School is out after two weeks of shearing and wool handler training at ‘Coolringdon’.
The shearing shed was abuzz with the sounds of machines, voices, paddle sweepers across floor boards, and barking kelpies.
Shearer trainer, Ian Elkins, who is based in Canberra, has been helping shearing contractor and course co-ordinator, Mick Schofield, conduct the training for 20 years.
“I started shearing...
