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Yallunda Flat shearing shed [B 73697] • Photograph

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Men extending the shearing shed at the Yallunda Flat Showgrounds. The photographer describes the activity, "As I was driving around the countryside out from Port Lincoln I accidently stumbled across the small community of Yallunda Flats. I noticed a lot of activity in the Show Grounds, where a group of around twenty local farmers had gathered and they were extending the show ground shearing sheds, on a voluntary basis. After spending some time with them I found that the Occupation Health and Safety department had been to the show grounds and threatened to close the shearing shed due to the fact that it was only three stands and too dangerous for people to watch the shearing. This would have been a knock out blow for the country show as it is the main attraction and brings in the crowds. Jim Cabbot, a local farmer with close to one hundred years family connection to the area, spread the word and within a week the local farmers had donated eleven different dis-used shearing sheds from the community to be dismantled and the materials to be used for the necessary extension work. This image records the whole community pulling together and transforming the shearing shed from a three stand to a four stand and extending the board threefold. Now the extension is complete there is strong optimism in the community that they may be able to host the State Shearing Titles and eventually the Australian Titles. United we stand, divided we fall."

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Physical description

1 photograph : colour

Dates / Publication details

February 2012

Photographer

Clark, Darren

Collections

Part of Darren Clark Collection
Part of Yallunda Flat Collection

Subject

Yallunda Flat Show Grounds (Yallunda Flat, S.A.)
Yallunda Flat (S.A.)

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Date

23/05/2012

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4,256 x 2,832 pixels (12.1 MP)

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72.35 MB

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