Age of Sheep Similar to gauging the age of horses, telling the age of sheep by looking at their teeth allow you to make informed decisions when buying and selling stock. For instance, sheep with a ‘broken mouth’ will deteriorate… Continue Reading →
Build a Wool Table It is a good idea to use a wool table and class the wool even if you only have a few sheep. A buyer looking at a bale of wool which contains say 50 fleeces, and… Continue Reading →
Erect A Windmill How to erect a windmill: The windmill in many countries is the traditional source of pumping water. However, the cost and ongoing maintenance required for windmills and the drop in price or subsidies available for solar-powered pumps… Continue Reading →
Build A Fence So you’d like To Build A Fence! First, you should work out where your fence will go, put in a sight line and grade the area if necessary. When planning to build a fence, think about ground… Continue Reading →
Australian Archaeology Stone Artefacts: Procurement and Manufacture Australian archaeology – Stone is regarded as the most visible surviving trace of prehistoric societies or human activity. This is due to the relative indestructibility of lithics compared to organic material in the… Continue Reading →
The Great Barrier Reef Like Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park, the Great Barrier Reef is one of those must-see locations in Australia. After a cold winter in Canberra, we decided to take a few days and warm up in the… Continue Reading →
Alternative Camping Activities Alternative camping activities – If you have been on the road and engaged in your own camping activities for some days or weeks it is sometimes great just to be able to enjoy a local experience and… Continue Reading →
Shearing Sheep My first real job after leaving school at 16 was working in shearing sheds as a rouseabout, hoping that I would quickly learn to shear and get a ‘pen’. A page out of my tattered old Tally book… Continue Reading →
Buying a Swag When buying a swag, I guess we start with, ‘how much do you want to spend?’ A basic swag can be purchased for a little over a hundred dollars. Buying a sway with all the bells and… Continue Reading →
Swags Swags in Australia today are a little different from what Henry Lawson described in his 1907 poem The Romance of the Swag. In Henry’s days, and before motorised transport, it contained the whole kit-and-kaboodle, clothes, bedding and belongings. The… Continue Reading →
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