Piece of Australian History (10)

Oct 30, 2013 4:43 AM CST Piece of Australian History
Newlife08
Newlife08Newlife08On the coast, Queensland Australia165 Threads 2,715 Posts

Hear about the record price paid for a pair of shears once owned by Champion Shearer Jackie Howe from Qld? confused

$38,000 bought by a mystery bidder.

321 sheep sheared in 7hrs and 20 mins - a record that still stands today.

Let's hope they stay in Australia. Awesome piece of equipment?



Oct 30, 2013 4:58 AM CST Piece of Australian History
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
Newlife08: Hear about the record price paid for a pair of shears once owned by Champion Shearer Jackie Howe from Qld?

$38,000 bought by a mystery bidder.

321 sheep sheared in 7hrs and 20 mins - a record that still stands today.

Let's hope they stay in Australia. Awesome piece of equipment?



Errrm that's cheap .... isn't it... uh oh



laugh
Oct 30, 2013 5:00 AM CST Piece of Australian History
mickeyscouse
mickeyscousemickeyscouseLondon, Greater London, England UK27 Threads 1 Polls 2,065 Posts
Merriweather: Errrm that's cheap .... isn't it...


I'll take two pairs grin
Oct 30, 2013 5:07 AM CST Piece of Australian History
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
mickeyscouse: I'll take two pairs



Oh... what... for the price of one... laugh
Oct 30, 2013 5:43 AM CST Piece of Australian History
Newlife08
Newlife08Newlife08On the coast, Queensland Australia165 Threads 2,715 Posts
Merriweather: Oh... what... for the price of one...


throw in a set of steak knives?? doh
Oct 30, 2013 5:49 AM CST Piece of Australian History
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
Newlife08: throw in a set of steak knives??



n that's not all... for just $1 ,,, you can get 2 sheep to practice on..???laugh
Oct 30, 2013 2:05 PM CST Piece of Australian History
epirb
epirbepirbDannevirke, Hawke's Bay New Zealand32 Threads 2 Polls 7,379 Posts
Newlife08: Hear about the record price paid for a pair of shears once owned by Champion Shearer Jackie Howe from Qld?

$38,000 bought by a mystery bidder.

321 sheep sheared in 7hrs and 20 mins - a record that still stands today.

Let's hope they stay in Australia. Awesome piece of equipment?
On a similar woolly note the shearing competition between Au/NZ wound up with Au team taking the title . Not sure if the NZ team had to use the narrow combs as was once the case when the comps in Au (they used to swap about when Au team comes here )as most combs here are wide and they are widened by the shearers further causes a readjustment for the shearer . There was a lot of strife when NZers started shearing in Aussie with wide combs cir 70's-80's . Funny though the two Aussie shearers that bought a failed farm in '85 not far from where I was in Gisborne used wide combs .They understood the faster the sheep went out the port-hole the better . crazy crazy crazy
Oct 31, 2013 1:04 AM CST Piece of Australian History
LiLee
LiLeeLiLeeIpswich, Queensland Australia53 Threads 1,760 Posts
Well with all the sheep you fellas got over there to shear, blues Can't say as I blame ya's. grin
Nov 8, 2013 1:11 AM CST Piece of Australian History
wash2u
wash2uwash2uMelbourne, Victoria Australia79 Threads 1 Polls 3,768 Posts
Caught the end of the Midday Report (ABC) article where the UK has bid $9m (after passing Legislation to temporarily stop exporting "British" art) to keep some paintings in the UK that were originally submitted for the Australian Coat of Arms. Seems that we Aussies felt some of it should be here in AU.
Nov 22, 2013 3:21 AM CST Piece of Australian History
gold71
gold71gold71Cairns, Queensland Australia25 Threads 339 Posts
epirb: On a similar woolly note the shearing competition between Au/NZ wound up with Au team taking the title . Not sure if the NZ team had to use the narrow combs as was once the case when the comps in Au (they used to swap about when Au team comes here )as most combs here are wide and they are widened by the shearers further causes a readjustment for the shearer . There was a lot of strife when NZers started shearing in Aussie with wide combs cir 70's-80's . Funny though the two Aussie shearers that bought a failed farm in '85 not far from where I was in Gisborne used wide combs .They understood the faster the sheep went out the port-hole the better .
Your meant to shear the sheep, not share them!
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