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The Australian sheep and wool industry is one of Australia's oldest and best known industries creating jobs for approximately 5000 shearers and a similar number of wool handlers for shearing each year.
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Shearing contractors manage teams of shearers, wool classers and shed staff and are responsible for the shearing of sheep and work involved in the preparation of wool for sale of the property owners. |
| John Dare (Bomber) is a well-known and local resident who has been working in the shearing industry for 26 years. He and his wife Jackie run a family contracting business that covers a 300km radius of Thargomindah. |
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The shearing industry offers a challenging, physical and interesting lifestyle, often involving extensive travel and living away from home for short periods. There are good financial returns for top shearers who are paid per head on the number of sheep shorn and good returns for wool classers during the shearing season. |
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