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Most shearers are paid on a piece-rate per sheep. Shearers who "tally" more than 200 sheep per day are known as "gun shearers". Typical mass shearing of

industry expanded, more shearers were required. Although the demand had increased, conditions had not improved and shearers had to contend with terrible

Look up shear in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shear may refer to: Animal shearing, the collection of wool from various species Sheep shearing The removal

Additionally, shearers are some kind of mining machines used for continuous mining. Additionally, Shearer is a surname: Alan Shearer (born 1970), English

sheep shearers during the 19th century in Australia were consistently poor. With the growth of the wool industry, more workers became shearers and employees

bureaucracy in the AWU. Shearers support for Craig Johnston, 9 September 2004 "You need a real union," publication of the Shearers and Rural Workers' Union

The Australian Shearers' Union (also known as the Australasian Shearers Union, sometimes referred to as the Creswick Shearers' Union) was a significant

Commercial blade shearers shear on average 140 sheep in an 8-hour working day, but some will shear over 200 sheep in a day. Shearing is said to be one

Shearing the Rams is an 1890 painting by Australian artist Tom Roberts. It depicts sheep shearers plying their trade in a timber shearing shed. Distinctly

to competition from The Terrace bar next door. Shearers Bar on the Newcastle United website "Shearer's Bar at St James' Park renamed by Newcastle United