Guide to the Woolsheds, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, 2013-2022 by Andrew Chapman

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PIC/21263/1-6

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Created: October 2023

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A shearers cook in the kitchen at Carwoola woolshed, Captains Flat, New South Wales, 6 February, 2013 (Item PIC/21263/1)

Hannah, the shearers cook, cooking for 12 shearers and assorted crew. The job requires cooking 3 main meals per day, and substantial morning and afternoon teas.

Ferriers Woolpress, number 1211, Yalla-Y-Poora homestead, Yalla-Y-Poora, Victoria, 31 March, 2021 (Item PIC/21263/2)

Yalla-Y-Poora homestead, dates back to 1858 and was originally a 20 stand blade shed. The original Ferrier's Woolpress, number 1211, is still usable, but has been well overtaken by a newer hydraulic woolpress.

Kadnook woolshed, Kadnook Station, Kadnook, Victoria, 8 September, 2022 (Item PIC/21263/3)

The woolshed is rooved with flat galvanised iron panels or tiles, the facade being most likely flattened kerosene tins. Like many sheds of it s age, it is facing significant structural damage.

Timber flooring made from Bluegum rounds in the woolshed at Cornerstone Stud, Angaston, South Australia, 9 September, 2022 (Item PIC/21263/4)

The woolshed is dated approximately 1880s. The timber flooring is made from Bluegum rounds and trimmed into Hexagonals. The property is now a high quality Race Horse stud, although some shearing still occurs there annually.

Angorichina woolshed, Angorichina Station, Blinman, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, 11 September, 2022 (Item PIC/21263/5)

Native pine log construction and tin windows make the woolshed or shearers shed a classic woolshed. The interior has native timber features and includes Stick Gates, made from smallish tree boughs.

Edeowie woolshed, Edeowie Station, between Parachilna and Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, 11 September, 2022 (Item PIC/21263/6)

Along the Outback Highway, between Parachilna and Hawker lies the circa 1860 Edeowie woolshed. The stone walled and iron roofed woolshed is located in South Australia's Flinders Ranges.


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