Shearing Sheep at the Showground West Bay (6)
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Shearing Sheep at the Showground West Bay (6)
Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 1 Jun 2015
There are two shearers working on the sheep using shearing clippers driven by overhead motors. There are gates on the shearing pen which the shearers can open and select their next sheep.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.717057
Longitude
-2.758619