Below are some (only some - I took many!) of the pictures resulting from my expedition to cover the shearing at a property near Cunnamulla. They are in a bit of a random order.
A rousty tosses the fleece high on to the sorting table
Days end - board clean, silent, still.
Waiting for their turn.
Piles to press
Yarding into the shed
The combs
Shearers shoes
A glimpse into the pen
Old stuff - sheds are full of it
Evening light down the empty race
The wheels and cogs of the machinery
Sorting the fleece
The sling that the shearers use to help their backsSmoko break
Smoko break
Bale marked and ready to stack
Waiting their turn
Wool bale hooks, tally pad and pen rest on the bale at the end of the day
A pause between clients
Mustering up the race for spraying
The big man and his mate
A young apprentice watches the older hands and has a smoke
The boss of everything else
Boss of the shed - Charlie
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