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A modern Australian shearing shedTom Roberts' masterpiece, Shearing the Rams depicts an Australian shearing shed in the late 1800s
Shearing sheds (or wool sheds) are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities.
In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, sometimes many thousands in a flock, shearing sheds are vital to house the necessary shearing equipment, and to ensure that the shearers and /or crutchers have a ready supply of dry, empty sheep. The shed also provides space where the wool is classed and pressed into approved wool packs and stored to await transport to market.
Location of the shed is important as the site needs to be well drained and in an area reasonably close to most of the flock. It is helpful and will save a lot of money if the shed is located near to the electricity supply. At least some yards will be needed to facilitate shedding and count-outs.
Regional variants of shearing shed architecture throughout Australia and New Zealand have been identified through different uses of building materials and local styles of design.[clarification needed]
During recent[when?] years occupational safety and health and animal welfare issues in Australia also have to be considered during shed building or renovating. There should be guard rails around raised shearing boards and loading landings should be fenced to prevent falls. Separate facilities are to be provided for workers' meals.
many thousands in a flock, shearingsheds are vital to house the necessary shearing equipment, and to ensure that the shearers and /or crutchers have a...
said to have been "shorn", "sheared" or "shore" [in Australia]). The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearingshed, a facility especially designed...
Shearing the Rams is an 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts. It depicts sheep shearers plying their trade in a timber shearingshed. Distinctly...
During July and August, seven shearingsheds in central Queensland were burned by striking union shearers before shearing could begin with 'scab' labour...
to have a complete shearing, at Dunlop Station, finished using machines. By 1915, most large Australian sheep station shearingsheds had machines that...
the equator and other torrid zones. Farmers build fences, housing, shearingsheds, and other facilities on their property, such as for water, feed, transport...
farm animals. Run-in sheds are three-sided structures with an open face used for horses and cattle. Shearingsheds can be large sheds found on sheep stations...
Australian and New Zealand context, shearing involves an annual muster of sheep to be shorn, and the shearingshed and shearers' quarters are an important part...
generally carried out in shearingsheds, using shearers and the same tools as for shearing the entire fleece, as crutching is simply shearing only a portion of...
Isis Downs Woolshed is a heritage-listed shearingshed at Isisford-Blackall Road, Isisford, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by...
setting. The ShearingShed (1941) (Bldg 8230) is located on the northeastern edge of the Farm Square Precinct. It contains a shearingshed, a lecture room...
since 1857. Coola ShearingShed (37°48′54″S 140°32′19″E / 37.815020°S 140.538620°E / -37.815020; 140.538620 (Coola ShearingShed)) is located in the...
waterfall. The original "Dripping Rock" homestead was converted to a shearingshed and a new homestead, built in 1935, was destroyed by a bushfire in September...
brothers. The Australian ShearingShed (replica): Built in the style of a 19th-century shearingshed, the Australian ShearingShed, situated beside the information...
Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 December 2009. "Cobblestones ShearingShed". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved...
Jondaryan Woolshed is a heritage-listed shearingshed at Evanslea Road, Jondaryan, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1859-60 to replace an earlier...
Kinchega Woolshed is a heritage-listed former shearingshed located 15km south-west of Menindee township, Central Darling Shire, New South Wales, Australia...
white, but not necessarily black. Board – the floor where the shearing stands are in a wool shed. Bolus – an object placed in the reticulum of the rumen, remaining...
East Warrah Woolshed is a heritage-listed shearingshed at Merriwa-Murrurundi Road, Warrah Creek, Liverpool Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia....
holes is right in the middle of a sheep station, and has views of the shearingshed as well as the sheep. Other unusual hazards include crows, emus, kangaroos...
200, with improved sheep handling and wool shed being built. In 1927, the settlement's huge sheep shearingshed was built, which is claimed to be the world's...
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