Bullock teams do the heavy lifting as passionate producers strive to keep tradition alive

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January 16 2022 - 11:00am
Philip Thomson still works his bullocks hauling timber from the bush and the team will be on display during this year's bicentennial Sydney Royal Show.
Philip Thomson still works his bullocks hauling timber from the bush and the team will be on display during this year's bicentennial Sydney Royal Show.

Visitors to this year's bicentennial Sydney Royal Show will be treated to a special display that involves a bullock team led by call command, conjuring up days when cattle and their drivers opened vast swathes of country. They did so with nothing more than human voice and confidence in commanding a dozen tonnes of muscle and bone.

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Jamie Brown

North Coast reporter

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