior Winner Jeremy Sim, Intermediate winner John Hagley - Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 6th & 7th 2006 the Australian National Shearing Championships. Shannon Warnest (SA) wins National Shearing Title for the fifth time - National Woolhandling Champion Sian Bacon (Vic) - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Champion for Calgary Stampede in Canada - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Stratford is 2006 NZ Merino Championship Open winner at Alexandra and TAIWHA NELSON 2006 Merino Championship Open woolhandling winner - Congratulations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shearers and Woolhandlers hard to get? - Shearing Industry Coaching is the problem - Opinion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John (Porky) Matthews passed away 8th March after a long illness. Porky was a well known shearing contractor in the Esperance area of West Australia. He had a passion for the shearing industry, was very comical and had agreat sense of humour. His stories were a joy to listen to. He was well respected throughout the industry in Australia and overseas. He was a fanatical supporter and member of the Carlton Football Club. Sympathy to all family and friends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Winner of Golden Shears Open. Dion King - from John Kirkpatrick and Paul Avery, with Scotland's Gavin Mutch 4th - then Dean Ball and Tony Coster - Gina Nathan Open woolhandling champion - NZ wins against Australia in both the Supershear sponsored shearing and woolhandling Tests - Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darin Forde sets another World Speedshear Record, this time in West Australia at the Perth City Muster on Saturday 25/2/2006 - 1 Merino ewe - 48.87 secs, 4.1kgs wool weight. Darin now holds 5 World Shearing records, Good one Darin - Pics Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New event on the shearing calendar, Shearpower Invitational Sprint won by Darin Forde Link over 8,000 people at the Perth City Muster had the opportunity to see 5 World Class shearers in action - Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New World Blade shearing Records set at Victoria West, South Africa, 460 for two stand merino lambs and 245 Solo see here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New World Speedshear Records set in at Tuatapere
Centennial celebrations, Southland, New Zealand 4/2/2006
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3 Southland Farmers
smashed a World shearing record by 417 on January 30th at Mt Linton Station, Southland,
New Zealand. The 3 power house Southland men, Shane
Harvey shore 804, Peter Harvey 777, and and Jimmy Clark 769 for a
total of 2350 Strong wool lambs in 9 hours, which shattered the
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| Stage show THE GUN performed by the multi award winning team of kompany M. (of ROAD TRAIN fame) Written by bush poet John Taylor and playwright Hellie Turner. Just returned from appearing at the Bendigo Ag Show where Dwayne Black set two World records. A fantastic hour of fun which tells a comic tale of a day in the life of three shearers (gun shearer BLUE, gun knitter GUS, gun lover YAKKA) and their dedicated rousie JESS. Shenanigans in the shearing shed ... with original songs and live music. Bring the family. - When? 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th of November (matinees and evening shows) - Where? The big tin shed behind TAYLOR'S STUDIO, 510 Great Northern Highway, Middle Swan, Perth. - Bring yourself ... bring the whole family. You'll be so glad you did. Call 0409 084 106 for further information and bookings. Sponsored by TOP GUN Shearing Supplies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New World Shearing Records at the Bendigo Show, Victoria, October 22nd 2005 - click |
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Paul Rose, World records referee, competition judge, shearing instructor, Golden Blades winner and down to earth extra good industry person, passed away earlier this week. - Sympathy to friends and family |
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| New NZ Fine Wool Shearing Champion 2005 is Ken Ferguson. He won in the final at Alexandra on Sept 17th from James Fagan. Aussie Ian Wratten third. Tina Rimene took out the open woolhandling title and Paerata Abraham won the senior shearing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hump Ridge B&B - Bushwalks, Southland seaside, Native birds - Come visit us - click |
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| Worksafe inspectors in West Australia overstepping the mark. Issuing improvement notices to Shearing Employers having formed their own opinion that employers need "A Full coverage Q Fever Testing and Vaccination program of all employees" - What about Hepatitis B, Aids, the Flu, the common cold - What do you think? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia wins shearing, Lesotho wins Blades, New Zealand wins Woolhandling at World Championships - Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ferguson a great shearer and judge at competitions passed away early June - Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burgon & Ball Ltd Proud Sponsors of the English Team to the Golden Shears World Championships in Toowoomba, Australia Click |
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| In Memory of Nuku Smiler, Sadly passed on the 18/5/2005 in NZ, Fleur Smith - Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim and Lisa Mason of New Hampshire USA, are planning to stop in New Zealand for a few days in June 2005 and we are looking for some old friends we sheared with in the early 80's. If you can help us contact anyone it would be appreciated. Ross and Trevor Watson, Greg Hunt, Barry Woods. Email me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Fleming passed on and it will leave a big hole in the Te Karaka, Gisborne, East Coast community -Click | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Shearer & Woolhandler Training, (Tectra) up for Sale Click here | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Golden Shears World Championship 2008 will be in Norway. Visit our web-site, and start planning Your trip to Norway in October 2 - 5 - 2008 Click here www.vm2008.no - email: mava@online.no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It is with my sad regret to hear Elaine Robin (44) a Gisborne woolhandler, and Jordan Collier (18) a shearer of Opotiki have died from injuries received in an accident on their way to the shed while working in Dannevirke area 8th of April 2005 - Elaine came 4th in the Junior Woolhandling at the Golden Shears 2005 and Jordan won the Junior Shearing at the NZ Shearing Championships at Te-Kuiti. - Amber Collier and Joel Henare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On Tuesday the 1st of March at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days Chris Toat started shearing at 7.30am and completed 21 runs continuous shearing with the usual 8 hour day breaks (2 hour run, 30 minute break, 2 hour run, 60 minute break) in between for a total of 835 crossbred lambs shorn an average of just under 40 a run. 3 days and 2 nights shearing finishing 4.30pm on Thursday afternoon Chris raised $30,000 for charity organisation Wimmera against cancer in kids and quite a few eyebrows on the way - Well done Chris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A world sheep-shearing champion appears to match, or exceed, Top AFL players intensities playing more than 5 consecutive AFL games in one day - and this rate is more than three times greater than that of ultramarathon athletes who are one of the few athletic groups exercising for similar periods of time and who rarely lose more than 0.5 litres of fluids per hour - Click for full report | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New World merino shearing record in Kojonup, Western Australia on Tuesday 5th April click for Press Release | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Denton's "Enough Rope" on ABC TV Monday 28th March all over Australia - Link |
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| Can anyone tell me if Patricia Grant was a champion New Zealand shearer, and if so what year, contact D Williamson . email | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proud to announce that Joel Henare, from Gisborne has won his second show in the Junior at the age of 13 he will now be moving up to the Senior as he won the Dannevirke woolhandling, Lumsden lamb show. He started at the age of 12 with the help of Tina Rimene and Alexandra was his first show where he came third. Kia Kaha Joel go hard for the future! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three-times NZ Golden Shears winner Colin King has been chosen to contest the Kaikoura seat for the National Party in the next election. The seat is traditionally a blue-ribbon National seat - the opening for a new Kaikoura MP came about because the sitting MP Lynda Scott is retiring. King and his wife Lynette have moved to Blenheim, the largest town in the electorate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New World 6 stand lamb record to Darin Fordes Team wool weight 1.34kgs - 698 sheep average per man Click Here |
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| I am looking for a gentle, competent shearer for spinner's flock (5 sheep) - will trade 1 week room/board. Located in Blue Ridge Mtns of Virginia, near Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland. Easy access to trains/airports. Historic and scenic area. Other flocks in area may also need shearing. MUST have excellent, verifiable references. Contact email Dee Dunn, Hillsboro, VA 20132 USA, 540-668-6904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Strongwool lamb record - 851 in 9 hours by Reporoa shearer Justin Bell - Click |
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