Biography: Bowen, Walter Godfrey

Godfrey Bowen shearing a sheep, 1953

Godfrey Bowen set a world record by shearing 456 ewes in nine hours on the occasion this photograph was taken.

Using this item

Reference: EP/1953/0034

How to cite this page

Ron Palenski. 'Bowen, Walter Godfrey', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3487/godfrey-bowen-shearing-a-sheep-1953 (accessed 4 June 2026).