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Kōrero: Shearing

Inside the Homebush Station woolshed

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Inside the Homebush Station woolshed

The slatted floor and small pens for holding sheep before they are shorn are typical of late 19th century woolsheds.

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Natural Sciences Image Library of New Zealand

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by Peter E. Smith

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Des Williams, Shearing – Early shearing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18235/inside-the-homebush-station-woolshed (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Des Williams, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.