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Māori shearing gang

Māori shearing gang

A gang of Māori shearers shear sheep outside, with only a willow tree above and tarpaulins on the ground, in the Bay of Islands around 1900. By then Māori were recognised as highly proficient shearers.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-8620

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Des Williams. 'Shearing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/shearing/1/2