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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Records Prior to 1983
"Strongwool Ewes"           Shearing Records Information           World Speedshear Committee
Solo Jimmy Clarke 560 23-1-2008 Wairaki Station, Southland,
New Zealand
2 Stand Hayden Te Huia, Stacey Te Huia 986 18-12-1999 Marton
New Zealand

"Strongwool Lambs"

Solo Justin Bell 731 16-12-2002 Opepe Trust Farm, Hawkes Bay

 
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 		 
"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  
"Merino Lambs"
Solo Dwayne Black
Sponsored by Supershear & Topgun Shearing		 570 6-10-2002 Yeeramulla - Badgingarra Western  Australia

Pics
2 Stand Henderson Shearing; Dwayne Black, Troy Stansbury
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

Previous 8 Hour Records - "Strongwool Ewes"

Records Prior to 1983
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 - "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 September - 1998

Wellington
NSW - Australia

 
Previous 8 Hour Records - "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
Previous 8 Hour Records - "Strongwool Lambs"
Solo Dion King 695

24-11-2002

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

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

Branxholme - Vic - Australia

  
 
Any person wishing to attempt a World Shearing Record, 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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