Sheep Shearing
Series
- Series Name
- Colour Pictorial
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- Pathe synopsis: Meet the champ, a beefy character who’d probably smile at that description of himself. You see, New Zealander Geoffrey Bowen, is the world’s champion sheep shearer and he’s come to Britain to demonstrate his style to British farmers. It’s not exactly high-class hairdressing, but he always finishes up with a one-piece fleece.
- Keywords
- Animal husbandry
- Locations
- Maidenhead; England; Berkshire
- Written sources
- Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards Used for synopsis
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Richard Norton
- Length of story (in feet)
- 157
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How to cite this record
'Sheep Shearing', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 501, 2 Aug 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121539 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)