Rouseabouts a dying breed in wool industry

John Ellicott
Updated August 7 2017 - 7:01am, first published August 6 2017 - 5:40pm
Brian Lewis helps Ian Law's shearing at Mayo, as a part-time worker while he runs his own mixed farming operation,  "Killara", Grahams Valley. Graziers are finding it a lot harder to get shed hands and often rely on farming mates.
Brian Lewis helps Ian Law's shearing at Mayo, as a part-time worker while he runs his own mixed farming operation, "Killara", Grahams Valley. Graziers are finding it a lot harder to get shed hands and often rely on farming mates.

Finding shed hands at shearing time has become problematic for many woolgrowers as the industry divides between professionals at the top and those, well, who seem to have disappeared from the shearing workforce.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author

Get the latest NSW news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.