Story: Bowen, Walter Godfrey

Godfrey Bowen shearing a sheep, 1953

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.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection
Reference: EP/1953/0034

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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/biographies/5b37/bowen-walter-godfrey (accessed 5 June 2023)