Kōrero: Otago region

Shennan's merinos

Shennan's merinos

Watson Shennan was one of the first to introduce merino sheep to Otago. The animals in this 1880s image may not have been the first in the province, but they certainly date from the early years of merino raising.

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Hocken Library, University of Otago
Reference: S09-517a

Permission of the Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hakena, University of Otago, must be obtained before any re-use of this image. Further information may be obtained from the Library through its website.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago region - Wool and farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/22640/shennans-merinos (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 May 2015