World Sheep Shearing Records
   - 8 - Hours   
"Skill, Guts & Determination"

Set according to World Shearing Record Committee Rules and Overseen by their Referees, from Australia and/or New Zealand and/or South Africa       

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Shearing Records Information           World Speedshear Committee                    Ace
"Strongwool Ewes"          
         
Solo  Matthew Smith 578 15-1-2010  Waitara Station, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
2 Stand  Hayden Te Huia, Stacey Te Huia 986 18-12-1999  Marton, New Zealand

"Strongwool Lambs"

Solo  Ivan Scott 736 19-12-2008  Rerewhakaaitu,
 Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

 
2 Stand  Justin Bell, Sean Edmonds 1406 16-12-2002  Opepe Trust Farm, Hawkes Bay  
3 Stand  Richard Balme, Roger Neil, Dean Ball 1784

 8-1-1999

 Te Hape, New Zealand  

Solo Women  Ingrid Baynes
 Sponsored by Supershear 		470 13-1-2009  Moketenui Station, New Zealand

 Pics 
2 Stand  Margaret & Ingrid Baynes
 Sponsored by Supershear 		903 13-1-2009  Moketenui Station, New Zealand

Pics
"Merino Ewes"
Solo  Cartwright Terry 466 22-2--2003

 Westerndale Station - Western Australia

 
2 Stand  Michael-James Terry, Cartwright Terry 924 22-2--2003  Westerndale Station - Western Australia  
"Merino Wethers"
Solo  Dave Grant
 Sponsored by Supershear 		356 20-10-2007

 Hughenden, Queensland, Australia

 
2 Stand Laurie Bateman & Dave Grant
 Sponsored by Supershear 		709 20-10-2007  Hughenden, Queensland, Australia

Pics
"Merino Lambs"
Solo  Dwayne Black
 Sponsored by Supershear & Topgun Shearing		 570 6-10-2002

 Yeeramulla - Badgingarra Western  Australia

Pics
2 Stand  Dwayne Black,   Troy Stansbury of Henderson Shearing;  
 Sponsored by Supershear & Topgun Shearing		 1079 6-10-2002

 Yeeramulla - Badgingarra Western  Australia

Pics
3 Stand  Ken Norman, Charles August, Patrick Malgase
 Sponsored by Supershear & Topgun Shearing		 1208 12-2-2003

 Visserdam, Trompsburg, South Africa

Pics

8 Stand  Blackwood Shearing; Paul Henderson,  John Henderson, Greg Mc Atamney, Mark King, Craig King, John Duke, Andrew Noble-Campbell, Raymond King 2939 2-11-2002 Lynford Farm, Quindanning,  Western  Australia

Pics
"Merino Lambs" Blades
Solo  Samuel Juba 245 10-2-2006

 Victoria West, South Africa 

 
2 Stand  Bangani Joel, Samuel Juba 460 10-2-2006

 Victoria West, South Africa 

  

"Crossbred Lambs"
Solo  Dwayne Black 519 22-10-2005

 Bendigo Showgrounds, Victoria, Australia 

Pics
           

Previous 8 Hour Records

"Strongwool Ewes"

 
Solo  Jimmy Clarke

560

23-1-2008

  Wairaki Station, Southland, 
New Zealand
Solo Hayden Te Huia 495 18-12-1999  Marton - New Zealand  
Solo Steven Dodds 452 22-2-1983

 Greenvale -New Zealand

  
Previous 8 Hour Records - "Strongwool Lambs"
Solo Justin Bell

731

16-12-2002

  Opepe Trust Farm, Hawkes Bay  
Solo Dion King 695

24-11-2002

  New Zealand  
Solo Grant Black 637 24-1-2002  Mt Peel, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Solo Richard Balme 621 8-1-1999  Te Hape, New Zealand  
Solo Beau Guelfi 463 2-11-1998

Branxholme - Vic - Australia

  
"Merino Ewes"
Solo Hilton Barrett 411 15-12-2001  Euchareena, Australia

Pics

Solo Nick Endacott
Sponsored by Supershear 		406 22-7-2000

 Roumalla Park, NSW - Australia

Pics
Solo Hilton Barrett
Sponsored by Supershear		 351 21-9-1998

Euchareena, Wellington, NSW - Australia

 
"Crossbred Lambs"
Solo Trevor Bacon 471 7-10-2002

 Walla Brook Farm - Frances,  South Australia

Pics

Solo Brett Cavanough
Sponsored by Supershear		 427 20-9-1997

 Widgiewa Station, NSW - Australia

Pics
 
Any person wishing to attempt a World Shearing Record, or for the latest updates on Official Rules please contact;
The Secretary
World Sheep Shearing Records Committee
Mr H Mc Carroll
19 Ninth Avenue
Tauranga, New Zealand
Ph:  (+64) 07 571 0522,
Fax: (+64) 7 571 0521  or email

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