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Shearingworld.com Honour Board
For those individuals who have had a major affect on the shearing industry at various levels - Selected by shearingworld.com panel

The Super Shearers: These people are the top of the shearing industry with sheds, competitions, records and broad based shearing abilities taken into account on all types of sheep, Fine Wool and Strong wool
DION MORRELL New Zealand	- 1995 WA Shearing Champion - 1995 Runner-up Golden Shears NZ Open Champion - 1995 Australian Champion - 1996 World Champion runner-up Shearing Team member - 3 times NZ Merino Champion - NZ National Champion	- World Record 3 stand member 1957 Strong wool ewes 1993 - World Record 716 Strong wool ewes 1995 - World Record 507 Merino ewes 1997
DARIN FORDE New Zealand	- World Champion runner-up 2000, - 2 times NZ Merino Champion - NZ National Champion - Golden Shears NZ Open Finalist	- World Record 2 stand member 1335 Strong wool ewes 1996 - World Record 720 Strong wool ewes 1997 - World Record 6 stand member 4188 strong wool lambs 2005 - World Speedshear Record merino Ewe - 48.87 secs 2006 - World Speedshear Record Strongwool Lamb - 32.15 secs 2006
BRIAN QUINN New Zealand	- World Champion 1980 - Golden Shears NZ Open Champion 6 times - NZ Merino Champion 4 times - NZ National Champion	- World Record 550 Strong wool lambs 1969
MARK CONLAN Australia	- World Champion 1986 - Golden Shears Australia Open Champion 4 times	- World record (Narrow combs)
ALAN DONALDSON New Zealand	- 1983 Golden Shears Open Champion - 1983 NZ Merino Champion	- World Record 586 Strong wool ewes 1986
JOHN CONLAN Australia	- Golden Shears Australia Open Champion 2 times	- World record (Narrow combs)
KEVIN SARRE Australia	- Australian Champion 5 times - Golden Shears NZ Open Finalist	World record 346 Merinos (Narrow combs) 1965
HAMAHONA TE WHATA New Zealand	- 4 times NZ Merino Champion - 6 time Golden Shears Open Finalist - NZ National Champion	- World record 650 strong wool lambs 1979 - World record 722 strong wool lambs 1979 - World record 743 strong wool lambs 1980
ZINGESELE ELLIOT NTSOMBO Lesotho	- 3 time World Blade Champion - 10 times South African Blade Champion
ZIEWILELLE HANS South Africa	- 2 time World Blade Champion - 7 times South African Blade Champion

Shearing Guns: These people have represented their country, and/or done well in competitions, and/or set World records and/or have been consistently among the best in the sheds
Australia: Dick Duggan, John Allen, David Ryan, Allen Cullen, Jim Walker, John Harris, John Hutchinson, Jim Mott, Gene Mills, Ian Wratten, Bill Moorehead, Trevor Bacon, Mike Henderson, Nick Endacott, Dean King, Brett King, Shannon Warnest, Hilton Barrett, Ross Thompson, David Summers, Beau Guelfi, Jason Wingfield, New Zealand: Mac Potae, Ivan Bowen, Joe Te Kapa, Godfrey Bowen, Murray McSkimming, Colin Bosher, Morrie Anderson, Tom Brough, John Brough, Ian Rutherford, Danny Holland, Horace Horrell, John Ingram, Ken Pike, Ray Alabaster, Jack Dowd, Roger Cox, Norm Blackwell, Martin Ngataki, Keith Collier, John Fagan, Don Morrison, Kerry Johnstone, Ricky Pivac, Rei Rangiawha, Peter Lyon, Lou Campbell, Adrian Cox, Kevin Walsh, Larry Lewis, Keith Wilson, Stephen Dodds, Colin King, Edsel Forde, Alan McDonald, Gerald Hoera, David Fagan, Grant Smith, Rod Sutton, Wayne Ingram, Michelle Harrex, Mana Te Whata, Barry Taylor, United Kingdom: Andrew Dodds, Tom Wilson, George Graham, George Bain, Willie Jones, John Pughe, Gavin Mutch, Hamish Mitchell, Europe: Peder Ravndal, Peter Nitz, South Africa: Elliot Nyatsa, Sam Phendo, Piet Tenteng, Charles August, Ken Norman, Daniel Nteko,

Shearing Legends: If you worked wih these people when they were at their best, you knew who they were
Australia: Paddy Tuppen, Bob Sawallish, Bert Lowrie, Des Seary, Ted Dean, Les Seary, Mickey Thomas, Bill Harris, Tony Abbey, Tolly Bowden, Jim Halliday, Wilson Te Whata, Neil Walsh, Chum Poka, Bomber Bailey, Dick Te Kapa, Ted Lewis, Jim Federici, Rod Haynes, John Pecam, Butch Schliecher, Neville Hartley, Graham Donovan, Mick Peck, Paul Gnys, Hamish McPherson, Steve Handley, Steve Land, Steve Potaka-Osborne, Gerald Hoera, Greg McAtamney, New Zealand: Rimitiriu Raihana, Percy De Malmanche, Carl Unahi, John Turipa, Peter Hohaia, Joe Philips, Jack Ratima, Brian Mac Donnell, Gordon Byers, Jock Heke, Eru Te Wehi, Percy Kara, Bruce Dodds, Jim Walker, Jim Malcolm, Kevin Nesdale, Tony O'Rielly, Joe Ferguson, John Hough, Mike Ormsby, Ian Frazer, John Stringer, Tex Wilson, Kelly Hokianga, Lofty Crawford, Brian O'Brien, Percy Barrett, Stew Weir, Duncan Wilson, Aussie Carrington, Hugh Matheson, Shane Harvey, Peter Harvey, United Kingdom: Stephen Lloyd, Nicky Beynon, South Africa: Ismael Molefe, Alias Renfoa,

Shearing Backbones: These people were the helpers at competitions, records, training and many industry meetings and outings, the unpaid volunteers
Australia: Des Hannabury, Margaret Walker, Stan Artridge, Tom McAffee, Bernie Walker, Brian Johnson, Doug Mitchell, Ross McKenzie, Joe Duff, Tony Abbey, Herb Hutchins, Robbie Bush, Gary Griffin, Sonia Tipton, Jim Robinson, Karen Land, Ben Moody, Kacee Artridge, Dave Curtain, New Zealand: Laurie Keats, Bob Chamberlain, Edwin Ohara, David Grace, Ray Howes, Robin Kidd, Harry Wells, Graham Jones, John Fagan, Des Williams, Raelene McConachie, Margaret Way, Peter Lyon, Jamie McConachie, Brendon Potae, Jeff Dorset, Audrey Tamanui, Ailsa Fleming, Mavis Mullins, Koro Mullins, Philip Morrison, United Kingdom: Wesley Wilton, George Graham, Shirley Beasley, Alun Williams, South Africa: Peter Kingwell, Ian Rutherford, Hendrik Botha, Izak Klopper, Willouw Van Heerden, Harvey Van Heerden, Eddie Archer, Quentin Rodgers, Jerry Boy Van Heerden, Neil Turner, Roz Turner, Eric Truter, Janet Truter