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#23378 - Tally Book – Duntroon Station 1912

Resource ID
Location
23378
O-173, Cabinet 11 (March 2024 on loan to CMAG)
Title/subtitle
Tally Book – Duntroon Station 1912
Author/Creator
Hudson, EE
Picture
Tally Book – Duntroon Station 1912
Format
Object
Identifier
Object O-173; sheep; Duntroon
Physical description
Paper
Summary
Tally book for shearing at Duntroon in November 1912 - the last season of shearing at Duntroon. It includes the name of the shearer and their daily tally of sheep shorn.
Notes
Signed by the manager of Duntroon, EE Hudson. Distance from nearest railway station of 7 miles is cited, rate per 100 sheep was 24 shillings, there were 18 shearers using Wolseley machine shears on 1200 merino and cross bred sheep. Shearing commenced 6 November 1912.