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=Excursion Opportunity Tuppal Station=

Friday 4th & Saturday 5th June 2010

Sports Shear Australia Association Inc [SSAA], a not for profit sporting body, along with the Atkinson family, will be conducting an re-enactment of the original Tuppal station 72 stand shearing shed [now known as North Tuppal]

There will be a re-enactment of the painting by Tom Roberts ‘Shearing the Rams’ with a twist. Once each day the machines will be silenced so 72 shearers can revert to the past and demonstrate their skill with the old blades and so recreate history.

Not since 1910 has all 72 stands of this iconic shearing shed been put to use. The event at Tocumwal in NSW will celebrate the history of shearing, in addition to 125 years of competition shearing in Australia. Staffing, to shear over 5000 sheep in two days, will exceed 300 volunteers (58 machine shearers, 72 blade shearers and 80 wool staff plus over 100 management and support personnel).

Friday’s event will be for dignitaries and school children. Saturday will be open to the public with the old shed in action and lots of demos and hands on displays about the sheep industry, such as: · You may be able to test your skill and stamina at pedal powering a shearing machine · There will be a hand cranking shearing machine. · Grinding displays · Demonstrations and explanations of all you will see inside the shed · Historical displays of shearing equipment, and much more

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