Kōrero: Shearing

Machine shearing

Machine shearing

Two shearers are using shearing machines on Puketiti station, on the East Coast, probably in the 1950s. From the beginning of the 20th century, machine shearing became the dominant shearing method in New Zealand.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: AANR 6329 66 A14,779

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Des Williams, 'Shearing - From blades to shearing machines', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18251/machine-shearing (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Des Williams, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008