SHEARING RECORD
DANNEVIRKE EFFORT
A world shearing record (in the number recorded in the tally through the day) was established by Mr. W. Hape, a Dannevirke Maori shearer, working in Mr. G. Holden's shed at Raumati, Southern Hawke’s Bay.
The tally was checked by both the manager and an independent witness, Mr. Hape having expressed his intention of attacking the record before starting. He shore 422 Romney lambs in a standard day of nine hours’ working time, worked from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. The previous record holder was also a shearer from the same district, Mr. P. De Malmanche. whose tally was 412. Despite the sultry conditions on the day, no fewer than 12(18 sheep and larnbs were put through by four shearers in the shed. Another member of the gang shore 343 ewes and lambs, and the other two 25(3 and 247 respectively.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21899, 18 December 1945, Page 5
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145SHEARING RECORD Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21899, 18 December 1945, Page 5
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