#thargomindah

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Bogged in Thargomindah

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Vignettes of Thargomindah

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Blue Bonnet Parrot (Northiella haematogaster)Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia, by  David Cook

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The Rouseabouts

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Rouseabouts clearing the pen and holding the sheep so the judges can see how clean and safe the cut was.

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Evening watercolours

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Sunset reflections on the Bulloo River, Thargomindah

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The Shearers

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Thargomindah Shearers Shindig

The beginners took on average 77 seconds to shear one sheep. The professionals took on average 44 seconds to shear. One gun shearer took 27.3 seconds to shear a sheep. They work 8 hour shifts with a break every 2 hours.

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The judge

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Thargomindah Shearers Shindig

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Bits of Thargomindah

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Mum won! She won it.

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She won her heat. Thargomindah Shearers Shindig