Sheep Shearing (1937)

Australia. Various shots of men shearing sheep in a farm shed. They are using electric clippers and are very fast about their business. The main shearer we see is Ivan Orchard the Champion Shearer of Central Queensland. The fleece is removed and will later be used for wool. CU as a hand writes up on a blackboard how many sheep each man has shorn. CU of Mr Orchard as he drinks a well earned pint of beer. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Briti