Merinos owed massive gratitude

By Stephen Burns
Updated June 18 2018 - 6:58am, first published 5:00am
Merino rams bred by the late Tom Culley at his Wonga Merino stud, Jerilderie during the 1960's. (Pastoral Review photo in Stephen Burns' possession). Merino flocks bred from rams such as these brought enormous wealth to the bush and ultimately the whole country.
Merino rams bred by the late Tom Culley at his Wonga Merino stud, Jerilderie during the 1960's. (Pastoral Review photo in Stephen Burns' possession). Merino flocks bred from rams such as these brought enormous wealth to the bush and ultimately the whole country.

If not for the Merino, and too a lesser extant, the discovery of gold in the 1850’s, Australia as a nation would have been slower in reaching a level of mature prosperity and political independence.

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