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... sheep stations , including that of his son Frederick , in western New South Wales . To him it seemed that : the nomad tribe of pastoral labourer - of men who profess to be shepherds , boundary - riders , sheep - washers , shearers and ...
... sheep stations , including that of his son Frederick , in western New South Wales . To him it seemed that : the nomad tribe of pastoral labourer - of men who profess to be shepherds , boundary - riders , sheep - washers , shearers and ...
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... sheep runs and at the same time reducing the wages bill , fencing caused sheep - raising to forge ahead much faster than the cattle industry . Between 1861 and 1894 the number of cattle in New South Wales remained approximately constant ...
... sheep runs and at the same time reducing the wages bill , fencing caused sheep - raising to forge ahead much faster than the cattle industry . Between 1861 and 1894 the number of cattle in New South Wales remained approximately constant ...
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... sheep shorn , and so the champion shearer of the shed , the ringer , was he who could shear more sheep in a day than any- one else . Most squatters attached more importance to speed than to painstakingly careful workmanship , but of ...
... sheep shorn , and so the champion shearer of the shed , the ringer , was he who could shear more sheep in a day than any- one else . Most squatters attached more importance to speed than to painstakingly careful workmanship , but of ...
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THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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