Comments on: Shearing the Rams 130 years on

By: Jeanette Severs

Jeanette Severs — Thu, 20 May 2021 01:48:59 +0000

In reply to Ian Evans. Hi Ian and Rod, your memory is correct Ian, there was a book and a video produced of the re-creation at North Tuppal Station. (It's been a few years since we last spoke, Ian, I hope all's well.)

By: Ian Evans

Ian Evans — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:36:50 +0000

G’day Rod,
The “recreation” of the “Shearing of the Rams” was at North Tuppal Station near Tocumwal in June 2010.
Many people and organisations contributed to the reconstruction of the old North Tuppal Station shed, but the principal organisers and (still) residents of the Murray Valley were Mark Baldwin, Tocumwal; and Peter Artridge, Mullengandra.
I think you would find both in the white pages or send me an email – ian.evans@wool.com and I can provide contacts.
There was a book produced with a great collection of images from the 2 days – if my memory serves me correctly.
Best regards,
Ian.

By: Rod Hatty

Rod Hatty — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:42:52 +0000

Was the event held on Bruce Atkinson’s property some years ago just a re-enactment of the event portrayed in the Tom Roberts painting “The shearing of the Rams” but not on the property where it occurred?

By: Rod Hatty

Rod Hatty — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:32:59 +0000

As printed above

By: Rod Hatty

Rod Hatty — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:31:31 +0000

Re “Shearing of the Rams”

By: Rod Hatty

Rod Hatty — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:25:44 +0000

A few years ago there was a re-enactment of the “Shearing of the rams”, This was a very large event that ran for some days with shearers and staff, particularly blade shearers, drawn from a large area, and spectators likewise. This was held in a large old shearing shed, then owned and partly restored for the event by a NSW Farmers member Bruce Atkinson. I understood at that time that this was the shed where the Tom Roberts painting took place. There must be some record of this event, I am also interested to read this report from Derek Schoen on his current property. Does someone have a correct explanation? Maybe the event I recall was just somewhere to hold such an event.

By: Denis Starrs

Denis Starrs — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:15:36 +0000

It is a good thaing that those big properties were broken up. Had it not happened, most of us would be nothing more than peons, working on those properties. Look at what happened in the Argentine.